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Data Storyteller & Investigative Researcher

About the role

The India Notes is a leading newsletter, read every week by 19,000+ of India's founders, investors, and operators, the people at Google, CRED, Flipkart, Blume, and Elevation Capital who have to understand the Indian consumer before they bet on them. It decodes what Indians actually do with their money, their apps, their time, and their trust, through an ethnographic lens rooted in real stories.

It is the public face of 1990 Research Labs, a consumer-research studio that has spent a decade answering one question for companies like Meta, Duolingo, HDFC Bank, and CRED: why do people do what they do.

The opportunity

We want one person to own the research and writing behind all of it. This is the rare seat where data, behavioural science, and technology converge into storytelling. In a single week you might take apart an RBI dataset, read a behavioural-economics paper, and track a product launch catching fire on X, then braid all three into a story. If "why did India just do that" is the most interesting question you can think of, this was built for you.

What you'll do

Live inside how India decides, then turn it into deeply researched stories. The newsletter first, then research packs for the podcast, then the social posts that pull people back. Own a weekly cadence.

The details

- Location: Bangalore (in-office).

- Structure: 3-month paid contract, converting to full-time on performance.

- Experience: 1 to 3 years.

Name

Email

Phone

Current location

Years of experience

Portfolio, Substack, or personal site

Your best writing

One sharp insight about Indian consumer behaviour

Something you have observed that most people miss. A few sharp sentences beat a long essay.

A blog or newsletter you read recently, and why it pulled you in

This role is in-office in Bangalore at ₹50,000 per month for the first three months. Does that work for you?

Yes