Breakwater Strategy is a strategic insights and communications agency seeking an organized and detail-oriented junior professional to join their team. The role involves implementing primary research projects and translating findings into actionable recommendations to inform client strategies.
Responsibilities
- Draft research instruments including proposals, scoping documents, screeners, survey questionnaires, and discussion guides
- Analyze results and develop visual presentations of findings with actionable recommendations
- Support research vendor coordination, multiple projects, and competing timelines
- Collaborate with internal team members, advising on research methods and processes as well as supporting on strategic communications engagements
- Support new business initiatives through research, proposal development, and pitches
- Follow and report on new industry trends and best practices
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in areas such as Political Science, Economics, Psychology, Business, Statistics, or a related field
- Deep interest in understanding people and data
- Comfortable working with data to identify trends and insights, including both quantitative (i.e. data and hard numbers) and qualitative (i.e. interviews and transcripts) data
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to communicate clearly and succinctly
- Adaptable and able to multitask in the face of new and competing conditions and deadlines
- Extremely organized and detail-oriented
- Collaborative team player; able to work independently in a fast-paced environment
- Internally-motivated and proactive, striving to get things done well, regardless of challenges encountered
- Experienced in visualizing data with tools such as Excel, PowerPoint, Google Docs and Slides
- Relevant internship or work experience in public relations, market research, political campaigns, or a related position in communications or consulting industries
- Knowledge of data analysis techniques like statistical significance testing, correlation analysis, multivariate analysis (such as segmentation analysis)
- Familiarity with social analytics tools (e.g., Brandwatch, Meltwater)
- Interest in or experience with AI-assisted research and analysis tools
Company Overview
Breakwater Strategy offers strategic communications, crisis management, and insights services for organizations. It was founded in 2012, and is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia, USA, with a workforce of 11-50 employees. Its website is https://www.breakwaterstrategy.com.