The Opportunity

The Account Executive / Senior Account Executive will be responsible for dealing with clients on a daily basis; you will assess projects regarding their suitability as an online study, before providing a full pricing proposal. In meeting their objectives, the Account Executive / Senior Account Executive will meet clients, develop proposals, manage clients and review deliverable prior to forwarding to client.

The Company

Through proprietary digital panels and research products and services, Lightspeed delivers valuable data to help businesses make informed decisions.

We have significantly grown since we were incorporated in May 2000, and are now the largest provider of online research in the world. Our progress presents new and exciting opportunities, requiring creativity, new technologies, thought leadership, and operational excellence.

Lightspeed is part of the Kantar Group, one of the world’s largest research, insight and consultancy networks and is the research arm of WPP, the world leader in communications services. We have offices around the globe offering a wide range of career opportunities.

What you will do...      

• Prioritise briefs received from the clients and effectively conducting the feasibility / pricing proposal within the agreed timescale
• Provide information and/or education to clients around the online research methodology and Lightspeed Research best practices and Research on Research
• Provide knowledge of Lightspeed Research panel and feasibility / pricing approach to clients and their project managers
• Provide suggestions and solutions to constantly improve quality and turnaround of bids or administration processes
• Maintain the proposal database, compiling sales activity reports and coordinating bids from third party suppliers
• Support Client Development & Sales efforts
• Additional task as assigned.

What you’ll need to have…

• One year data collection experience, full service market research or on-line market research industry experience
• Commercial, Business, Marketing or IT degrees ideal
• Ability to develop rapport with client management and maintain strong working relationships. Successfully manages client expectations
• Must work productively, have the ability to meet deadlines, and possess strong time management skills
• Experiences in dealing with multicultural / multinational clients and suppliers in a regional / global role in MNEs
• Ability to manage multiple tasks whilst working in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent communication (both oral and written), attention to detail and follow-up skills are essential
• Highly Numerate and analytical
• Adept with Microsoft:  Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and the Internet
• Fluent in English and Cantonese. Mandarin is a plus
• This role is a 3 month full-time contract to cover an employee on maternity leave commencing ASAP, full-time permanent contract will be also considered.

Please forward your CV along with a cover letter to Venus Zhao.

Check us out at http://www.lightspeedresearch.com/

Lightspeed is an equal opportunity employer.

We are from Kantar, Profiles Division, a digital data collection specialist on a mission to help clients discover truth through data. Our 700 employees in 14 countries are passionate about boldly challenging the status quo to find faster, more creative ways of connecting brands and consumers to build richer profiles of millions of people across the globe. From modernizing surveys via our programmatic Gravity Network and LifePoints mobile app, to amplifying the voice of the millennial through VICE Voices, or leveraging our first party panel relationships and uniquely patented Honesty Detector Service to find the quality in the quantity of data out there, we are delivering the ‘buy and why’ insights that power today’s marketing decisions. Headquartered in Warren, NJ, part of Kantar, one of the world’s leading data, insight and consultancy companies. Kantar is the Data Investment Management division of WPP plc. http://www.kantar.com/profiles