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Title:	Sr Associate, Travel
Location:	Boston, MA OR Seattle, WA
Qualified Candidates Reply to:	careers@compete.com,  careers@compete.com (Reference code: 01)

Compete is seeking an outstanding individual for immediate hire to help grow its expanding Boston-based Travel practice (relocation to Boston not required if located elsewhere). The Travel practice at Compete is revolutionizing the way the industry uses the Internet as a marketing, competitive insight, customer relationship and consumer research channel.

The Senior Associate will manage the production of client deliverables and provide interpretation and insight directly to executive level clients. This role will develop and deploy new data-driven intelligence services for Travel companies, leveraging Compete’s proprietary data set of consumer behavior and survey responses. They will be responsible for developing and managing strong relationships with existing clients and will also play a key role in new business development. Successful candidates should be ready to ‘roll-up their sleeves and get into the data’ while also drawing business insights that will help clients measurably improve their business and increase the depth of Compete’s relationship with them. Compete is a fun, fast-paced and intense work environment.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Oversee client relationships, including responsibility for delivering consultative presentations and up-selling and renewing existing clients;
• Conceive, lead and perform new analysis of consumer marketing issues and business practices using large datasets of online behavior and survey responses;
• Creatively combine observed consumer behavior data with survey capabilities to resolve near and long-term business problems for clients;
• Spearhead new client growth in collaboration with client development team;
• Contribute to new product and service development initiatives in collaboration with analytics and development teams;
• Manage and grow strategic account relationships;
• Develop and publish articles in industry and national publications leveraging Compete analysis;
• Speak at conferences about industry trends and issues.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or graduate degree in Business or Economics preferred;
• 5 + years of professional experience in the Internet, consulting, consumer marketing, marketing research, consumer technologies or travel/auto industries;
• Experience making consulting-oriented presentations to executive-level audiences;
• Experience performing market research and analysis using large data sets;
• Strong analytical writing skills and attention to detail;
• Demonstrated track record of developing and managing long-term internal or external client relationships;
• High energy level, unbounded enthusiasm and strong desire to excel in any circumstance;

About Compete:
Compete, a unit of WPP provides advertisers, agencies and media companies with actionable digital intelligence. Hundreds of clients, including the world's leading brands, rely on Compete to help them create more effective websites and more targeted advertising campaigns.

Compete's products include online media planning and measurement tools as well as digital research in the automotive, consumer goods, financial services, media, retail, telecom and travel industries.

To learn more about Compete, please visit www.competeinc.com.  And to increase your digital intelligence, visit www.compete.com or our award-winning blog at www.blog.compete.com.
 

For immediate consideration, please e-mail your resume to careers@compete.com.