Senior AI Transformation Analyst
National Journal Senior AI Transformation Analyst
Gravity Research is hiring a Senior AI Transformation 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 into practical solutions. You’ll work alongside senior executives to help organizations move from simply experimenting with AI to fundamentally changing how their teams work.
Gravity Research, born of National Journal, is a premier custom research and insights organization supporting corporate, association, and nonprofit clients. Our mission is to empower organizations to anticipate risk, spot opportunities, and rationalize reputational concerns against a backdrop of evolving public pressures.
Background
We are looking for curious and innovative researchers and consultants interested in helping communications and corporate affairs leaders smartly navigate AI’s transformation of their function.
The Role
Senior AI Transformation Analysts are responsible for contributing to all aspects of Gravity’s new AI advisory practice. 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, create change management deliverables, and build step-by-step case studies and 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 will have strong research instincts and hands-on comfort with AI tools and prompting. 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.
Your Responsibilities Will Include:
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Helping communications teams at Fortune 500 corporations understand how to adopt, govern, and scale AI within their organizations.
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Developing research using qualitative methods to synthesize findings from interviews, surveys, and open source research into clear, actionable insights.
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Building step-by-step case studies and roadmaps that translate peer and expert insights into practical implementation plans clients can act on.
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Constantly experimenting with new AI tools and releases to understand first-hand how they can be used to improve communications workflows.
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Applying change management principles to help clients structure adoption roadmaps, training plans, and upskilling programs for teams navigating AI-enabled ways of working.
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Drafting deliverables, including PowerPoint presentations, memos, and other formats, to communicate findings and recommendations to clients.
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Supporting the design and delivery of monthly webinars, executive briefings, and training sessions that build AI capability across a client's team.
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Preparing briefing materials and research summaries for executive advisors ahead of member meetings, and responding to on-demand research requests as questions arise.
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Contributing to product development by crafting new and innovative approaches to producing the analytic work, optimizing operations, and perfecting the research product.
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To perform this job successfully, each essential competency and responsibility must be performed satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform essential functions. Other duties may be assigned to meet organizational goals.
Specific Qualifications Include:
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A highly analytic, natural problem solver.
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The ability to highlight key insights within a complex set of data, synthesize large amounts of information, and then clearly explain these insights to clients.
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Creative thinking and resourcefulness in problem-solving.
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A strong writer able to clearly frame issues for a variety of audiences; some experience with PowerPoint or other visual presentation formats highly preferred.
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A skilled project manager, able to independently manage competing priorities and adhere to timelines.
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Familiarity with change management fundamentals and the ability to apply them practically to drive team adoption of new tools and workflows.
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Hands-on experience using AI tools and prompting (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot).
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An individual with 1-3 years of experience in at least one of the following domains: strategy consulting, change management, organizational development, AI transformation, or a related field.
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Research focused on AI, organizational development, or the future of work preferred.
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Earned Bachelor's degree required.
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Entrepreneurial spirit; Track record of building new initiatives from conception to execution.
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Prodigious work ethic and spirit of generosity.
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