
Market Research & Insights Experts
Listing checked November 2, 2026 · pay as published by Mercor
Key details
- Pay
- $120/hr
- Location
- Remote
- Job type
- hourly
- Openings
- 10
- Posted
- November 2, 2026
Overview
Mercor pairs experienced research and insights professionals with a top AI lab that needs real practitioners to test an AI product built for market research synthesis, consumer insights generation, and marketing strategy recommendations. You step into the seat of an actual end user, running the kinds of workflows you already handle on the job and judging how well the system supports them. Your read on relevance, strategic quality, and actionability feeds directly into how the product develops. The work runs on an hourly basis and fits around your current position.
What You'll Do8
- Put the AI product through everyday research tasks, from pulling together market findings to drafting strategy recommendations
- Judge each output as a buyer of research would, weighing relevance, usefulness, and business fit
- Score how clear and well-structured each answer is, and whether someone could act on it tomorrow
- Write structured feedback that separates what worked from what missed the mark
- Flag gaps, factual errors, and missing context that weaken an output
- Describe the fix when an answer falls short, in terms a product team can act on
- Replay real workflows such as reviewing reports, checking insights for accuracy, and making calls based on what the tool returns
- Annotate examples consistently so the research team can compare results across reviewers
Requirements8
- 3 or more years in market research, insights, or marketing strategy
- Current or recent tenure at a Fortune 1000 company, a top consulting firm, or a leading agency
- Direct experience turning insights into business or marketing decisions, beyond writing reports
- Working knowledge of consumer research, segmentation, or survey analysis
- Background in market sizing, competitive intelligence, or trend analysis
- Record of translating findings into marketing or business strategy
- Sharp critical thinking paired with feedback that is specific and easy to act on
- Fluency in English
Who Should Apply
Market research analysts, consumer insights leads, brand and marketing strategy managers, and product marketing or growth people with deep research exposure. You should be someone who reads research and makes decisions from it, not just produces reports, and who currently sits at a large company, consultancy, or agency.
Salary Insight
The role pays $120 per hour. That sits at the high end for research and insights contract work, which usually reflects the seniority expected here: three or more years of experience plus a Fortune 1000, consulting, or agency background.
Pay and demand for Market Research & Insights roles
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This role · as published
$120/hr
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Typical pay · estimated
$68/hour
Median of 1,261 similar roles that publish pay · 302 publish only a top rate; those count at the rate they gave
Most Market Research & Insights roles pay $40–$95 per hour. This role's pay sits above that range.
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