What does a part-time market research analyst do?

As a part-time market research analyst, your duties focus on collecting and analyzing consumer and marketplace data to create reports that will assist your employer or client in marketing or business decisions. In this job, you may focus on defining trends in an industry or marketplace, researching a competitor, testing responses to a new product in a target market, or using data to forecast which demographics will buy a specific product or service. As a part-time worker, your responsibilities are generally less extensive than full-time employees, though you are also exempt from the benefits conferred to full-time employees. However, advancement to a full-time position often begins with part-time work.