Market Research Expert
About the role
As a Market Research Expert, you will serve as a subject matter expert reviewing AI-generated market research outputs and/or creating expert research deliverables. Your responsibilities include evaluating the quality of reasoning and analytical thinking, providing precise written feedback, assessing solutions for accuracy and methodological soundness, identifying errors in research design and analysis, fact-checking claims, and writing high-quality explanations. You will also develop AI training content, optimize AI performance, and ensure model integrity by validating outputs across various industries and use cases. This contractor role is with SME Careers, a subsidiary of SuperAnnotate, focused on delivering training data for leading AI companies. There is no immediate project, but qualified candidates will be prioritized for future opportunities within the expert network.
Must have
- Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Marketing, Business, Economics, Statistics, Psychology, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience).
- 5+ years of professional experience in market research, consumer insights, strategy, or analytics (agency, consulting, or in-house).
- Strong understanding of qualitative and quantitative methods: interviews, focus groups, surveys, conjoint/MaxDiff familiarity (optional), basic experimental thinking.
- Proven ability to create and critique research instruments: question wording, scales, leading/loaded questions, survey flow, screening, and quality checks.
- Strong analytical reasoning: translating ambiguous questions into testable hypotheses, research plans, and decision-ready conclusions.
- Comfortable with market sizing and forecasting logic, including assumptions, triangulation, and sensitivity checks.
- Exceptional attention to detail when spotting flawed methodology, overconfident conclusions, weak evidence, or “hallucinated” data; minimum C1 English proficiency.
- Reliable, self-directed, and able to deliver consistent quality in an hourly, remote contractor workflow across time zones.
Nice to have
- Prior experience with AI data training/annotation, insight QA, research ops, or editorial review is strongly preferred.
Technologies
- Statistics
Highlights
This is an hourly, remote contractor position. There is no immediate project, but qualified candidates will be contacted first for future opportunities. Access to additional projects through the expert network is provided. Minimum C1 English proficiency is required.
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