Researcher

The role

We are looking to hire a Researcher to join our Mindset Consultancy team based in Hong Kong.

Working at WGSN

Together, we create tomorrow

A career with WGSN is fast-paced, exciting and full of opportunities to grow and develop. We're a team of consumer and design trend forecasters, content creators, designers, data analysts, advisory consultants and much more, united by a common goal: to create tomorrow. 

WGSN's trusted consumer and design forecasts power outstanding product design, enabling our customers to create a better future. Our services cover consumer insights, beauty, consumer tech, fashion, interiors, lifestyle, food and drink forecasting, data analytics and expert advisory. If you are an expert in your field, we want to hear from you.

Role overview

The foundation of WGSN is our passionate experts. WGSN seeks talent globally to work within a business that offers a unique blend of specialist problem solvers, data analysts and innovative thinkers who put trends and data together to provide the answers to create tomorrow. 

The Researcher has a thirst for knowledge and a passion, you'll demonstrate a good understanding of trend, market analysis, new product development and the role data and analytics plays in commercial success.

The Trend Researcher is responsible for the creation of unique research, ensuring their findings will produce actionable insights. They will develop reports & presentations in response to client’s briefs under the guidance of consultants, leveraging WGSN core content and making recommendations using qualitative research skills. The Trend Researcher will strive to continually grow their industry related knowledge and develop their analytical skills. 

• Acting as a support to their senior colleagues they should be commercially aware and strive to work within given time frames and budgets.
• Delivering on the financial KPI's and other metrics  as set out in annual plans.
• Supporting and collaborating with senior colleagues, responsible for working to client’s brief and delivering impactful, high quality insights.
• Research and create solution driven  research as directed by Strategist/Senior Strategist. Deliver this content in either written & visual formats

• Forecasting and tracking with quantitative and qualitative research across markets and demographics, identifying key themes and trends from the research to form clear & actionable analysis.

• Using established frameworks and tools to conduct analysis and build trend forecasts.
• Play an active role in project management and admin tasks, collaborating & supporting their senior colleagues.

• Actively seek feedback and guidance on work.
• Engaging and working with freelancers working on projects
• Support senior colleagues with commercial activity
• Advocates for diversity and inclusion and demonstrates these values internally and externally. 

• Behaves as a department & Company Ambassador both internally and externally

• Familiar with contributing research & analysis into work streams   

• Demonstrates experience of consumer insight, design, buying, data analysis or content creation, and demonstrates an understanding of trends
• A good understanding of a variety of industries from consumer insight, fashion and lifestyle product areas
• Demonstrates experience of research & analysis 
• Knowledge of the role data and analytics plays in the research process

• Ability to work to brief, ensuring deadlines are met and quality standards are  maintained.
• Good organisation, communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work independently within an international team to ensure strategy & outputs are of a consistently high standard
• Ability to build strong working relationships with key stakeholders in the business from Sales, Client Services and Marketing

• Able to communicate concepts and ideas,  articulating  findings from  research to peers and project leads. Works across multiple formats, written, visual, digital, audio, etc
• Technical skills: Microsoft Office, Google Workspace,  Adobe Creative Suite, Slack, Social Media platforms

What we offer

Our benefits and wellbeing package includes: 

- 20 days’ annual leave Private Medical Insurance

- Health & Fitness Subsidy benefits

- Rental Reimbursement tax benefit if applicable

- Employee Assistance Programme

- Great learning and development opportunities 

More about WGSN

WGSN is the global authority on consumer trend forecasting.

We help brands around the world create the right products at the right time for tomorrow’s consumer.

Our values 

We Are Everywhere

The future is everything, it happens everywhere. WGSN is the world-leading forecaster because we track and analyse consumer behaviours, product innovation, design and creativity, everywhere.

We Are Future Focused

We utilise our global resources and intelligence to research, source and analyse quantitative and qualitative data to produce our forecasts. Everything we do is focused on working with our customers to create a successful and positive tomorrow.

We Are Rigorous

We source, review and assess quantitative and qualitative data to produce robust, actionable forecasts. To provide credible insights and design solutions for our clients, it is essential that rigour runs through everything we do.

Our culture 

An inclusive culture is one of our key priorities. We want our people to truly be themselves and thrive. We love having a diverse team of people who bring new ideas, different strengths and perspectives & reflect the global audience we work with.

Inclusive workforce 

We are committed to supporting the environment and sustainability, including ensuring our pension plan defaults to sustainable options and striving to be net zero by 2030.  

Recognising great performance is a key part of our culture. Our Awards schemes recognise and reward the brilliant achievements of our people.  

We have a truly flexible working environment with a wide range of flexible, hybrid and agile-working arrangements. Conversations about flexible working have always been - and will continue to be - actively encouraged here. 

We want to ensure everyone has the opportunity to perform their best when interviewing, so if you require any reasonable adjustments that would make you more comfortable during the process, please let us know so that we can do our best to support you.