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Graduate Programme 2018
Welcome to Lightspeed is a leading digital data company, on a mission to help clients discover truth through data. We are passionate about boldly challenging the status quo to find faster, more creative ways of connecting brands and consumers to build richer profiles of millions of people across the globe. From modernizing surveys via our Programmatic Gravity Network and LifePoints mobile app, to amplifying the voice of the millennial through VICE Voices, or leveraging our first party panel relationships and uniquely patented Honesty Detector Service to find the quality in the quantity of data out there... …we deliver the ‘buy and why’ insights that power today’s marketing decisions!
SHOWING OFF a bit!...
• AURA Best Agency Speaker Award 2015
• AMSRS Best Paper Award 2013
• ARF Great Minds Award for Quality Research 2011
• BHBIA Keith Munro Award for Best Paper 2016
• BHBIA Keith Munro Award for Best Paper 2014
• BIG/MRS Best Impact through Applications of Research Award 2015
• BIG/MRS Best Impact through Applications of Research Award 2014
• ESOMAR Young Research Professional of the Year Award 2016
• ESOMAR Congress Best Exhibitor Award 2015
• ESOMAR Congress Best Paper Finalist 2014
• ESOMAR Fernanda Monti Award Best Paper Overall Double Finalist 2012
• ESOMAR Congress Best Methodological Paper Winner 2011
• ESOMAR APAC Best Paper Winner 2012
• ESOMAR Congress Voted Best Presentation 2014
• ESOMAR APAC Best Presentation Award 2014
• MRS/ASC Award for Technology - Innovation & Effectiveness 2017
• MRS Awards Grand Prix Best Overall 2015
• MRS Best Newcomer Award Finalist 2016
Our latest AWARDS
• MRS Conference Best Speaker Finalist 2016
• MRS Business to Business research Award 2016
• MRS Business to Business research Award 2015
• MRS Media Research Award 2015
• MRS Excellence Award 2015
• MRS Excellence Award 2014
• MRS Innovation Awards Highly Commended 2015
• MRS Award for Innovation in Research Methodology Finalist 2014
• MRS Award for Innovation in Research Methodology Winner 2012
• MRS Award for Innovation in Research Methodology Finalist 2008
• WPP Atticus Grand Prix award 2016
• WPP Atticus Award for Research in Practice 2016
• WPP Atticus Award for Research in Practice 2015
• WPP Atticus Award for Research in Practice 2012
• WPP Atticus Award for the Nature of and Value of Insights 2016
• WPPed Cream Award Winner for Research Methodology 2014
We are part of a DATA POWERHOUSE…
AKQA
Burson
Marsteller Mediacom
JWT Ogilvy
Kantar Blast
Hill &
Added Radius
Knowlton
Value
Kantar
MJM Retail Group M
Penn
Young & Kantar Kantar Schoen
Rubicam Vermeer Futures Berland
Kantar
Kantar VML
Grey Millward
TNS
Brown
Kantar Kantar Landor
Mindshare WorldPanel Public
Kantar Kantar Cohn &
RTB Media Wolfe
Health
We are PASSIONATE about…
Not being afraid to aim Finding ways to Moving things along
higher and take some extend what we have faster than we ever
risks vs complaining about have before for our
what we don’t respondents, and our
own teams
♥ Our PURPOSE: Connecting People
♥ Our VISION: The most innovative provider of digital data solutions
♥ Our MISSION: Discovering truth through data
Voices
Some of the COOL
STUFF we do…
Our Vice Voices Panel provides
clients with access to the most
Our advanced sought after millennial audience
mobile app fits
seamlessly into
people’s lives to
collect in the
moment research.
Our GRADUATE Programme…
Our 2018 Graduate Programme Our 2018 Programme will run in both our Global HQ in Warren, New Jersey, and our European HQ in London, UK. The aim of our programme is to offer you the opportunity to develop a diverse skillset which will be invaluable to your future career, and your curiosity and innovative mind will be critical to helping shape the future of our business. You will be exposed to all areas of our business, expected to develop core skills, as well as strengthen specialisms as you progress through your time with us. We also offer the opportunity to work closely with our global teams, building a cross-market understanding of our industry, and the chance to undertake a placement in one of our global offices in year two, to really experience both living and working abroad!
Our COMMITMENT to you..
We are 100% committed to investing in your future, starting with a two year programme
packed with placements, projects, opportunities and experiences, which will provide you with
a strong foundation for accelerated career progression.
If successful in joining our team, here’s a snapshot of some of things you can expect:
• Flexibility to elect your placements in year two, giving you the opportunity to begin your
career path and strengthen specialist skills
• The opportunity to undertake a placement at one of our global offices – giving you the
experience of both living and working abroad
• Exposure and opportunities within the world’s largest advertising business – Lightspeed is
part of the Kantar family, with 30,000 employees globally and offices in more cities around
the world than we can name. Add to that our place within the WPP group and a culture
which encourages both cross brand and global mobility, and the world is your oyster
• The experience of working in a business with a bold, creative and fast culture, where we
value fun and hard work in equal measure
• You’ll work with our exciting partners such as Vice Media, the world’s preeminent youth
media company and design studio. Together, we create targeted research methods to
reach the often underrepresented voice of millennials
• A competitive starting salary and award winning benefits package
A thorough on
An EXAMPLE of what your programme boarding to
introduce you
could look like… tour business,
our wider Group,
and to plan for
your future
development
Weeks 1-2: On Boarding Weeks 1-2: Reflection & Planning
Continuous
First 4 month rotation in Client Solutions Fourth 4 month rotation in elected area development built
in – ensuring a
rich learning
experience
Development week and Grad Task 4
Year One
Development week and Grad Task 1
Year Two
Potential global / regional opportunity
Second 4 month rotation in Client Delivery
(dependant on performance)
Development week and Grad Task 2 Development week and Grad Task 5
Third 4 month rotation in Platform / Data Fifth 4 month rotation - project
Opportunity to
undertake
projects which
Development week and Grad Task 3 Overview week, presentation and assessment are unique to
A planned your interests
Assessment week (inc. prep. and Goal: placement in permanent role and and development
transition from
assignment) year one to year future career path needs
two, giving you
opportunity to
reflect, and plan,
ensuring your
interests, skills
and development
needs are metWhat YOU bring to the table…
Impressive academic achievements are a good starting point, but we are also interested to
hear of your achievements outside of the classroom and the personal attributes you will bring
to our business. Here’s a few things that are important to us:
• A curiosity about the world of consumer data and insights
• Strong communication skills, both verbally and written - confident in speaking to our
teams, clients and partners
• Self-motivated and eager to learn – as the saying goes, you will get out of this opportunity
what you put in!
• An aptitude for working with data
• A thought leader with an inquisitive mind, we need you to challenge the status quo and
bring a new perspective, utilising your experiences to create impact
• The desire to share learning – we believe that development happens at all times, not just
in the classroom, so you will be expected to share your learning with colleagues and
partake in group learning sessions
• You should be tech savvy – and maybe even able to teach us a thing or two
• A commitment to our values of being bold, create and fast is essentialHere’s what OUR TEAMS have to say...
Jai Dhami
Invoicing Process Coming into Lightspeed as a recent
graduate opened a wealth of
Manager opportunities for me. Within a year I had
been on stage at conferences and in front
of a wealth of clients. Working on
projects at the cutting edge of innovation.
It’s hard for me to imagine a more
interesting or fun start to my career.
My career at Lightspeed initially started off as a one
year placement as part of my degree. I was lucky
enough to be offered a permanent role when I
finished my degree and had no hesitation in
snapping it up. It has been six years now and
Lightspeed has offered me so many opportunities to
develop my skills and my career. I quickly gained Alex Wheatley
valuable client facing experience and exposure and
soon my responsibilities grew as I was promoted to Innovation Researcher
an Account Manager. I then diversified to a new role
that I worked toward with my manager as the
business grew and recognised a need. I now manage
a team of 4 and am an escalation point across EMEA,
a big responsibility!I came to Lightspeed having recently graduated.
Wanting to explore global quantitative research and
methods, I was quickly brought into a team that focus
on longitudinal studies for large bluechip clients. It's
been fascinating to see firsthand how these
companies use this research to determine global
strategy and have an active part in it. I was able to use
my education to contribute in client conversations and
be involved in shaping the future direction of
projects. The culture is open, progressive and Stefan Cave
supportive, it makes you feel part of a big family.
Joining Lightspeed has been an illuminating Team Leader
experience for my profession!
Even as a newly fledged Biochemistry graduate, I have
been given the opportunity to thrive and grow in my role as
Yana Mushkova Project Manager at Lightspeed Health. In the past 3 years
Project Manager alone, I’ve been to face to face client visits both within the
UK and outside, promoting best practices and helping
design sound healthcare research pieces. I’ve also been
fortunate enough to be part of the Kantar Accelerator
Programme, where over the course of 5 months I was able
to spend 1 week of secondment in 5 different sister
companies. Not only did this give me an opportunity to
network and meet like-minded individuals but it exposed
me to different areas of the business that have broadened
my understanding of in the industry and aided in my
continued professional development.But it’s not JUST about BUSINESS..
We know ENJOYING what you do and who you work with MATTERS… So we have active social committees in all offices who host events, drinks, mixers, pool tournaments, outings.. There’s no shortage of things to get involved in!
So, if you have a passion for PEOPLE, DATA and MAKING AN IMPACT from day one, what are you waiting for? Start your journey with us today…
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