Insight Consultant

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. With exceptional talent, trusted data and intelligence, and world-class partnerships – all united by our pioneering agentic marketing platform, WPP Open – we help clients navigate change, capture opportunity, and deliver transformational growth. 

WPP Media is WPP's AI-driven media operating unit, bringing together media, data, and partnerships to deliver creative personalisation at scale. Connected through WPP Open and powered by Open Intelligence, clients see exactly where, how, and why their media investment is working.

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WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities. For more information, visit wpp.com.

WPP Media is WPP’s global media collective. In a world where media is everywhere and in everything, we bring the best platform, people, and partners together to create limitless opportunities for growth. For more information, visit wppmedia.com

EssenceMediacom is a new breed of media agency. Grounded in analytics & insights and powered by data & technology, we believe in the power of media and creative to drive breakthroughs for the world’s best brands. We help clients understand the modern marketing paradox and discover the breakthroughs brands need to win with their consumers. We are designed for the new communications economy — built on data & technology, built for people & algorithms, built around diverse schools of thought, built to test & learn at scale, and, crucially, built to evolve.

EssenceMediaCom are looking for a Quantitative Insight Consultant to work in our Insight team.   We are an award-winning insight team embedded within the Strategy function at EssenceMediacom. 

As an Insight Consultant, you will play a key part in our team, supporting senior staff, overseeing the work of and line managing a junior team member and working with EssenceMediacom planners and clients alike to ensure that their campaigns are grounded in a true understanding of people and what makes them tick.

At WPP Media, we believe in the power of our culture and our people. It’s what elevates us to deliver exceptional experiences for both our clients and each other. In this role it will be critical to embrace WPP & WPP Media’s shared core values:

• Be Extraordinary by Leading Collectively to Inspire transformational Creativity.
• Create an Open environment by Balancing People and Client Experiences by Cultivating Trust.
• Lead Optimistically by Championing Growth and Development to Mobilize the Enterprise.

• A proven track record in using a range of different quantitative research methods (e.g. brand tracking, campaign evaluation, audience understanding) and experience in using innovative research methods.
• Some knowledge of qualitative research and how qual and quant research work together
• Self-motivation: an ambition to make the ordinary extraordinary and bring the new and different to your work. To be passionate about all things Insight!
• Strong analysis skills, working with data sets to find a clear and compelling story that clearly answers the research objectives and focuses on the actionable, not just the interesting.
• Proven experience in building strong client/internal stakeholder relationships.
• Confidence presenting internally and to clients.
• High level of attention to detail.
• A problem-solving mindset.
• Excellent communications skills – ability to present complex ideas in a clear and engaging way.
• People management experience and/or experience coaching and mentoring junior team members.
• An ability to prioritise and delegate, as well as manage both up and down.
• Whilst direct experience of media and comms research is not necessary, a passion for media, communication and brands is a must.
• Some experience of working with social and behavioural data or a keen interest to learn in these areas.