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ICF International, Inc.
Research Associate, Social Marketing | Reston, VA, USA
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What they do
A Marketing Assistant or Associate coordinates marketing and advertising activities for a company. Works to promote a company image and assists with developing and implementing marketing strategies. Interacts with customers and vendors, selects advertising outlets, organizes materials and logistics for trade events or conferences.
$62,953 / year median in Virginia
-15% projected decline
Job Description
Research Associate, Social Marketing Our strategic health communications and social marketing work tackles some of society's greatest challenges and drives audiences to make positive attitudinal and behavioral changes. A growing research team needs a self-starter to support formative, process, and summative evaluations that guide the planning, implementation, and revision of national health communications and social marketing campaigns. This entry-level position is ideal for someone who is starting a career in mixed methods (i.e., qualitative and quantitative) research and likes to support multiple projects. We seek to hire a Research Associate to support formative, process, and summative evaluations that guide the planning, implementation, and revision of national health communications and social marketing efforts. As a Research Associate, you will:
- Help develop recruitment and data collection materials (e.g., format surveys or interview guides).
- Support sampling (e.g., search for sources in EBSCO, Google Scholar, and other portals; schedule individual or group interviews with potential participants; distribute survey invitations).
- Assist with data collection (e.g., abstract information from the sources, take notes during individual or group discussions).
- Enter data using software such as Microsoft Excel.
- Support data analysis (e.g., code text using software such as NVivo or MaxQDA).
- Assist with reporting (e.g., create and format tables and graphs using software such as Microsoft Excel, Power BI, Looker Studio or PowerPoint, manage reference lists using software such as EndNote).
- Coordinate purchasing, subcontracting, and consulting requisitions by obtaining and comparing vendor and consultant quotes, establishing suitable justifications, developing or modifying forms, and processing payments. As a Research Associate, you will have: Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in public health, the social sciences, marketing or a related field
- 5+ years of experience in social science research or marketing analytics to include experience conducting qualitative and/or quantitative research, including research design, data collection, analysis, and interpretation Professional Skills
- Strong verbal and written communication, organizational, and administrative skills
- Ability to prioritize, multi-task, and work under strict deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- High level of attention to detail
- High level of comfort with learning new skills and/or working with unfamiliar topic areas
- Strong self-starting and self-motivation skills Desired Qualifications
- Master's degree in public health, social or behavioral sciences, marketing, or a related field
- 2+ years of experience in social science research, market research, or marketing analytics
- Knowledge of behavioral science or behavior change principles and their application to communications, programs, or interventions
- Experience with human-centered design, Design Thinking, user-centered design, or similar approaches to understanding audience needs
- Fluent in Spanish Bot and Third-Party Applications Please note that this application must be submitted directly by the applicant for consideration.
Benefits
- Dental Insurance