Managing Consultant, Analytics

Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Agency

Golin Ketchum

Job Function

Data and Analytics

Job Subfunction

Data Science and Analytics

Golin Ketchum is looking for a Managing Consultant, Analytics, to join our team!

Golin Ketchum is the most awarded public relations agency of the decade. We create change that matters for our clients and our people. The kind of change that earns attention and shapes culture to build business.

Formed in 2026 from the merger of two iconic PR agencies, Golin Ketchum combines fearless creative and strategic excellence, fueled by Omnicom’s industry-leading data and AI solutions, to uncover powerful insights and execute work that builds and protects the world’s greatest companies.

With specialized expertise across consumer and brands, corporate affairs, healthcare, technology, and food, agriculture and nutrition, we deliver integrated, high-impact communications services at scale.

At Golin Ketchum, culture matters. We are fiercely ambitious yet fundamentally kind and collaborate obsessively with the best clients in the world.

What You’ll Do

Do you enjoy telling stories through data? Interested in solving client challenges with data? This is a perfect role for an experienced researcher or specialist who thrives working in a fast-paced environment. The person coming into this role should have expertise in original survey research and be able to lead a team and manage projects from start to finish, as well as independently own programs.

Developing relationships with client and account teams. This includes regular and proactive one-on-one interaction with local account teams, and direct correspondence with account teams and clients

Overseeing and managing all aspects of a project largely independently. From the day-to-day work, to client relationships, to account relationships, billing and growth

Development of original, large scale/global qualitative and quantitative research studies, including writing questionnaires/interview/focus group guides, overseeing data collection vendors, and analyzing the results etc.

Development of research, analytics and measurement proposals

Analysis and reporting of findings in a way that tells a concise and clear story with the data and provides answers to the client’s main questions/objectives; Presentation of results to account team and client

Serving as a specialist and advisor in research and analysis, to include:

Staying up to date with trends, tools and techniques and counseling clients, account teams and other research team members on methodologies, tools and best practices

Participating in or driving analytics projects and initiatives

Developing new methodologies, reports or product offerings to meet existing client needs and to drive new business

Determining the best methodologies and tools to use to solve client challenges and deliver impact to their business

Work in collaboration with other specialty teams within the agency to assess and create successful social, digital and paid programs for the client.

What You Have

6+ years of research, analytics and/or media analysis experience; advanced degree in a relevant field desired but not necessary

Strong orientation toward client service and teamwork

Strong business acumen and understanding of the communications landscape

Management experience

The ability to work on multiple projects concurrently

Strong statistical, writing, and public speaking/presentation skills

Strong understanding original/primary quantitative research and statistics

Research supplier/vendor/budget management experience preferred

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Golin Ketchum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Golin Ketchum recruits qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, ethnic or national origin, protected veteran status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or citizenship status.

$100,000 - 120,000

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