In her new role, Warnick (pictured) will oversee Touchstone Research’s core media, entertainment and technology work, as well as youth and family client accounts.

Before taking up her new role, Warnick was project director at Touchstone Research and has been at the company for around four years and 10 months.

Touchstone Research specialises in custom research, online panels and communities, youth and family, media and entertainment and technology research, and is headquartered in New Haven, Connecticut, US, with teams based in Los Angeles, Austin, Denver, Florida, Chicago, North Carolina, Michigan, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Idaho and Rhode Island.

Samantha Leaman, senior research manager at Touchstone Research, said: “We are very excited to announce Alexis’ well-deserved promotion to senior project director.

“It has been an absolute pleasure to watch her growth and development within the organisation, and to see her develop into the exceptional qualitative researcher that she is.

“With her extensive experience and expertise, Alexis will continue to work with our core client accounts and play an instrumental role in expanding Touchstone’s offerings.”