Research Careers

 Research Careers

Market research data analysts:

Market research data analysts study statistics and information collected through surveys.

You can get this job through university, apprenticeships, graduate training schemes and specialist courses run by professionals.

What kind of things you’ll be doing:

• ·         speak to clients to understand their needs.
• ·         write proposals, describing how research will be carried out.
• ·         manage relationships with clients.
• ·         advise researchers about survey methods and design.
• ·         project-manage teams.

  

• ·         analyse the data using statistical software programs and computer models.
• ·         present results in a useful way, through talks, written reports, graphs, and tables
• ·         explain findings to market research executives.

More information- https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-profiles/market-research-data-analyst

 

Market researcher:

Market researchers interview people to find out what they think about products, services, or issues.

You can get this job through a college course, an apprenticeship, applying for it directly and by attending courses run by professionals.

What kind of things you would be doing:

• ·         going up to people in the street, phoning them or visiting them at home.
• ·         persuading people to take part in a survey.
• ·         asking people questions and possibly video them.
• ·         recording people’s answers.
• ·         organising the results and passing them to your supervisor.

More information- https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-profiles/market-researcher

 

Media researcher:

Media researchers support producers by finding information, people and places for television or radio programmes.

 

You can get this job through a university course, college, an apprenticeship, applying for it directly and from training with a professional.

What kinds of things you would be doing :

• ·         discussing programme ideas and researching needs with producers
• ·         finding and checking information
• ·         searching media libraries and archives
• ·         writing briefs for presenters, or briefing scriptwriters checking copyright
• ·         finding studio audiences and programme contributors looking for locations
• ·         researching and writing content for websites and social media

 More information- https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-profiles/media-researcher

weave researcher:

A career within weaving, textiles and the creative industries is possible. The creative sector is a significant part of the UK economy and there are many different jobs available related to the process and production of textiles.

• ·         Printed textile designer
• ·         Fabric designer
• ·         Weaver
• ·         Fashion designer
• ·         Visual merchandiser
• ·         Dyer
• ·         Self-employed tailor
• ·         Stylist
• ·         Textile restoration
• ·         Retailer
• ·         Maker
•            Technician

                                                 

Ways to get involved with these jobs would be going to college, university and taking courses run by professionals.

My initial formal training was for 4 years, 1 year on the Arts Foundation course and then 3 years to complete my degree, graduating in 2009. I then decided in 2014 to continue my studies and went to Goldsmiths to study for my MA part time in Artist Teachers and Contemporary Practices, graduating in 2017.- Agnis Smallwood interview

More information- https://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/learning/craft-careers/craft-careers-how-agnis-smallwood-became-weaver-and-weave-researcher