Qualitative Research Executive / Senior Research Executive Auckland $NZ 70-90,000 - (posted Jul 9 2025)
Company: Resources Group Advertisers Ref: EM096643MrWeb Ref: 162344
Job Spec: Are you passionate about understanding the 'why' behind consumer behaviour? This leading independent consultancy is on the lookout for a Qualitative Researcher to join its dynamic Auckland team.
Specialising in delivering strategic research-led insights across retail, tourism, and healthcare sectors, this agency is renowned for its commitment to career development for its people. From flexible work options and additional leave to personalised learning paths and exceptional mentorship, your growth is genuinely supported here.
They're an agency that values creativity, individualism and inspiring minds, where you'll be exposed to working with local and global clients, given the freedom and support to shape your own career journey.
About the Role
As a Qualitative Researcher, you'll work on a wide variety of projects - brand strateggy, innovation, customer experience, and U&A studies - each offering the chance to flex your thinking and storytelling skills.
You'll lead qualitative fieldwork, expanding your skills in in-depth interviews, focus groups, online communities, and ethnographic research.
You'll then transform rich conversations and cultural observations into strategic recommendations and compelling narratives that guide clients' business decisions.
You'll thrive in this team if you:
- 2+ years commercial agency experience - qualitative research
- Confidence running qualitative fieldwork - in-depths, grroups, workshops
- Are confident managing projects end-to-end, from brief to debrief
- Are naturally curious, culturally attuned, and love uncovering human truths
- Have the desire to broaden your methodological toolkit and stretch your thinking.
This is more than a job - it's a career-defining oppportunity offering:
- Immediate client exposure from day one
- Varied local and international clients - working across NZ, Australia and the UK
- A growth culture - you'll be surrounded by ppeople who will stretch your thinking
- Flexibility - hybrid working, sabbaticals and the opporttunity to work from the UK office
- Exposure to mixed-methods thinking - qual, quant, analytics, sstrategy and branding
- Growth beyond research - new tools to help you connect insights, become an even sharper commercial thinker and tell engaging stories.
About Resources Group
We are the Leading Global Talent Agency for Insights, Analytics & Data Strategy. Our consultants take the time to truly understand your career aims and are dedicated to providing tailored, impartial advice to find you the very best career move. We have access to an unrivalled and exclusive range of job opportunities with trailblazing agencies and blue-chips across Australia, NZ and APAC.
Resources Group's Diversity and Equality Policy determines that we submit applicants to our clients on the basis of merit and ability, regardless of race, colour, age, disability, family responsibilities, gender, marital status, nationality, religious or political views or affiliations, sexual orientation or socio-economic background.
Who to contact: Please contact Emily Moser at Resources Group on +61 2 9258 1121 or email emoser@resourcesgroup.com
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