Analyst, Market Research

Our Story

About You: You are a high achiever looking to thrive in a fast-paced environment. You take pride in your own work but are comfortable collaborating with a team of highly motivated individuals. You can communicate clearly and concisely with teammates and clients, and you enjoy strong company culture and camaraderie. You can navigate multiple corporate functions, including global lines of service and corporate centers of excellence. You possess strong interpersonal skills and are willing to take on diverse tasks to achieve the team’s common goal. You value personal and professional growth and are ready to take the next step in advancing your career. If this sounds like you, well, then you will love the culture at Avison Young!

About Us: Avison Young is a global commercial real estate brokerage and advisory firm, offering transaction, management, financial and consulting services. We’ve designed our corporate structure to best serve our clients by enhancing collaboration across our organization. Real estate can have an enormous positive impact on people’s lives – and we’re in the business of making spaces and places work better for people. Our purpose is to create real economic, social and environmental value as a global real estate advisor, powered by people. We care about each other and we have each other’s backs. This makes Avison Young a great place to be a client, and a great place to work. We support the whole person and their complete wellness – economic, mental and physical – because what’s best for our business comes from our people bringing their whole selves to work.

Overview

We are looking for a Market Intelligence Analyst who will take the lead to produce accurate and informative reports that focus on current relevant information including micro and macroeconomic trends, public policy, market statistics, commercial developments, noteworthy news, etc. This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside all service lines within Avison Young. The successful candidate must possess strong administration and task management skills, exhibit excellent organizational skills, demonstrate an eye for detail, and must thrive in a fast-paced, team environment.

Responsibilities

• Working closely with our brokers teams to ensure Avison Young has a clear, data-based, analytically informed view of current trends and future outlook for real estate markets and sectors within the region; this view must be informed by wider trends at national and global levels, be updated on a timely basis, and communicated clearly and effectively to key stakeholders.
• Develop “subject matter expertise” on the Edmonton commercial real estate market, communicating effectively with colleagues and clients on real estate and related trends and market activity within the region.
• Supporting the preparation of regular or ad hoc analytical outputs that promote understanding of local and regional real estate trends and their implications for clients and client presentations. These outputs may include data products, written commentaries, or presentation material as appropriate for the audience concerned.
• Conduct a variety of information searches (availability, vacancy/sale, tenant information, transaction information, title information, zoning/planning restrictions, demographics, etc.) utilizing internal and external resources.
• Partnering with national Data Team to enhance AY proprietary databases through curating and collecting economic, demographic and real estate data.
• Performing other ad hoc duties as assigned by immediate supervisor or upper management.

Qualifications

• BA degree in Economics, Statistics, Commercial Real Estate or equivalent.
• Previous experience working in a research role within the CRE industry is preferred.
• Analytic with strong written and verbal communication skills, proofing, and editing skills with a drive for accuracy and details.
• Organized and able to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
• Possess characteristic traits of independent thinking and self-starting initiative.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office with advanced Excel skills.
• Must be proactive with a keen sense of urgency.

A positive attitude is essential as we strive to maintain and protect our culture by hiring only those that enhance our current complement of long-term employees and bring value to our team.

Workplace Type

On-Site

Our Equal Opportunity Commitment

Avison Young practices as an equal opportunity employer in all services locations around the world. We are committed to building and maintaining a workforce diverse in experience, skills and knowledge with uniformity in service excellence, commitment and integrity. The firm maintains a strict policy to ensure employment opportunities are equal and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, protected veteran or military service status, or any other elements protected by law.

Avison Young welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates during the recruitment process. For those requiring assistance, information relating to the need for accommodation and accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

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