Research Manager

Infopro Digital group is recruiting for a Research Manager on a permanent basis to join it’s AMA brand. AMA Research is a leading specialist provider of market research and insight to the UK building and construction industry.

AMA Research publishes over 150 off-the-shelf market reports and forecast bulletins and provides research which goes beyond the more commonly available range of statistical and company information, delivering expert, informed commentary and in-depth market analysis. AMA Research also offers consultancy services including market research projects and consumer and business surveys. AMA Research has over 30 years’ experience offering market research services to blue chip organisations and more specialist companies both in the UK and overseas.

AMA Research is also part of the well known brand Barbour ABI Ltd, whom are the UK’s leading provider of intelligence and lead generation services that help clients to generate new business opportunities from the construction sector. Barbour ABI publish the UK Government’s National Infrastructure & Construction Pipeline and provide the Office for National Statistics with critical data to produce its Construction New Orders estimates.

We are looking for a Research Manager to join our AMA Research Content team. This is a remote role (need to be based in the UK), with the requirement to visit the Head office in Cheshire Oaks for a team meeting at least once a month.

Key Responsibilities:

• You will have responsibility for a set of market reports, this focus enables development of expertise and specialism.
• You will be required to build your own profile within the subject area through attending conferences and exhibitions, and through social media.
• You will use established in house methods and tools to enable swift analysis of data and development of market commentary and forecasting.
• You will be required to draw out market stats and perspectives.
• You will be conducting desk research, data analysis and qualitative interviews. You will use primary and secondary sources to build a view of the market.
• For each market report you will be guiding a freelance researcher, whom will support you through the different stages of work.
• You will be writing reports and where a freelancer has written a report it will be your responsibility to edit and publish their final report
• You’ll need to be comfortable setting up and managing several projects at a time and keeping them on track.
• As well as working in an editorial role in producing the market reports, you will be involved in creating the content for marketing materials related to the report, including web pages, press releases and video commentary, and occasionally articles for journals and blog posts.