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YunoJuno connects you with vetted freelance and contract insights managers who run research programs and turn customer and market insight into decisions. Onboard, contract and pay them in 165+ countries, with compliance handled for you.
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Why hire a freelance insights manager?
Insight only matters when it reaches decisions. A freelance insights manager brings the experience to commission the right research, bring sources together and put clear recommendations in front of the people who need them.
Freelancers also give you flexibility. Bring one in to lead an insight function through a gap, set up a research program, manage agencies or consolidate data, then hand over when the role is filled. They bring an independent view and tested ways of working.
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How does hiring a freelance insights manager work on YunoJuno?
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What does a freelance insights manager do?
A freelance insights manager leads customer and market insight for a business, on a project or contract basis. They define the research agenda, commission and manage agencies and studies, combine research, data and analytics, and share insight across marketing, product and leadership teams. They manage and apply research, while researchers carry out the studies. Typical responsibilities include:
How much does it cost to hire a freelance insights manager?
Day rates for freelance insights managers vary with seniority, sector, team and budget size, whether the role is interim, and location. Each freelancer's day rate is shown on their YunoJuno profile, so you can compare options against your budget before you get in touch.
Every year, YunoJuno analyzes data from the projects booked through the platform and publishes it in the Contractor Rates Report. Download the latest rates report to benchmark day rates and project trends.
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"YunoJuno is a seamless experience and takes a lot of the stress away. Itreally helps from an agility and productivity perspective, quickly answering the business needs and helping to create a much more diverse and output-focused team. The quick payment of freelancers is a game changer — we have managed to reduce time to hire from a week to a couple of hours."
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Frequently asked questions
Hire a freelance insights manager when your insight lead has left or is on leave, when research is fragmented or not used, or when you're setting up a program or repository. They're also useful for managing agency relationships and for a major launch or strategy review.
Insights managers vary by sector and remit. Some work client-side in consumer brands, retail or financial services, others at agencies or in B2B and technology. Some are strongest in research management, others in data integration and storytelling. For carrying out studies, consider a qualitative researcher or quantitative researcher, and a market research consultant advises on research approach. For strategic direction, a strategic planner may fit. Match their experience to your sector and team.
Browse all freelance insights managers on YunoJuno.
Look for a mix of research and leadership skills:
- Experience leading insight or research functions
- Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative methods
- Agency and supplier management
- Ability to combine research with data and analytics
- Insight storytelling and presentation skills
- Stakeholder management with marketing, product and leadership
- Experience in your sector
- Budget and project management
Useful questions to ask before you book:
- Which insight functions and programs have you led, and what changed?
- How do you set an insight agenda?
- How do you brief and manage research agencies?
- How do you combine research with other data sources?
- How do you make sure insight is used in decisions?
- How do you manage budgets and timelines?
- Which tools and repositories do you use?
- What would you focus on first with us?
The cost of a freelance insights manager depends mainly on seniority, sector, team and budget size, whether the role is interim, and location. Freelancers set their own day rates, which you can see on their YunoJuno profile before you make contact.
For benchmarks, see YunoJuno's Contractor Rates Report, built from rates data on projects booked through the platform. For what it costs to use YunoJuno itself, see the pricing page.
Post a brief or search the network, and book a freelance insights manager based in or outside your own country. YunoJuno supports payments in 165+ countries and assesses worker classification for every engagement, so you can engage independent talent without managing the compliance work yourself. That includes US contractor compliance for 1099 and W-2 engagements and IR35 status determinations in the UK, as part of YunoJuno's wider global compliance coverage.
It is also fast. Onboarding takes under 5 minutes, worker classification around 15 minutes, and a contract can be in place in under 24 hours. YunoJuno also provides misclassification indemnification, adding protection if a classification is ever challenged.
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