Associate Director, Analytics - Media

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$112K/yr – $161K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 2 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the analytics-driven advisory role, translating client business questions into data-led media strategy and scalable measurement across paid, owned, and earned channels.

  • Manage cross-functional client relationships to uncover organic growth and drive data-driven investment decisions.
  • Scope and lead advanced analytics projects to deliver actionable insights and KPI-led plans for media activation.
  • Partner with senior clients and internal teams to fuse consulting, data, and marketing strategy into measurable business impact.

Job Description

Responsibilities - Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, facilitating synergy between the planning and activation functions that manage day-to-day client business - Build and develop relationships with client business directors and brand teams, ensuring that client and overall data proposition is relevant and aligns with strategy direction - Identify organic growth opportunities and partner with Client and Analytics leadership to convert - Drive a culture of ‘always-on’ data-driven decision making that will institutionalize the use of consumer-driven analytics in media/marketing investment planning and activation - Scope and direct advanced analytics projects to ensure that the deliverables are designed to answer valuable client and media team questions, and that timelines and scope are adhered to - Have experience and expertise in how to intersect consulting skills, data, advanced analytics, and marketing strategy to drive and improve clients’ business results - Consult with senior client marketing and business leaders to define and answer most important business questions - Advise on how to best leverage media and marketing investments to drive business results - Work collaboratively with the network to provide the client with thought leadership, and leverage it to create meaningful and measurable marketing experiences - Underpin client marketing processes with ‘big picture’ measurement frameworks and KPIs that will be used to evaluate experiences and specific plans, campaigns, or investments across paid, owned, and earned media environments - Keep abreast of evolving media landscape, including research and emerging trends to provide insight to both media teams and client (as required) - Guide and work closely with the planning teams and the client teams to deliver on “data-driven” marketing investment decisions (how much, where, when, which channels, etc…) - Create and manage deliverables against detailed project plans that align expectations with actionable outcomes - Provide a high-value consultation layer on top of analytics deliverables - Consult with client media teams to align on the strategy, implementation, and measurement plans for all key accounts - Determine the best means of communicating analytical insights to clients that ensures understanding of results and application of the analyses is applied - Build presentations providing clear analytics story – why the work is important, the truths that the analytics reveal, and the actions that should follow the analysis - Build the profile of Analytics within the agency by packaging and evangelizing best in class client work Requirements - Minimum 5 years of experience in performing analytics in marketing sciences capacity at a media agency, market research, or consulting company, or in-house at a brand. - Working knowledge of databases and SQL is preferred - Knowledge of web measurement technologies: - Ad serving platforms - Website analytics software - Quantitative education or experience preferred (Statistics, Social Sciences, Economics, Quantitative Marketing). - Experience in a cross-functional team environment with agency experience a big plus - Strong client management/consultative experience with both presenting and resolving issues - Extensive experience leading and managing marketing technology projects from ideation through implementation - Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills – a demonstrated ability to mine data for relevant and actionable insights - Solid written and verbal communication skill with ability to communicate/translate complex concepts to non-technical audiences - Strong understanding and experience with digital media buying, KPI development, and technology practices during campaign planning and execution - Demonstrated experience with programmatic audience buying concepts and execution - Powerful leadership qualities, as will be required to lead external and internal resources into new marketing effectiveness territories - Strong attention to detail, and be able to quality-check their teams’ work to ensure that data anomalies/mistakes are caught prior to delivery of the analysis to the client teams - Strong management capabilities, both operationally (as well as strategically) to ensure that guidance is given to all teams on how to enhance the product as the account matures) - Outgoing and able to integrate with fast-paced planning and activation teams - Able to cultivate excellent relationships with technology and research partners - Ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment - Hands-on, problem solving abilities – “can do” approach (someone who is a thinker and a doer) Nice to have - Data visualization skills desirable (e.g. Tableau, Datorama, PowerBI, etc.) - Experience in a cross-functional team environment with agency experience a big plus - Strong understanding of contemporary marketing analytics, advertising technology and research techniques, as well as an innovative vision on how the practice should evolve to keep pace with the ever-changing marketing environment Benefits - Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.
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Publicis Groupe Holdings B.V

Publicis Media harnesses the power of modern media through leading agency brands Dysrupt, Infinite Roar, Publicis Collective, Publicis Health Media, Spark Foundry, Starcom and Zenith, as well as global accelerator PMX; immersive experience group PMCI (inclusive of Picture Motion and RDL Worldwide); and access to integrated platform-based technologies and offerings from CJ, Epsilon and Influential. A key business solution of Publicis Groupe ([Euronext Paris FR0000130577, CAC 40]), Publicis Media’s digital-first, data-driven global solutions deliver client value and drive growth in a platform-powered world. It is present in over 100 countries with over 23,000 employees worldwide.

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