Are you fascinated by human culture and behaviour? Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for brands, innovation and consumer behaviour? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you as a Senior Behavioural Analyst in London.
This is an opportunity to join a dynamic close-knit team focused on revealing the “why” behind consumer behaviour. You'll be leading exciting projects, collaborating with brilliant people, and delivering impact for clients like Nike, Google, Lego, Mindshare and Universal Music. If you're smart, nice, open-minded and passionate about people and business, we want to meet you!
About us
We are Canvas8, a strategic insights practice with offices in London, NYC, LA, Singapore and Manila. We help our clients understand people so they can make better business decisions.
Our work investigates the hidden insights in everyday life – from the psychology behind the rise of absurdism in media, and teenagers’ obsession with romantasy and fan fiction, to why AI companions are becoming Gen Z’s go-to besties – and makes them meaningful for brands. Our team is a blend of disciplines and skills, from psychology to journalism and anthropology to behavioural economics. What unites us is a desire to understand people and a passion for delivering outstanding work.
About the role
This role is for a remarkable Senior Behavioural Analyst with 4+ years of relevant experience. You will be responsible for pioneering and leading innovative research and analysis across consultancy projects and through the Canvas8 Membership.
As part of the Consultancy team, you’ll be researching cultural, social and technological shifts as well as changes in industry. The research is incredibly varied. One day you might be speaking to a scientist about the psychology of doom scrolling, the next you might be pouring over data to discover why teenagers have stopped playing sports.
You should have ambition, drive, be personable and willing to get stuck in – leading strategic research projects, conducting analysis to solve client challenges, managing timelines and budgets, workshopping findings, designing deliverables, and debriefing clients.
You’ll need to excel at project leadership and project management, thinking creatively, and problem-solving, have great awareness of cultural trends, be emotionally intelligent, naturally curious about people, and have exceptional analytical, written and communication skills.
With a brilliant team around you, your efforts will be instrumental in helping Canvas8 inspire the world’s best brands, agencies and organisations.
The day-to-day
About you
You are experienced in consumer behaviour, cultural analysis, strategy and research. However, your key strength is your ability to organise and analyse research and communicate clear insights that solve strategic problems.
You will be a brilliant writer and editor, comfortable with quantitative and qualitative research and analysis – and a great communicator, on paper and in person. You can unlock powerful insights across different sources, be confident interviewing people, and parsing data, be genuinely interested in the world around you, and be capable of telling inspiring stories.
Well-organised, you are comfortable leading complex projects from start to finish, directing others, managing timelines and budgets, and problem-solving. Finally, you’ll excel in clarity of analysis and creating inspiring deliverables – from ethnographic documentaries to engaging workshops and high-quality written reports.
Requirements
Benefits
If you think this sounds like a good fit, please apply below by outlining why and attaching your CV.
Applications will close on Thursday, August 27, 2026
At Canvas8, we believe in the power of diversity to drive innovation. We're committed to creating an inclusive space where every individual is valued. Join us in a workplace that celebrates differences – race, gender, age, and beyond – fueling our creativity and competitive edge. We actively seek diverse talents and provide equal opportunities, free from discrimination. Shape your future with us, where diversity isn't just a value, but a key to our success.
We are Canvas8, a global strategic insights practice operating out of London, LA, New York, Singapore and Manila. We help organisations grow through a better understanding of people.
Primarily focused on media, communications and product development, our award-winning insights inspire clients including The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Google, Edelman, Mindshare, MTV, Nike, the British Government and Samsung.
Our work is about investigating the hidden insights in everyday life – from the psychology of boredom to teenage make-up rituals – and making them meaningful for brands.
Our team blend skills from psychology to journalism, anthropology to behavioural economics. What unites them is a desire to understand people and a passion for delivering outstanding work.
Supported by our network of over 3,500 experts, from TED speakers to MIT fellows, and underpinned by innovative research methods, we work at the intersection of behavioral science, culture, business and creativity to understand human behaviour.
Our flagship product is our Library platform, an online database of over 38,000+ trend reports and case studies spanning 15 industries, nine markets and five generational audiences – complemented by our innovative consultancy offer, which often spans multiple markets. We have also recently launched Toolkit, templated consultancy solutions for faster, affordable results; as well as Access which contains thousands of specialist experts at our clients' fingertips for added validation.
