About Mark Darlington

Research Manager (Qual) - Healthcare

£35,000 - £45,000 DOE, London/WFH
Immediate start, remote onboarding

We are currently looking for someone with 4 years market research OR insights experience (ideally in healthcare) to join our client that are a healthcare MR agency based in London! The company is nearing 100 headcount mark with offices in both the UK and US. The working environment is superb, they have a very active social side with vibrant and open-plan offices and the team are currently all working remotely. Staff turnover is low, due to the work-life balance that they provide in an exciting and fast-paced environment. They are very proud to have won awards last year for being one of the UK's best places to work and excellence in wellbeing.

What do they do?

They are a market research agency with a global presence that is very passionate about the science of behaviour and emotional insights that shape effective strategies to create compelling brand stories. They have continued to see significant growth over the last few years even under tough market conditions and that is why they need to add a new Research Manager to the team.

What they would like from you?
· Prior Market Research agency experience is required 4 years.
· Experience in Qualitative Market Research (Quant research would also be a benefit).
· Experience with moderating in-person, web and via phone. Certification or formal training in moderation is a plus.
· Strong experience working on multiple projects at different stages at the same time.
· Capabilities in the following key areas; accuracy, attention to detail, teamwork, deadline management, workload management.
· Demonstrated ability to contribute within a team.
· High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Word and PowerPoint.
· Bachelor's degree as a minimum

What's in it for you?
You can expect to receive an excellent basic salary which is paying between £35,000 and £45,000, cool open-plan office, regular social events (at the moment online), great perks include private health, free eye care, discount gym membership, flexi-time, in-house training and more.

If you would like to know more about this position, then please click on the link to apply OR reach out directly to Mark Darlington at Stonor Recruitment

Graduate Account Executive £23,000 - £27,000 Hertfordshire

Are you a recent graduate who is looking for an exciting new challenge in a fast-paced environment? This could be the role for you!

My client is currently looking for an Account Executive to join their ever-growing team that has seen substantial growth over the last 4 years.

What do they do?

They are a specialist international insight agency that help their clients develop a better understanding of their customers levels of satisfaction through insightful research and evaluation to drive increased profit. The agency works with a large range of clients who are some of the worlds leading retail and consumer brands.

What they would like from you.

• Knowledge of Market Research, Marketing or Customer satisfaction
• Customer Service - Knowledge of the principals of customer service and basic theories.
• Sales and Marketing - Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Customer and Personal Service
• Degree educated

What's in it for you?

• You can expect to receive an excellent basic salary
• Opportunity to travel
• Private healthcare, pension and regular nights out/trips away with the company.
• Join a highly qualified, professional and motivated team of bright people in an easily accessible, comfy office.
• Be part of an exciting company that will push and support you to move forward in your career and the freedom to express yourself within the role.

If you would like to know more about this position, then please click on the link to apply.

Account Manager, £30,000-45,000 DOE, Hertfordshire

Are you an account manager / handler that is looking for an exciting new challenge in a fast-paced environment? This could be the role for you!

My client is currently looking for an Account Manager to join their ever-growing team that has seen substantial growth over the last 4 years.

What do they do?

They are a specialist global insight agency that help their clients develop a better understanding of their customers levels of satisfaction through insightful research and evaluation to drive increased profit. The agency works with a large range of clients who are some of the worlds leading retail and consumer brands.

What they would like from you.

• 3-4 years hands on Marketing or Market Research, Customer Satisfaction or customer loyalty experience.
• High degree of numeracy, tenacity and interpersonal skills to deal with several client contacts simultaneously
• Ability to prepare pitch documents
• Understand the current and future challenges facing the client and drive the strategic approach for improvement
• You must demonstrate strong presentation skills at senior management and board level as well as good project management skills, commercial awareness and communication skills.
• Degree educated

What's in it for you?

• You can expect to receive an excellent basic salary
• Opportunity to travel (When we can)
• Private healthcare, pension and regular nights out/trips away with the company.
• Join a highly qualified, professional and motivated team of bright people in an easily accessible, comfy office.
• Drive process improvements.
• Be part of an exciting company that will push and support you to move forward in your career and the freedom to express yourself within the role.

If you would like to know more about this position, then please click on the link to apply.

Senior Research Executive - minimum one day in the office

£35,000 DOE. Immediate start, remote onboarding.

Fantastic chance to join a market research agency right at the top of their game! The agency is nearing 50 staff and works with some of the world's largest tech-focused brands to provide engaging and actionable insights to their clients. The working environment is superb, they have a very active social side with vibrant and open-plan offices & their teams are currently all working remotely. Staff turnover is low, due to the work-life balance they provide in an exciting and fast-paced environment.

What do they do?

They are an independent market research agency that delivers engaging & actionable insight to some of the world's largest technology brands. They have continued to see significant growth over the last 4 years and punch well above their weight whilst delivering bespoke research and expert client advice.

What they would like from you?

1. Minimum of 2 years Market Research experience, specifically with knowledge of quantitative research methods and line management experience
2. Bachelor's degree qualification, 2:1 or above (or equivalent), or proven knowledge of research methods from either degree work or work experience.
3. Proven track record of successfully creating online surveys and/or working with quantitative data, and proven technical skills with survey and reporting software
4. Experienc are Research Executive or Senior Research executive level

What's in it for you?

You can expect to receive an excellent basic salary which is paying up to £35,000 & a generous 20% bonus scheme paid annually (based on personal & company objectives), a cool open-plan office with free parking, regular social events, paid for monthly lunches, private healthcare, work from home (minimum 1 day in the office post covid) & more.

Working hours are Monday-Friday, 7 hours a day, with core hours of 10-4.

Finally, it's an opportunity to work for a company that truly promotes work-life balance and the opportunity to be a part of an exciting company that will push and support you to move forward from Senior Research Executive and up with the freedom to express yourself within the role.

If you would like to know more about this position, then please click on the link to apply OR reach of directly to Mark Darlington at Stonor Recruitment

Graduate Research Assistant, minimum 1 day in the office

£20,000 - £22,000 DOE, Berkshire. Immediate start, remote onboarding.

Fantastic chance for a driven and enthusiastic graduate to join a market research agency right at the top of their game! The agency is nearing 50 staff and works with some of the world's largest tech-focused brands to provide engaging and actionable insights to their clients. The working environment is superb, they have a very active social side with vibrant and open-plan offices and their teams are currently all working remotely. Staff turnover is low, due to the work-life balance that they provide in an exciting and fast-paced environment.They now need to add a Graduate Research Assistant to their operations team.

What do they do?

They are an independent market research agency that delivers engaging & actionable insight to some of the world's largest technology brands. They have continued to see significant growth over the last 4 years and punch well above their weight whilst delivering bespoke research and expert client advice.

What they would like from you?

• Bachelor's degree qualification, 2:1 or above (or equivalent)
• Proven knowledge of research methods from either degree work or work experience
• Proven track record of creating online surveys and/or working with quantitative data through their degree work or work experience.
• Proven capabilities in the following key areas; accuracy, attention to detail, teamworking, deadline management, workload management

What's in it for you?

You can expect to receive an excellent basic salary which is paying between £21,000 and £25,000, a generous 16% bonus scheme paid quarterly (based on personal & company objectives), cool open-plan office with free parking, regular social events, paid for monthly lunches, private healthcare, work from home (minimum 1 day in the office post covid) and more. Working hours are Monday-Friday, 7 hours a day, with core hours of 10-4.

Finally, it's an opportunity to work for a company that truly promotes work-life balance and the opportunity to be a part of an exciting company that will push and support you to move forward in your career with the freedom to express yourself within the role.

If you would like to know more about this position, then please click on the link to apply OR reach of directly to Mark Darlington at Stonor Recruitment

Research Executive, minimum 1 day in the office
£26,000 DOE. Immediate start, remote onboarding.

Fantastic chance for to join a market research agency right at the top of their game! The agency is nearing 50 staff and works with some of the world's largest tech-focused brands to provide engaging and actionable insights to their clients. The working environment is superb, they have a very active social side with vibrant and open-plan offices and their teams are currently all working remotely. Staff turnover is low, due to the work-life balance that they provide in an exciting and fast-paced environment.

What do they do?
They are an independent market research agency that delivers engaging & actionable insight to some of the world's largest technology brands. They have continued to see significant growth over the last 4 years and punch well above their weight whilst delivering bespoke research and expert client advice.

What they would like from you?

1. Minimum of 6 months (market) research experience as research executive (or similar), with knowledge of quantitative research methods
2. Proven track record of running research projects in and/or working with quantitative data in a professional workplace.
3. Proven capabilities in at least five of the following key areas; accuracy and attention to detail, teamworking, proactive deadline management, proactive workload management, effective communication, knowledge of best practice

What's in it for you?
You can expect to receive an excellent basic salary which is paying up to £25,000 and a generous 18% bonus scheme paid annually (based on personal & company objectives), cool open-plan office with free parking, regular social events, paid for monthly lunches, private healthcare, work from home (minimum 1 day in the office post covid) and more. Working hours are Monday-Friday, 7 hours a day, with core hours of 10-4.

Finally, it's an opportunity to work for a company that truly promotes work-life balance and the opportunity to be a part of an exciting company that will push and support you to move forward in your career with the freedom to express yourself within the role.

If you would like to know more about this position, then please click on the link to apply OR reach of directly to Mark Darlington at Stonor Recruitment

Graduate Research Assistant, minimum 1 day in the office

£20,000 - £22,000 DOE, Berkshire. Immediate start, remote onboarding.

Fantastic chance for a driven and enthusiastic graduate to join a market research agency right at the top of their game! The agency is nearing 50 staff and works with some of the world's largest tech-focused brands to provide engaging and actionable insights to their clients. The working environment is superb, they have a very active social side with vibrant and open-plan offices and their teams are currently all working remotely. Staff turnover is low, due to the work-life balance that they provide in an exciting and fast-paced environment.They now need to add a Graduate Research Assistant to their operations team.

What do they do?

They are an independent market research agency that delivers engaging & actionable insight to some of the world's largest technology brands. They have continued to see significant growth over the last 4 years and punch well above their weight whilst delivering bespoke research and expert client advice.

What they would like from you?

• Bachelor's degree qualification, 2:1 or above (or equivalent)
• Proven knowledge of research methods from either degree work or work experience
• Proven track record of creating online surveys and/or working with quantitative data through their degree work or work experience.
• Proven capabilities in the following key areas; accuracy, attention to detail, teamworking, deadline management, workload management

What's in it for you?

You can expect to receive an excellent basic salary which is paying between £21,000 and £25,000, a generous 16% bonus scheme paid quarterly (based on personal & company objectives), cool open-plan office with free parking, regular social events, paid for monthly lunches, private healthcare, work from home (minimum 1 day in the office post covid) and more. Working hours are Monday-Friday, 7 hours a day, with core hours of 10-4.

Finally, it's an opportunity to work for a company that truly promotes work-life balance and the opportunity to be a part of an exciting company that will push and support you to move forward in your career with the freedom to express yourself within the role.

If you would like to know more about this position, then please click on the link to apply OR reach of directly to Mark Darlington at Stonor Recruitment

Research Executive, minimum 1 day in the office
£25,000 DOE. Immediate start, remote onboarding.

Fantastic chance for to join a market research agency right at the top of their game! The agency is nearing 50 staff and works with some of the world's largest tech-focused brands to provide engaging and actionable insights to their clients. The working environment is superb, they have a very active social side with vibrant and open-plan offices and their teams are currently all working remotely. Staff turnover is low, due to the work-life balance that they provide in an exciting and fast-paced environment.

What do they do?
They are an independent market research agency that delivers engaging & actionable insight to some of the world's largest technology brands. They have continued to see significant growth over the last 4 years and punch well above their weight whilst delivering bespoke research and expert client advice.

What they would like from you?

1. Minimum of 6 months (market) research experience as research executive (or similar), with knowledge of quantitative research methods
2. Proven track record of running research projects in and/or working with quantitative data in a professional workplace.
3. Proven capabilities in at least five of the following key areas; accuracy and attention to detail, teamworking, proactive deadline management, proactive workload management, effective communication, knowledge of best practice

What's in it for you?
You can expect to receive an excellent basic salary which is paying up to £25,000 and a generous 18% bonus scheme paid annually (based on personal & company objectives), cool open-plan office with free parking, regular social events, paid for monthly lunches, private healthcare, work from home (minimum 1 day in the office post covid) and more. Working hours are Monday-Friday, 7 hours a day, with core hours of 10-4.

Finally, it's an opportunity to work for a company that truly promotes work-life balance and the opportunity to be a part of an exciting company that will push and support you to move forward in your career with the freedom to express yourself within the role.

If you would like to know more about this position, then please click on the link to apply OR reach of directly to Mark Darlington at Stonor Recruitment

Senior Research Executive, £27,000 - £38,000, London

I'm currently looking for a Mixed Method Senior Research Executive to join my client who are an independent research agency that work with some of the UK's most exciting brands! The working environment is superb, and they have a very active social side with vibrant and open plan offices. Staff turnover is low, due to the work-life balance that they provide in an exciting and fast-paced environment. As a Senior Research Executive your main focus would be working across both Retail & Tech clients within the UK.

What do they do?

They are an independent market research agency that delivers engaging & actionable insight across several sectors. The agency has continued to see significant growth over the last few years and punch well above their weight whilst delivering bespoke research across their individual & diverse projects.

What they would like from you?

• You're a Research Executive who is ready to make the step up OR a Senior Research Executive with a minimum of 3 years experience in a client or agency role.
• Excited by the opportunity to be involves in high profile Qual & Quant projects within Tech and Retail
• Experience writing questionnaires and discussion guides
• Have a natural numerical analytical aptitude
• Able to Manage day-to-day client relationships
• Comfortable presenting to different audiences
• You have a curious and enquiring mind with strong knowledge of research fundamentals
• Strong organisational and project management skills
• SPSS experience would be benefit

What's in it for you?

You can expect to receive an excellent basic salary which is paying between £27,000 - £38,000, a contributory pension plan, a discretionary annual bonus scheme, private healthcare, 25 days holiday, cool open-plan office, interest-free season ticket loan, regular social events, paid for monthly lunches and more. Everyone is of course working from home at the moment but the will be the opportunity to work from home when people return to the office 2-3 days a week.

If you would like to know more about this position, then please click on the link to apply OR reach out directly to Mark Darlington at Stonor Recruitment

Research Manager, £35,000-48,000 DOE flexible working/3-4 days WFH

The company

An award-winning Market Research agency with a very impressive client list which include a number of the UK's leading brands are now looking for a talented and creative Research Manager with a passion for consumer insight to strengthen their expanding team.

The Opportunity

This role is ideal for a Research Manager to use their expert Quantitative OR Qualitative knowledge and experience plus abilities to create solutions, ideas and be innovative to produce the best results for their clients and make a real difference. With a variety of your own project types as well as being involved in high complex projects you can be excited at the fact as a Research Manager at this agency you will helping create direction for some of the UK's leading brands. This agency massively supports career progression to help their RM's fast-track their careers and move forward within the agency.

Required skills:

• Previous retail, tech/telecoms, FMCG or travel research (desired)
• Proven experience in designing and delivering projects and meeting deadlines
• A creative mind that can deliver bespoke research solutions
• Experience running combined methodologies (desired)
• Ability to inspire those in the team with less experience
• Quant and/or Qual research skills

Whats in it for you?

You can expect to receive an excellent basic salary, performance-related bonus scheme, private health care, pension, interest-free season ticket loan for rail commutes and flexible/remote working (finding the balance between work/home life). And finally join a Market Research agency that believes in rewarding its staff for their hard work through flexibility, support and progression.

If you would like to know more about the role and the agency please apply and we can go from there.

Survey Programmer / Scripter

Central London - Remote/3 days WFH

£30,000 - £50,000 DOE

The agency stands at around 40 people across RND, Operations, Insight, and Client Services. They have a close-knit and agile environment where the teams work collaboratively to make sure they serve their clients in real-time in the best possible way. CX and insight is what they do and being customer-obsessed help them get to the bottom of what their clients need to know to create commercial value.

They are now looking to find an experienced Survey Programmer / Scripter to add to their small but dynamic team. This person must have at least 5 years' experience within a market research scripting/programming position and like the idea of guiding and influencing stakeholders to deliver the best technical solutions possible.

You will also need to be open to new ways of working and have a passion for seeking out new ideas to help keep the agency moving forward. Use of Python, XML, HTML, Javascript and CSS essential and experience within Deciper, SPSS and Confimit would be advantageous.

If you would like to know more about this position, then please click on the link to apply OR reach out directly to Mark Darlington at Stonor Recruitment.

Graduate Operations Executive £23,000
Work from home 3-4 days a week

Are you a graduate and looking to step into the world of market research and insight?
My client currently has a graduate opportunity to join their one of their newest team as a Graduate Operations Executive.

What do they do
They are a specialist global insight agency that help their clients develop a better understanding of their customers levels of satisfaction through insightful research and evaluation to drive increased profit. The agency works with a large range of clients who are some of the world's leading retail and consumer brands.

The role
This is an entry-level role within the operations team that is responsible for the management and quality control of the agency while serving the needs of their clients. A successful candidate for this position should be a skilled communicator, is analytical, has a technical mindset, and is keen to problem-solve to help support the ongoing success of client projects. This isn't a client-facing position but a chance to become an operations and technical specialist with the agencies in-house tools and platforms as well as bridge the gap between the client team (client insights) and technology department.

What they would like from you.

• Bachelor's degree, ideally (but not exclusively) with an emphasis in Business, Systems Development, Humanities or Social Sciences or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Great attention to detail
• Demonstrated decision making, analytical and problem solving skills.
• Track record of quickly learning new tools, software or processes.
• Strong communication skills.

What's in it for you?

• You can expect to receive an excellent basic salary.
• Private healthcare, pension, free parking and regular nights out with the team (when we can).
• Join a highly qualified, professional, and motivated team of bright people in an easily accessible, comfy office.
• Drive process improvements.
• Be part of an exciting company that will push and support you to move forward in your career and the freedom to express yourself within the role.

If you would like to know more about this position, then please click on the link to apply.