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Job Title:  Research Assistant   Location:  London, UK (Hybrid; 2 days in the office per week) Born from the Stylist brand, Think Stylist is a cultural insight consultancy hiring for a Research Assistant to join our team in our London office on Fleet Street.  Think Stylist, part of the DC Thomson media and publishing company, decodes the lives, mindsets and behaviours of modern women, helping brands keep pace with a fast-evolving audience. By blending editorial instinct with real-time data and analysis, we turn cultural understanding into relevance, innovation and growth.  We power insight across Stylist and also partner with external brands and organisations that want to truly understand UK women today.   The Research Assistant is a pivotal role in a small, ambitious insight team where your work will directly shape the quality of our thinking, our output, and our commercial success. You’ll sit at the heart of our insight engine, building and nurturing the communities that power our research, spotting emerging cultural signals and helping turn them into meaningful insight for brands.   This is a hands-on role drawing from your experience in market research and working with platforms, that will give you real ownership, visibility, and the opportunity to grow into a Research Executive as your skills develop.  This role brings together community building, research analysis and delivery.    You’ll take ownership of our research communities, ensure high-quality data and engagement, and support across insight projects from design to delivery. You’ll also help us evolve how we use AI tools to track, analyse and surface trends at scale.   You’ll play a key role in ensuring our insight doesn’t just inform thinking - but creates real commercial opportunity. We’re a small team doing big, culturally relevant work. You’ll be trusted with real responsibility from day one, supported to grow quickly, and surrounded by people who care about creating insight that genuinely reflects women’s lives - and drives real impact for brands.     Key responsibilities include:  Community & Panel Management (Core Responsibility)   Own and evolve the Think Stylist research panel:   Manage onboarding, engagement and retention of panellists   Deliver clear, engaging communications (surveys, updates, newsletters)   Monitor panel health (demographics, activity, churn) and optimise performance   Act as the go-to contact for panellist queries and platform issues (e.g. FlexMR)   Continuously improve the panel experience and quality of data   Insight Collective (Thinkfluencers)   Lead our community of culturally engaged women:   Manage relationships and ensure consistent, high-quality participation   Review weekly contributions and identify emerging trends   Use AI tools alongside manual analysis to track patterns, sentiment and cultural shifts   Produce a monthly insight report for the wider business   Create short content (e.g. clips, highlight reels) to bring insights to life   Coordinate payments, scheduling and community touchpoints   Research Delivery & Insight Support   Support insight projects across their lifecycle:   Script and test surveys and polls   Support data analysis, charting and insight development   Use AI tools to assist with data synthesis and trend identification   Contribute to report creation   Help ensure projects run smoothly from setup to delivery