James Haigh

Associate Consultant

United Kingdom

About

After graduating with a Master's in Applied Linguistics, my first role gave me experience in conducting market research for major international brands and innovating Excel sheets to drastically reduce time and improve accuracy in analyses. I've just taken up a new role as an Associate Consultant for Horizon Strategy, which is an exciting new step that will allow me to focus my attention on my passion for quantitative analysis! I undertook a wide range of both qualitative and quantitative research during my degrees, and am specialised and highly trained in statistical testing. Alongside my research as part of my degrees, I've also carried out independent research projects. This includes two projects presented at ICUR 2020 and 2021 (International Conference for Undergraduate Research), which involved planning, applying for ethical approval, carrying out the experiments, gathering and analysing the data, and presenting it to an international cross-disciplinary audience. I've also worked as part of the Warwick MITN (Migration, Identity, and Translation Network) as part of a research cluster investigating language learning motivations during the COVID-19 pandemic. With my team, I presented these findings at WICAL 2021 (Warwick International Conference for Applied Linguistics), to an audience ranging from undergraduates to leaders in the field.

Experience

  • Associate Consultant at Horizon Strategy
    Mar 2025 - Present · 1 yr 4 mos

  • Youth Advisory Group Member at The Careers & Enterprise Company
    Sep 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

  • Futuresource Consulting (St Albans, England, United Kingdom)
    • Research Analyst
      Jan 2023 - Mar 2025 · 2 yrs 3 mos

    • Graduate Research Analyst
      Sep 2022 - Jan 2023 · 5 mos

  • Seasonal Sales Associate at Sports Direct
    Oct 2021 - Jan 2022 · 4 mos

    Carried out transactions on tills and processed delivery items Conducted shoe sales, listening to customer requests, giving advice, and pulling shoes from the storeroom Received consistent praise from supervisors and customers for customer service skills, including positive online reviews

  • Helper/Teaching Assistant at Gordon Brown Centre
    Apr 2015 - Dec 2018 · 3 yrs 9 mos

    Working at outdoor activity centre with woodland and farm areas Helped with the running of Activity Days and birthday parties, including independently managing small groups of children in the age range of 5-12 and supervising less experienced helpers Cared for animals, including feeding and cleaning out