Global Strategy Group (GSG) works at the intersection of business, politics, and causes. We’re the go-to public affairs, communications, and research partner for brands, causes, and campaigns, helping our clients build their reputations, tackle big challenges, and win. Our team brings together people from research, strategic communications, and public affairs who are passionate about what they do, curious about the world around them, and motivated by challenging, high-stakes work.
We are seeking an Associate to join our Insights research team, focused on public affairs and corporate reputation research. If you’re interested in the big issues making headlines—and how companies navigate an increasingly complex political and reputational landscape—this is a chance to dig into them. Our research helps leading companies and organizations understand what policymakers, consumers, and other key stakeholders think; navigate political, legislative, regulatory, and reputational challenges; and determine how to communicate effectively when the stakes are high.
The right candidate is intellectually curious, interested in the intersection of business and politics, and excited to dig into data to understand not just what people think, but why. You’ll thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment, take ownership of moving projects forward, and be eager to deepen your research skills while working on issues that are shaping the conversation.
Responsibilities
- Produce first-draft analyses of research projects, including both written analyses and visual PowerPoint presentations, with project lead guidance.
- Assist in day-to-day research project and client management in collaboration with colleagues, including keeping the team on schedule, tracking project tasks, developing agendas, and taking notes on internal and external calls.
- Work with project teams to ensure our clients feel like they are our first and only priority by responding in a timely fashion, anticipating client needs, and continuously updating clients on our activity and progress.
- Begin to produce first drafts of survey questionnaires and qualitative research screeners and guides, with project lead guidance.
- Oversee sampling and fielding of studies to ensure accuracy and timeliness.
- Actively troubleshoot project fielding issues, identifying and implementing solutions and/or escalating issues to the project team.
- Ensure high-quality control of quantitative projects, i.e., monitor telephone polls for accuracy as they are executed and test survey links.
- Ensure client deliverables are proofed, number-checked, and error-free.
- Moderate online discussion boards, as needed
- Prepare background and supporting information for new business and research projects
Qualifications
- 1–3 years of experience in primary research, public affairs, government, political research, or a related field, with a strong interest in the intersection of business, politics, and public opinion. We also welcome candidates with political research experience interested in applying those skills to public affairs and corporate reputation work.
- Excellent project management and organizational skills.
- A proven ability to successfully juggle multiple projects.
- Ability to work efficiently and quickly produce high-quality work products.
- Excellent communication and writing skills.
- Team player with the ability to collaborate and maintain strong working relationships.
- Strong attention to detail and experience with catching mistakes and being detail oriented.
- Expertise with Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Excel Word).
- Experience/coursework with statistics and advanced quantitative methods, a plus
- Bachelor's degree, or equivalent combination of education and experience
Global Strategy Group (GSG) is a full-service research, public affairs, and communications agency tackling some of today's most complex and important challenges. With more than two and a half decades of experience and a team of 150+ talented professionals, we protect and build corporate reputations, influence public affairs decision-makers, advocate on important social issues, and win campaigns.
We combine deep subject-matter expertise with data-driven insights and innovative methodologies to create urgency among stakeholders and key audiences and deliver tangible success for our clients.
Skills Required
- 1-3 years of experience in primary research, public affairs, government, political research, or a related field
- Strong interest in the intersection of business, politics, and public opinion
- Excellent project management and organizational skills
- Ability to juggle multiple projects successfully
- Ability to work efficiently and produce high-quality work quickly
- Excellent communication and writing skills
- Ability to collaborate and maintain strong working relationships
- Strong attention to detail and ability to catch mistakes
- Expertise with Microsoft Office Suite, including PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
- Experience or coursework with statistics and advanced quantitative methods
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
What We Do
Global Strategy Group is the go-to public affairs, communications, and research partner for companies, causes, and campaigns. We work with our clients to build their reputations, tackle big challenges, and win. Specifically, we: • Understand and reach audiences • Change minds and influence public opinion • Champion issues and leaders • Advance legislative, regulatory, and political goals • Build and protect reputations What sets us apart? We are data-driven. We have decades of experience deriving insights from research, and interpreting that data to make its implications clear to our clients. We leverage this expertise into innovations across the data, analytics, and digital spaces, always finding better ways to measure, target and persuade diverse audiences. We are politically-attuned. We operate at the intersection of business and politics. Being in both of these increasingly connected worlds gives us an edge. We are results-oriented. Going for the win is in our DNA. Driven by our experience on political campaigns and crisis assignments, we measure our success through our outcomes.
