Principal Research Consultant

Job overview

The Principal Research Consultant is a hybrid role for employees local to or near the Bellevue, WA office, with a schedule of one to three office days per week; employees farther from an office may work fully remotely. Target cash compensation is $140,183–$179,436 per year. iSpot measures the brand and business impact of television and streaming advertising. As the senior creative research authority on the Solutions team, the consultant designs and interprets research that helps brands and agencies assess advertising effectiveness. The role also supports client engagements and collaborates across Sales, Customer Success, Product, Data Science, and Marketing to improve research methods and solutions.

What you'll do

• Serve as a creative research subject matter expert in client meetings, demos, RFPs, and procurement reviews
• scope and design creative studies
• analyze and present results
• develop custom research and reporting
• support proposals and sales opportunities
• coordinate study delivery
• compare research methodologies
• monitor industry developments
• collaborate on methodology, metrics, validation studies, and thought leadership.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

principal research consultant

ispot

bellevue wa

hybrid

$140,183-$179,436/year

creative research

advertising research

survey design

ad testing

research analytics

client consulting

u.s. work authorization required

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Salary and equity
• standard benefits
• eligible full-time employees may participate in the equity plan.

Why this role

Requires current U.S. work authorization; the employer cannot sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position. Requires 10+ years of quantitative consumer or advertising research, including 5+ years focused on ad, copy, or concept testing.

About the employer

iSpot is hiring for this role. Industry: Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling. Sector: 54.