Market Research & Insights Analyst (Remote | $150–$350/hr)

Research & Insights Expert – PowerPoint Review & Reconstruction

Position: Research & Insights Expert – PowerPoint Review & Reconstruction

Type: Contractor

Compensation: $150–$350/hour

Location: Remote

About the Opportunity

micro1 is engaging experienced Research & Insights Experts to contribute to a customer project focused on elevating executive-level business presentations. In this role, you will combine research and insights expertise with advanced PowerPoint, presentation design, data visualization, and visual storytelling skills to reconstruct and improve research-driven presentations.

You will work with research and insights slides such as survey results, research readouts, segmentation analyses, and competitive landscapes. Your work will improve clarity, visual impact, and executive communication while preserving the underlying research accuracy, methodology, context, and intent.

No prior AI experience is required — your research, analytical, and presentation expertise is what matters most.

Responsibilities

• Receive images of research and insights slides and accurately reconstruct them in Microsoft PowerPoint .
• Rebuild slides covering research readouts, survey results, segmentation analyses, competitive landscapes, and related business insights.
• Improve slide clarity, visual hierarchy, message structure, and overall executive-level presentation quality.
• Apply advanced presentation design and data visualization principles while preserving research accuracy and intent.
• Edit and refine slide content to make key findings clearer and more impactful.
• Ensure research definitions, methodological caveats, supporting context, and factual details remain accurate throughout reconstruction.
• Apply effective visual storytelling techniques to communicate research findings clearly.
• Develop supported slide titles, appropriate message hierarchies, and effective exhibit selections.
• Create a comprehensive change log for each assignment documenting modifications and explaining the rationale behind design and content decisions.
• Distinguish between elements that require improvement and elements that should be preserved because they effectively communicate the underlying research.
• Defend methodological, messaging, and presentation-design decisions using clear written reasoning.
• Participate in task-based, sprint-driven production cycles and complete individual slide engagements efficiently.

Required Qualifications

• Strong professional experience in research and insights, market research, consumer insights, analytics, or related quantitative research disciplines .
• Proven expertise creating or refining executive-level or client-facing presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint .
• Strong proficiency in:
• PowerPoint presentation design
• Slide reconstruction
• Data visualization
• Visual storytelling
• Content editing
• Ability to preserve research accuracy while improving presentation quality and visual communication.
• Strong critical-thinking and analytical skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Clear and effective written communication skills.
• Ability to explain and defend methodological, design, and messaging decisions.
• Strong understanding of how research findings should be communicated to executive and business audiences.

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in market research, consumer insights, analytics, or related quantitative research fields.
• Background as a research and insights practitioner or consultant.
• Experience developing executive presentations, research readouts, or client-facing business presentations.
• Strong understanding of research methodology, data interpretation, and insight communication.
• Experience reconstructing or redesigning existing presentation materials.
• Ability to balance visual improvement with preservation of accurate research context and methodology.
• Experience with AI training, AI evaluation, or rubric development is a plus but not required.
• Strong ability to work independently in task-based and sprint-driven environments.

Key Areas of Expertise

• Research & Insights
• Market Research
• Consumer Insights
• Quantitative Research
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Slide Reconstruction
• Presentation Design
• Executive Presentations
• Client-Facing Presentations
• Data Visualization
• Visual Storytelling
• Research Readouts
• Survey Results
• Segmentation Analysis
• Competitive Landscapes
• Content Editing
• Message Hierarchy
• Exhibit Selection
• Research Accuracy
• Methodological Review
• Critical Thinking
• Written Communication
• Presentation Quality Assessment

Compensation & Engagement

• Compensation is $150–$350/hour .
• This is a remote contractor opportunity .
• Work is structured around individual, task-based slide reconstruction and review assignments.
• Each slide engagement is expected to require approximately 1–2 hours , depending on complexity.
• Assignments are conducted through flexible, sprint-driven production cycles.
• Experts are expected to provide both high-quality presentation work and clear documentation explaining their decisions.

Application Process

1. Apply to the role and complete the required screening questions.
2. Complete an AI Interview , if required.
3. Complete a PowerPoint/Presentation Design Assessment , if applicable.
4. Participate in Hiring Manager Review .