Frost & Sullivan is searching for Case Study Research Analysts to join a new, high-growth team within Frost & Sullivan. Research Analysts drive the success of our deliverables through leading and structuring the research and analysis of individual best practice case studies. They work closely with our clients (senior executives in large companies) to determine the strategic and operational challenges that they are facing. Research Analysts strive to identify and document the best-in-class solutions to these important business challenges, and subsequently communicate these solutions to our clients.
Key Responsibilities of a Research Analyst Include:
• Conducting requisite amounts of secondary research and documenting those findings
• Arranging and conducting interviews with senior executives, academics, and industry experts in search of best practices
• Analyzing business problems using root cause analysis, survey design, benchmarking, and other qualitative and quantitative methods
• Presenting interview and research findings to senior managers: verbally and in writing
• Creation of research deliverables including case studies and presentations
• Assisting with research agenda development
Desired Profiles include:
• MBAs
• Business journalists
• Strategy consultants with strong process documentation skills from top firms eager to greatly scale back their travel, but still perform thought leadership work
• Business academics
• Professional researchers
Qualifications
Educational, Work, and Aptitude Requirements:
• Undergraduate degree required and advanced degree desired.
• MBA, PhD, MS, MA are all highly desirable.
• 2-5 years of collective work experience (pre- and post- graduate degree, if applicable) or candidates with significant experience in academia or process-related consulting
• Experience working with C-level executives
• Curiosity for exploring the leading-edge drivers of corporate growth strategies
• Excellent oral communication skills and demonstrated ability to conduct research interviews
• Strong writing skills and experience creating graphical representations of data
• Ability to locate and procure sensitive data from original sources and senior executives
Candidate should have experience in three (3) key areas: intellectual leadership, product creation, and project management.
Intellectual Leadership
• Strong logical reasoning skills (inductive and deductive)
• Ability to filter large volumes of information and isolate that which is most critical
• Skill in explaining complex ideas in a simple and compelling manner
• Advanced interview skills with the ability to ask hard, insightful questions while adapting to client responses in the moment
Product Creation
• Exceptional writing ability (clarity and conciseness are particularly prized) — published candidates highly desirable; a writing sample will be required
• Teaching and framing — experience or ability to clarify, teach and relay ideas. Candidates who have been T.A’s in college or who have served as teachers/instructors are extremely desirable.
• Ability to creatively conceive of (no artistic ability required) compelling graphics and frameworks to teach senior executives new approaches to solving hard problems
• Commitment to managing projects to high quality standards
Project Management
• Commitment to meeting deadlines
• Demonstrated proficiency at managing discrete projects from initial assignment to finished product
• Project management skills
• Experience/ability to engage clients
Not Just a Job – A Career!
If you are a highly driven and self-motivated individual, Frost & Sullivan will afford you an exciting and lucrative career opportunity. We offer a fast-paced and dynamic work environment, with a focus on exceeding both individual and team expectations. We encourage you to take risks and develop creative, outside-the-box solutions to impact the value of the products and services you will offer our clients. You’ll be encouraged to maintain your individual style while adopting a consultative partnership approach. Most importantly, you will be provided the training, support and environment to excel and succeed with a leading-edge company. If you are enthusiastic, highly motivated and looking for a great career opportunity, we encourage you to apply today!
Applicants:
If you are interested in applying for this position please submit your resume online by following the below "Apply" link or send your resume directly to hrmanager@frost.com, with the reference ID in the subject line.
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Required Experience/Skills/Knowledge:
• College Degree preferred but will consider applicants with equivalent work-related experience with a minimum educational requirement of a H.S. Diploma or GED equivalent.
• Four-year degree with communications/technical emphasis.
• Experience writing and Project Managing RFPs is required.
• Minimum of 5 years experience in technical industry with communications or writing experience in a technical environment, preferred.
• Excellent writing and grammatical skills with keen ability to communicate technical details with a clear, concise and compelling writing style.
• Excellent oral and interpersonal skills to interact effectively with multiple departments.
• Excellent document management/formatting skills; requires exceptional knowledge of document management and Microsoft Office/Adobe tools.
• Broad base of technical/product knowledge and ability to grasp new concepts quickly.
• Excellent project management skills; ability to effectively organize, prioritize and complete projects while working with minimal supervision.
• Detail-minded, deadline-oriented and organized with the ability to work on many varied tasks under time pressures.
• Desire to exceed expectations in a busy environment.
• Proven ability to interpret and answer customer requirements in an accurate and timely fashion.
• Positive customer service attitude.
An example day could include collecting timesheets, preparing invoices, running payroll with ADP, providing customer support, entering resumes into our DB, answering phones ordering supplies and handling email support/administrative issues. You will be working with our Director and Recruiting Manager to help them with their daily activities.
Some of your duties will include:
*Payroll
*Invoices
*Ordering Supplies
*Answering phones
*Greeting visitors and applicants that enter the office.
*Setup applicants on testing and filling out paperwork.
*Updating client/member information on web sites.
*Adding, deleting and changing member information on our web sites.
*Review new members registering with our web sites.
*Helping Internet clients.
*Responding to email from clients and members.
*Assisting the sales manager with research and information gathering on the web.
*Going through DB records and making calls to clients/prospects to verify information.
*Managing “removes” from our email campaigns.
You will need to be comfortable on the phone speaking with clients. You must have excellent communication skills, have prior experience as an administrative support person and be proficient with the computer.
If you are interested please submit your resume. We are looking for someone to start by ASAP.
Responsibilities:
•write clear, persuasive, original copy;
•amend, revise or re-develop campaigns in response to feedback from the creative director or clients;
•work on several campaigns at once, under pressure and within tight deadlines;
•proofread copy for spelling and grammatical errors;
•do research and gather information for writing assignments;
•interact with clients in meetings;
•oversee campaigns from concept through completion;
* Strong communication skills
* Aptitude to learn communication products and services
* Ability to work independently without close supervision
* Self-motivation to achieve targets needed to attain monthly goals
* Flexibility with work hours
* Good decision-making skills
* Ability to provide high levels of customer service
* Ability to interact positively with customers to offer sales solutions for communication needs and ability to reconcile/balance cash registers.
* Flexibility with work hours and willingness to work weekends as required.
* Continued employment for this position is contingent upon successful completion of the Alltel training process; which includes the New Hire Training Assessment.
Education:
* High school diploma or equivalent.
* College degree preferred with an emphasis in Sales or Marketing
Experience:
* 6 months 1 year of retail sales; customer service or telecommunications experience.
Desired Qualifications:
* 1+ years of wireless communication experience in sales and customer service desired.
* (Bilingual Spanish/English) skills a plus.
*Work closely with our purchasing/sales division
*Computer Savvy with excellent Microsoft Word/Excel skills, Proficiency in Quick Books a Must!
*Accounts Receivables/Payables
*Bank Requisitions
*Manage and track projects from initiation through completion
Candidate must have the following qualifications:
*Great phone/written skills: personable and articulate
*Able to work in fast-paced environment/calm under pressure
*Motivated multi-tasker/self-starter/takes initiative
*Detail oriented and extremely organized
*Great follow-up skills
*Dedicated and responsible
*Positive attitude
*Great place to learn and grow!
*references/solid work experience/long island resident preferred
* Handle uploading content to a content management system and organizing into proper categories via basic entry or with a Excel spreadsheet.
* Make sure links and all referring urls function and coded properly.
* Researching various topics and companies and writing summaries from information you discover.
* Edit and verify content delivered from partners (i.e. correct image size, format, spell check, use your research to make improvements to existing copy, and html files).
* Enter and proof all types of content: copy, images, audio, video files, special character coding
* Execute any edits requested in a timely fashion
* Work with copywriters or SEO professionals on content development.
* Generating new ideas on ways to improve content or site infrastructure.
* Report with findings on various research projects.
* Be prepared to expand responsibilites as you become proficient in common tasks.
Requirements
* Strong computer and research skills.
* Excellent oral and written communication skills .
* A consistent patient, positive, and persevering attitude.
* Knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.
* Knowledge of HTML, CSS, and basic web design concepts.
* Knowledge of Dreamweaver or other HTML editing software
* Can do some basic photo editing if needed.
* Proofreading or editing experience a plus.
* Must be capable of grasping highly technical web applications and processes.
* Reliable internet connection.
* Organization and attention to detail a big plus.
* Ability to work independently and pro-actively, taking initiative to complete projects and finish tasks that may fall outside your direct scope of responsibilities.
* Some college experience or more.
* Experience with startups or high tech companies not required but a plus.
* Love of the outdoors a big plus.
Compensation
* Starting hourly rate to expand after 3 months (will provide details to those that apply)
* Benefits possible after 1 year
* Free lunch when working on site in the office
This enterprise tool will be made accessible to the various VC investments via “e-learning” – to do this, Tech Writer consultant will be using an “e-learning” tool be Adobe called “Captivate”.
Captivate makes it easy to quickly create interactive simulations and software demonstrations. No programming or multimedia skills are required, content can be made engaging with interactivity, audio and video, and the software integrates easily with other Adobe products and eLearning applications.
MUST HAVE:
Minimum 5 years of Technical Writing experience
Experience putting documentation into a professional presentation
E-learning development tool experience (Captivate Tool, RWD uPerform)
Strong editing skills as well as MS Word
Excellent verbal communication skills
Training/Change Management
Self-starter
Strong business knowledge
inancial statement preparation, analysis, and presentations.
Budget preparation, analysis, and presentations.
Project reporting preparation, analysis, and presentations.
Cash management report preparation, analysis, and presentations.
Maintain and analyze assigned aspects of the financial management system.
Preparation of month and year-end accruals and schedules.
Reconciliation of accounts.
Compilation of monthly, quarterly and annual regulatory filings.
Participate in the preparation of the annual report.
Participate in the annual budget process.
Evaluation of system capabilities, including recommendations for current system upgrades / interfaces / enhancements.
Acting as implementation lead on software enhancements or changes, as assigned.
Creation of customized reports to extract needed data to accommodate any of the responsibilities herein.
Evaluation of general accounting policy and procedure, including recommendations for updates and changes consistent with best practices.
Preparation of cross functional analysis to fulfill management decision making needs.
Assist in internal and external audits, as assigned
We are seeking a creative writer who can develop marketing concepts and communicate clearly. Ideal candidates must be able to write a variety of relevant marketing collateral with a style that is clear, persuasive, and possesses a flair for inspiring and motivating customer action. The successful candidate will work in the Denver office and be an integral part of this fast-paced, professional marketing team. Typical audience will consist of wire house and the RIA markets as well as support material for our national sales team. Ideal candidates must be able to manage multiple projects from conception through production with minimal to moderate supervision.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
The essential functions include, but are not limited to:
•Responsible for developing brochures, whitepapers, ad copy, shareholder communications, presentations, multimedia, etc. Often responsible for completing initial drafts for more senior staff.
•Researching and preparing marketing pieces with sub-advisers’ portfolio managers through questionnaires and interviews then producing content drafts.
•Working with design group to maintain an appealing, consistent, branded design for all communications.
•Must possess a strong understanding of the importance of branding and of developing a voice for a product or service.
•Preparing talking points for shareholder service representatives to support marketing campaigns.
•Working fairly independently, although generally supporting senior management to build and implement strategic marketing opportunities.
•Tracking assigned projects through every step; from conception to production. Often required to provide updates to executive staff on status of various projects.
•Working closely with the in-house Compliance Department to ensure that materials meet regulatory standards.
•Distributing and tracking drafts to all reviewers including internal staff, fund counsel, and compliance; responsible for consolidating comments from all reviewers.
•Proofreading all documents prior to printing.
•Working with internal production department to track progress of finished documents for printing, mailing and fulfillment purposes.
•Coordinating distribution/mailing of communications to shareholders and/or investment professionals—mail or electronic delivery.
•Ensuring/monitoring material posted online.
•Tracking responses and ROI for various marketing campaigns.
NECESSARY SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY:
Only candidates possessing advanced experience in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook will be considered.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:
Education/Experience:
•Bachelor’s degree from accredited four-year college or university required. Ideally with emphasis in English, Communications, Journalism or Business.
•Minimum 5+ years of communications and project management experience.
•Demonstrated understanding of the financial services industry necessary. Knowledge of the mutual fund market preferred.
•Must currently hold FINRA (formerly NASD) Series 6 license, or be willing to obtain within first six months of employment.
•Experience in re-purposing print material for Web use preferred.
Skills:
•Proven expertise in financial writing, editing, and project management.
•Accomplished multi-tasker with the ability to synchronize all internal and external aspects of project management and to keep multiple communications moving on parallel paths.
•Perceptive, energetic individual who delivers results and manages change in a dynamic environment.
•Exceptional ability to build relationships with people from diverse areas.
•Self-motivated and confident problem-solver who thrives under pressure.
MAJOR JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES -Responsible for accurate routine cases through multiple applications, analysis, involving the ability to make decisions within the limits of general practices, procedures and policies
-May act as team lead on occasion
-Work performed independently with supervisor available to handle unusual situations
-Occasional instruction, training or assigning of work to other employees
-Prepare credit adjustments
-Download personal calling minutes to subscriber's vehicle
-Extend complimentary packages to subscriber's accounts
-Review all open cases from multiple applications prior to completed cases
-Issue refund checks to open and closed accounts
-Process all valid requests for compensation through multiple applications within Revenue Management metrics
-Perform credit adjustment to accounts in the OnStar application
-Download personal calling minutes to OnStar vehicle and process credits/debits back to the dealer's accounts
-Ability to interpret and administer accounting procedures and principles
-Oral and written communication skills
-Ability to operate office machines
-Interpersonal Skills to work effectively with others
-Relatively high level of analytical ability where problems are complex
-Willing to work flexible hours including major holidays
-Possibility of being crossed trained to work in multiple areas in department