Explain, the Newcastle based insights agency, has just added 3 new staff to its team of researchers. Jill Pate, having just completed her MA in Human Geography at Newcastle University with a background in research, planning and finance will work in the quantitative department. She previously worked at Dickinson Dees in the planning department and her special interests are in social research. Jill will work at Explain on several accounts including CE Electric and Home.
Rachael Henderson and Chris Sutherland have joined Explain as placements for the next 12 months and each will spend time working in the qualitative and quantitative departments respectively. Rachael, from Morpeth, is currently studying business and marketing at Northumbria University whilst Chris, from Wallsend, Newcastle is studying marketing.
Rachael will work as an assistant researcher on focus groups and ‘face to face in depths’ attending the groups and interviews, writing and editing the transcripts for senior insight analysis. Chris will concentrate on large sample research and work occasionally in the Explain ‘CATI’ call centre at South Gosforth.
Lucy Swan, Head of qualitative research commented ‘We have a fantastic partnership with Northumbria and Newcastle Universities and take an obvious interest is seeing academic excellence work hand in hand with sound practical experience. Our policy of taking placements is now in its tenth year and the role they perform is as essential as ever. After a short period of induction, it’s down to work and we get a huge contribution from them and take pride in nurturing outstanding local talent’
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