Account Director
Qualifications:
- Strong sales and client service skills
- Track record for business development with new and existing clients
- Excellent communication skills (proposal writing and presentations)
- Strong interpersonal skills to develop and nurture client relationships on an ongoing basis
- Solid research expertise and experience
- Design studies to meet client needs
- Familiar with analytical techniques
- Team Player & Leader
Works well with internal support groups to manage and guide research studies
- Maintains positive attitude
- Enticed by the opportunity to help build a company
- 5+ years work experience in market research field
- Predominant research experience working for research supplier
- Panel experience/expertise a big plus
- Internet research experience a plus
- Quality focused
- Represents Lightspeed Research professionally
- Works to ensure research process and deliverables are of highest quality
Responsibilities:
- Develop new client relationships and revenue
- Work with SVP New Business Development to seek new business opportunities, meet with clients, and present company capabilities to prospective clients
- Prepare cost estimates and write proposals
- Assist account staff with questionnaire design, particularly when adapting
CATI studies to the Internet when needed
- Oversee Project Executive's handling of the project at a high level to stay informed of key tasks and deadlines
- Work with internal Lightspeed Research teams to ensure projects get booked,
executed, and completed on time and on budget
- Participate in project team kick-off and debriefing meetings for appropriate projects
- Some traveling will be required
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