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Research Assistant (Graduate) – Techtelligence

Research Assistant (Graduate) – Techtelligence

Remuneration – Dependant on experience

4-day Work Week – We’re a Mon-Thu business!

Work Perks – Private healthcare, wellness program, rewards and discounts + more

Location: Our Manchester City Office in Ancoats

Contract Type: Full time

Start Date: Immediate

About Techtelligence

Techtelligence is Today Digital’s emerging market-intelligence platform, built to turn first-party editorial data, behavioural signals, and expert insights into practical intelligence for technology buyers and vendors.

We’re building a data-driven research and content engine powering UC Today, CX Today and Today Digital’s commercial products. The Research Assistant will play a key role in supporting our research programmes, content development, and data operations.

Role Overview

The Research Assistant provides hands-on support across research projects, data preparation, content creation, and insight development. You’ll help gather information, analyse trends, compile reports, and support the successful delivery of internal and client-facing research outputs.

This role is ideal for someone who is data-driven, analytical, organised, curious, and excited about enterprise technology, digital transformation, and market insights.

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Key Responsibilities

Research & Analysis

  • Conduct desk research on B2B technology markets (customer and employee experience).
  • Gather and validate information from analyst reports, vendor materials, surveys, and industry sources.
  • Track vendor announcements, market movements, and product updates.
  • Support preparation of research briefs, topic insights, and trend summaries.

Data Collection & Insight Extraction

  • Assist with managing Techtelligence taxonomy and tagging structures across WordPress sites.
  • Help compile weekly engagement insights (GA4, WordPress analytics).
  • Extract high-value data points and convert them into visuals or summaries.
  • Support development of buyer personas and content-affinity profiles.

Content Support

  • Draft short research summaries, data-led insights, and supporting paragraphs for reports or blogs.
  • Help format research outputs, including charts, tables, and presentations.
  • Assist preparing content for Techtelligence surveys, newsletters and insight briefs.
  • Ensure research content is accurate, sourced, and aligned with editorial standards.

Project Support & Administration

  • Organise research references, documents, and knowledge repositories.
  • Support project timelines, ensuring tasks are completed on schedule.
  • Coordinate with Marketing, Editorial, and Commercial to deliver research projects smoothly.
  • Maintain research calendars and assist with internal reporting.

Required Skills & Experience

  • Strong written communication skills; able to summarise complex topics clearly.
  • Analytical mindset with high attention to detail.
  • Comfortable working with data in spreadsheets or basic analytics tools.
  • Ability to research reliably using online sources, industry reports, and public datasets.
  • Organised, proactive, and able to juggle multiple tasks.
  • Interest in enterprise technology markets (AI, UC, CX, cloud, digital workplace).

Nice to Have

  • Experience with WordPress, GA4, Looker Studio, or similar tools.
  • Experience producing reports, insights, or structured research deliverables.
  • Background in business, marketing, data, journalism, or similar.

Success Indicators

  • Timely delivery of research tasks and content support.
  • High-quality insight summaries and data contributions.
  • Well-maintained research documentation and taxonomy structure.
  • Consistent support across Techtelligence content and commercial projects.
  • Positive feedback from Editorial, Marketing, and Commercial stakeholders.