Market Research Interviewer job description

About the job

We are looking for a market research interviewer to carry out face-to-face and telephone interviews and surveys with consumers, recording their answers accurately and honestly, following the study's instructions.

Duties and responsibilities

• Approach participants in markets, shops and homes or by phone and explain the survey's purpose
• Ask the questions exactly as written without leading the answers
• Record answers on a tablet or phone in the data collection app
• Meet the sample quotas set for areas and participant groups
• Check each questionnaire before submitting it and resolve missing or inconsistent answers
• Carry out mystery shopping visits and write them up
• Protect participants' privacy and keep their answers confidential
• Report field problems and refusals to the supervisor daily

Working conditions

• Daily fieldwork in streets and markets, sometimes in the heat
• Travel between neighbourhoods and towns to reach the sample

Requirements

• Secondary school certificate or equivalent
• 3 to 6 years of experience in field data collection or market research

The years of experience follow the level you choose when posting.

Skills

• Field interviewing
• Data collection apps
• Telephone interviewing
• Mystery shopping
• Data confidentiality
• Accuracy
• Communication

Preferred

• University study in a field such as statistics, sociology or marketing
• Knowledge of Tamazight or another local language for work in some areas
• A valid driving licence