Freelance Market Research Consultant Northampton, Northants, UK
A market research professional with over 15 years experience & particular expertise in the financial sector. Other areas include B2B/customer satisf/public sector. Also solid marketing experience.
| Rating: | Unrated (New) |
| Hourly Rate / Cost: | £55.56 per hour |
| Daily Rate / Cost: | £444.44 per day |
| Available From: | Now |
| Seller ID: | 274681 |
CV (Curriculum Vitae) / Résumé
An excellent all-round research and marketing professional. I have solid client-side and agency research experience, covering the spectrum from proposal writing through to focus group moderation, depth interviewing, interpretation, reporting, presenting and strategic direction. In addition, I understand all elements of the marketing mix, from advertising and PR to direct mail, branding and loyalty. Thus I know how research is applied to the real world to make informed business decisions, having been a buyer, user and practitioner. I have been a freelance Research Consultant for 7 years now. Areas of specific specialism include customer satisfaction, business-to-business, finance and the public sector. I speak fluent French.
Employment History
(ongoing)
Market Research Consultant
NorthantsSeveral positions across the market research and marketing spectrum, from Head of Customer Satisfaction Research to advertising manager, marketing manager and marketing planning manager. Worked within several areas of the Group, from Barclaycard, to Barclaycall telephone banking, and Barclays Retail.
(Jun 2002 to Aug 2008)
Managing Director
RugbyUpon leaving the Barclays Group in 2002 where I was a market research and marketing professional for 7 years, I then set up own my freelance market research business, added insight, focusing mostly on qualitative market research within the financial arena. Have since managed a huge range of projects, with particular emphasis on B2B, customer satisfaction, finance and public sector, for clients such as Zurich, HBOS, OFT and HM Land Registry. Am entirely flexible and can offer everything from running focus groups to managing complete projects, and providing consultancy and coaching.
Professional Qualifications
Member: MRS, ICG, AQR
Market Research Society – Advanced Moderating Skills
Cranfield Institute – Strategic Marketing for Directors & Senior Managers
Chartered Institute of Marketing – Advanced Marketing Planning
Market Research Society - MRS Winter School
Qualified NLP Practitioner.
Education
(Sep 1983 to Jun 1985)
Institut Cooremans/Leeds Uni
International Dip. Business Studies & Languages
(Sep 1978 to Jun 1980)
North East Surrey College
French A level, Spanish RSAII, Italian Institute of Linguists
(Sep 1972 to Jun 1978)
Dorking Grammar School
9 'O' levels
Language skills
Fluent in French
Assignment History
(This Seller has recently been shortlisted or contracted for the following people4 assignment)
- Qualitative Market Researcher: We are an advertising agency with global Fortune 250 clients in technology, finance, telecom and retail. We are looking for a long-term ongoing relationship with a qual freelancer who can help us on qual projects as needed. We would like an excellent qualitative market researcher experienced in running qualitative projects from start to finish (scoping project with client, creating research design, writing discussion guide, running focus groups/interviews/ethnographic visits, and, most
Categories & Freelance Skills
Education and Research
Categories
Skills
- Focus group facilitation (Research)
- French (Languages)
- Questionnaire design (Research)
- Research (Research)
- Senior Researcher (Research)
Management Consultancy
Categories
Skills
Marketing/Advertising/PR
Categories
Skills
- B2B
- B2C
- Excel (Microsoft)
- Market Research (Market Research)
- Microsoft
- PowerPoint (Microsoft)
- Presentation Delivery
- Presentation Preparation
- Product Research (Market Research)
- Qualitative Analysis (Market Research)
- Quantitative Analysis (Market Research)
- Word (Microsoft)

