Senior Research Analyst, AI Transformation Best Practices

Gravity Research is hiring a Senior Research Analyst to help some of the world’s leading communications and corporate affairs teams navigate the rapidly changing world of AI.  This is a role for someone who is endlessly curious about what AI can do, eager to experiment with the latest tools, and excited to turn emerging ideas and peer experiences into practical solutions. You’ll work alongside senior executives to research how leading organizations move from simply experimenting with AI to fundamentally changing how their teams work, and help others follow their lead. Gravity Research, born of National Journal, is a premier custom research and insights organization supporting corporate clients. Our mission is to help communications and corporate affairs leaders modernize their functions by finding where AI fits into their workflows and team structures. Background We are looking for curious and innovative researchers interested in helping communications and corporate affairs leaders smartly navigate AI’s transformation of their function through rigorous case study and best practices research. The Role Senior Analysts are responsible for contributing to all aspects of Gravity’s new AI transformation practice, with a focus on case study and best practices research. Analysts help communications and corporate affairs leaders move their teams from early experimentation to mature AI adoption. Analysts on this team use qualitative research methods to assess where organizations stand in their adoption journey, build step-by-step case studies and best practices, and create practical implementation guidance on how to modernize the function. Analysts work directly with senior leaders at Gravity and senior communications and corporate affairs executives at member organizations. Qualifications Of The Ideal Candidate The ideal candidate is a strong qualitative researcher who is comfortable designing executive interviews and turning the findings into polished, practical insight. The candidate will also have hands-on comfort with AI tools and prompting, along with the curiosity to test how new tools can improve communications work. The candidate will have the ability to execute against tight deadlines to develop professional and intellectually sound deliverables for members, both independently and in close collaboration with team members.