Probolsky Research

Research Director

Company Overview:

Probolsky Research is a market and opinion research company. We are woman and Latina-owned. We are non-partisan, independent researchers passionate about accuracy, data security, and using storytelling to make data usable.

The Research Director is responsible for facilitating market and opinion research projects from instrument design to project fulfillment, final research deliverables and presentation to client. This position reports to the president of the company.

Specific duties:

  • Conduct open-source research and review client-provided background
  • Write quantitative questionnaires and qualitative discussion guides
  • Program and manage data collection
  • Analyze research results and prepare reports and presentations
  • Make client presentations, including in public forums
  • Edit internal and client-facing material
  • Maintain regular contact with clients and vendors
  • Draft responses to requests for proposals
  • Manage other staff

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Five years of market or opinion research experience with a variety of audiences
  • Proficiency with SPSS, STATA or other statistical software
  • Experience working with ArcGIS or other geospatial software
  • Write like a journalist and edit like an English teacher
  • Grasp new concepts quickly
  • Multi-task – project and time management skills
  • Meticulous attention to detail and exceptional organizational skills
  • Experience with public speaking
  • Strong editorial judgment
  • Interpersonal discretion
  • Pro-active mindset with a desire to continually grow your knowledge
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Adobe Acrobat
  • Enjoy working in a small, quick-paced professional virtual company environment
  • Interest and in, and knowledge of, government, politics and public policy

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with graphic design software such as InDesign or Illustrator
  • Bilingual

Benefits:

  • Competitive salary commensurate with experience
  • Company-funded medical insurance
  • Paid vacation

Location: We are a virtual company – work from anywhere in the United States

Instructions for applying: Send a cover letter, resume and non-academic writing sample(s) to jobs@probolskyresearch.com addressed to Adam Probolsky.