Market Research Operations Associate

Position Overview

Putnam is seeking a talented and detail-oriented individual to support the execution of primary market research studies. The ideal candidate will provide direct support to consulting teams and will focus on improving Putnam's data collection capabilities. The role requires a team-player who thrives in a fast-paced deadline driven environment and takes a proactive approach to problem solving. This role will operate within Putnam's growing market research department which is tasked with providing fieldwork-specific support to Putnam consulting teams in all aspects of primary market research.

Responsibilities include (but are not limited to)

• Leading the recruitment of research respondents for Putnam market research studies.
• Growing and maintaining Putnam's internal recruiting database.
• Coordinating and scheduling qualitative interviews.
• Assisting with the bidding process when soliciting bids from recruiting partners.
• Overseeing logistical aspects of the Quant research process, including respondent recruitment, survey translations, analysis of fielding statistics, coordination with survey programmers, survey testing, vendor management, and honorarium fulfillment.
• Overseeing logistical aspects of the Qual research process, including recruitment, translations, scheduling, recordings and transcripts.
• This person will act as a liaison between research participants and Putnam consulting teams and will be responsible for inspiring and mobilizing participants to engage in research activities.

Desired Skills and Experience

• 0-2 years of primary market research fieldwork experience.
• Familiarity with primary research data collection and working with fieldwork panels.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Social Sciences, Psychology, Sociology preferred.
• High-level of comfort working with Excel, PowerPoint, and MS Word.
• Experience with Qualtrics or other survey programming software is beneficial, but not required.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Strong in analytical, data driven acumen.
• Excellent project management skills.
• Ability to succeed in a fast-paced growth-oriented environment.

What we offer you!

• Competitive salary, accompanied by excellent year-end bonus.
• Exceptional professional growth and promotion opportunities.
• Working in a team-based environment on a global scale.
• Leadership & Development programs at each key milestone.
• Great benefits [paid time off, 401lk, health and wellness, and more].

Our core values

• Team
• Excellence
• Strategic
• Passion
• Diversity

The anticipated base salary for this position is $65,000 annually. This represents the base salary that Inizio Ignite | Putnam reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be determined based on relevant factors, including experience, skills, qualifications, and geographic location.

This is an Equal Employment Opportunity.

Please note that Putnam is in no way affiliated with Putnam Investments.

Don't meet every job requirement? That's okay! Our company is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you're excited about this role, but your experience doesn't perfectly fit every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this role or others.