Director, Creative Excellence - #256227
Ipsos in US
Date: 2 days ago
City: Norwalk, CT
Contract type: Full time

Job Description
What makes this role important at Ipsos:
As a Director on the Ipsos Creative Excellence team, you will be joining a passionate and entrepreneurial group of advertising experts dedicated to delivering impactful business solutions to the world’s biggest brands. You will partner with clients in tech, healthcare, retail, entertainment, CPG (and more) to evaluate and elevate their advertising at speed and scale.
The Director acts as both a strategic advisor to our clients and an essential team lead. Leveraging cutting-edge technologies and proven approaches, you will lead your team from research design through results delivery.
Don’t miss your opportunity to play a pivotal role in one of the most dynamic and rapidly growing fields of market research in partnership with the world’s biggest brands. Apply today!
What You Can Expect To Be Doing
In accordance with NY/CO/CA/WA law, the estimated base salary for this role is $110,000-$120,000. Your final base salary will be determined based on several non-discriminatory factors which may include but are not limited to location, work experience, skills, knowledge, education and/or certifications.
What’s In It For You
At Ipsos you'll experience an exceptional benefits package including generous PTO, healthcare plans, wellness benefits, a flexible workplace policy, and a strong collaborative culture. We also are committed to investing in the whole professional with career development opportunities aimed to build your personal career equity at Ipsos and beyond.
We believe that everyone plays a role in our positive workplace culture. At Ipsos, your voice is heard!
Benefits
To find out more about all the great reasons to work at Ipsos, how we’re making an impact around the world, and more about our benefits and employee programs, please visit:
Why Work at Ipsos | US
Commitment to Diversity
Ipsos recognizes the necessity of building an inclusive culture that values each employee’s individuality and diverse perspectives. For more than 40 years, our mission has been to generate and analyze data about society, markets, brands, and behaviors to provide our clients with the insights that elevate their understanding of the world. This could not be fulfilled without Ipsos’ diverse employees who compile and analyze this data—they are the essence of who we are and what we do.
We are committed to providing equal opportunity to all employees, creating an environment that promotes inclusion, and enabling employees from all walks of life to flourish. Ipsos encourages our employees to act in a respectful and responsible manner, in line with code of best practices concerning diversity and inclusion, human rights, equality, and civility for every individual.
Ipsos is An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other protected class and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
About Us
Ipsos is one of the world’s largest research companies and currently the only one primarily managed by researchers, ranking as a #1 full-service research organization for four consecutive years . With over 75 different data-driven solutions, and presence in 90 markets, Ipsos brings together research, implementation, methodological, and subject-matter experts from around the world, combining thematic and technical experts to deliver top-quality research and insights. Simply speaking, we help the biggest companies solve some of their biggest problems, serving more than 5000 clients across the globe by providing research, data, and insights on their target markets. And we’re proud to share we’ve received our Great Place to Work Certification in 2022 & 2023!
About The Team
The Creative Excellence Service Line helps our clients attain best-in-class advertising that drives business results.We do this by aiding Creative Development (help with creating advertising), Creative Assessment (help with assessing advertising and providing guidance to improve it) and Creative In-Market (ad tracking once the advertising is launched).
What makes this role important at Ipsos:
As a Director on the Ipsos Creative Excellence team, you will be joining a passionate and entrepreneurial group of advertising experts dedicated to delivering impactful business solutions to the world’s biggest brands. You will partner with clients in tech, healthcare, retail, entertainment, CPG (and more) to evaluate and elevate their advertising at speed and scale.
The Director acts as both a strategic advisor to our clients and an essential team lead. Leveraging cutting-edge technologies and proven approaches, you will lead your team from research design through results delivery.
Don’t miss your opportunity to play a pivotal role in one of the most dynamic and rapidly growing fields of market research in partnership with the world’s biggest brands. Apply today!
What You Can Expect To Be Doing
- Act as a trusted strategic advisor with a focus on growing the business through impactful solutions rooted in quantitative and qualitative market research techniques
- Lead and consult with account teams on strategic approaches to research design, insights development, data visualization, and storytelling that brings data to life
- Act as a service line mentor and champion to foster team collaboration, development, and expertise through purpose-driven leadership
- Identify operational efficiencies and empower the team to implement on a consistent basis
- Provide coaching and guidance to more junior team members, may act as manager to one or more account managers
- Manage and guide the team through complex situations
- Contribute to team growth through new business development and expanded partnerships
- Participate in initiatives that support our service line (i.e., growth/new product/employee training & engagement)
- 5+ years of experience in market research, advertising, marketing, or consumer insights
- Advertising experience is preferred
- A bachelor’s degree or higher; excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills
- Experience leading a high performing team
- A client-driven and solutions-oriented mindset with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Strong experience with quantitative research, including survey design, sampling plans, analysis, and delivery
- Some experience with qualitative research, including focus groups, in-depth interviews, and analyzing qualitative research
- Strong communications skills: you know how to translate complex data into easy to understand and actionable insights
- An understanding of advanced analytics
- A keen eye for design/visual storytelling
- Ease and confidence with “thinking on your feet” – can lead a workshop with a group of senior executives
- Strong business acumen and critical thinking skills
- A track record of leading proposals and new business development
- Proficiency with MS Office & Google Workplace (Excel, PowerPoint, Sheets, and Slides)
In accordance with NY/CO/CA/WA law, the estimated base salary for this role is $110,000-$120,000. Your final base salary will be determined based on several non-discriminatory factors which may include but are not limited to location, work experience, skills, knowledge, education and/or certifications.
What’s In It For You
At Ipsos you'll experience an exceptional benefits package including generous PTO, healthcare plans, wellness benefits, a flexible workplace policy, and a strong collaborative culture. We also are committed to investing in the whole professional with career development opportunities aimed to build your personal career equity at Ipsos and beyond.
We believe that everyone plays a role in our positive workplace culture. At Ipsos, your voice is heard!
Benefits
To find out more about all the great reasons to work at Ipsos, how we’re making an impact around the world, and more about our benefits and employee programs, please visit:
Why Work at Ipsos | US
Commitment to Diversity
Ipsos recognizes the necessity of building an inclusive culture that values each employee’s individuality and diverse perspectives. For more than 40 years, our mission has been to generate and analyze data about society, markets, brands, and behaviors to provide our clients with the insights that elevate their understanding of the world. This could not be fulfilled without Ipsos’ diverse employees who compile and analyze this data—they are the essence of who we are and what we do.
We are committed to providing equal opportunity to all employees, creating an environment that promotes inclusion, and enabling employees from all walks of life to flourish. Ipsos encourages our employees to act in a respectful and responsible manner, in line with code of best practices concerning diversity and inclusion, human rights, equality, and civility for every individual.
Ipsos is An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other protected class and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
About Us
Ipsos is one of the world’s largest research companies and currently the only one primarily managed by researchers, ranking as a #1 full-service research organization for four consecutive years . With over 75 different data-driven solutions, and presence in 90 markets, Ipsos brings together research, implementation, methodological, and subject-matter experts from around the world, combining thematic and technical experts to deliver top-quality research and insights. Simply speaking, we help the biggest companies solve some of their biggest problems, serving more than 5000 clients across the globe by providing research, data, and insights on their target markets. And we’re proud to share we’ve received our Great Place to Work Certification in 2022 & 2023!
About The Team
The Creative Excellence Service Line helps our clients attain best-in-class advertising that drives business results.We do this by aiding Creative Development (help with creating advertising), Creative Assessment (help with assessing advertising and providing guidance to improve it) and Creative In-Market (ad tracking once the advertising is launched).
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