London » Student Insight Researchers

May 24, 2013

We’re looking for three brilliant, curious, and self-motivated business students – ideally in their second or third year of study – to work with us as part-time trend and insight researchers.

This is the job for ambitious students of marketing, business and innovation, who want to combine their studies with stimulating research experience that will look great on any CV.

We’re offering the right candidates the chance to dive into the trendwatching.com research process, and become part of the content and analysis team that generates our new consumer trends – read, applied and loved by hundreds of thousands of business professionals and thought leaders around the world.

These positions are designed to function alongside fulltime undergraduate study: we’re flexible, but are looking for people who can commit to around 15 hours per week. You can work from home and/or from our Clerkenwell office. You will also be invited to key trend sessions and meetings.

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Requirements

If you are familiar with trendwatching.com and our content, obsessed with where consumerism and the world of business is heading, and read, filter, absorb and write more than anyone you know, then you’re what we’re looking for.

Besides being a native (or as-good-as-native) English speaker, the successful candidate will be required to:

• Systematically track a pre-agreed subset of online business/innovation publications and sources, and to extract useful and relevant insights that can inform our trend thinking

• Write clear, concise weekly reports that summarize their findings from these sources

• Contribute their own trend thinking and interpretations of the insights and information gleaned from these sources

There will also be opportunities to attend and participate in trend brainstorming sessions at trendwatching.com’s London office (travel expenses will be paid).

Salary

We’re offering GBP 150 per week for a 15-hour working week.

Timing

Starting date: Immediate.

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Apply

To apply for these roles, please email the following information to David Mattin, Lead Strategist at studentresearchers@trendwatching.com.

• Your CV

• List your top five business, innovation or consumerism sources/books/blogs

• Your top five business, innovation or consumerism gurus

• A short report on your favorite trendwatching.com Trend Briefing. Tell us the three key insights delivered by the Trend Briefing, in your opinion. Also tell us how you think this trend will develop across the next 12 to 24 months: include links to at least three recent and relevant business/innovation articles or blog posts, drawing on insights, statistics or quotes from them to support your argument

Please note: These positions are for current students only, and are designed to function as a supplementary alongside undergraduate study. All other applicants, including recent graduates, should see the other opportunities listed on our jobs page.

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