Data Scientist, Marketing

San Francisco, CA (On-site)

$142K/yr – $203K/yrMid Level1+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own the data-to-insights pipeline for marketing analytics, driving reliable data ingestion, predictive pLTV modeling, AI-assisted diagnostics, and scalable, cross-channel measurement that informs spend and optimization decisions.

  • Data Infrastructure: build and maintain ETL pipelines across ad networks, CRM, and internal sources.
  • Analytics & Modeling: develop pLTV, contribute to MMM, and enable faster optimization of UA campaigns.
  • Measurement & Automation: enable AI-powered data inquiries, diagnostics, and self-serve dashboards.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain robust ETL pipelines that ingest, transform, and validate UA data from ad networks, MMPs, and internal systems.
  • Develop and refine predictive LTV (pLTV) models to enable faster optimization of UA campaigns based on early user signals.
  • Explore, develop, and refine AI-based systems that are able to answer common data inquiries from stakeholders, as well as quickly diagnose data pipeline issues, etc.
  • Contribute to marketing mix modeling (MMM) and other aggregate measurement approaches to evaluate cross-channel and upper-funnel impact (e.g. brand) where deterministic attribution is limited.
  • Support testing frameworks (e.g., geo experiments, holdouts, incrementality tests) to evaluate campaign effectiveness in privacy-constrained environments.
  • Partner with Finance and UA teams to align on forecasting methodologies and investment strategies driven by pLTV and payback periods.
  • Build and maintain reliable datasets and ETL workflows that ingest and transform marketing data from ad platforms, CRM systems, social channels, and internal data sources.
  • Support measurement and optimization of direct marketing channels including email, push notifications, in-app messaging, and other CRM/lifecycle campaigns.
  • Partner with Marketing stakeholders to provide actionable insights on targeting, segmentation, messaging effectiveness, and channel strategy.
  • Contribute to scalable dashboards and standardized reporting that enable self-serve marketing analytics.

Requirements

  • 1–5 years of experience in data science, marketing analytics, or a related quantitative role (gaming, mobile, or digital consumer experience preferred).
  • Understanding of marketing measurement across paid media, brand/awareness, social, and direct marketing channels (e.g., email, push, CRM).
  • Familiarity with core performance metrics such as CAC, ROAS, retention, engagement, and LTV.
  • Experience working with marketing data from ad platforms, CRM systems, or aggregate reporting environments.
  • Proficiency in SQL and experience using Python (or similar) for analysis.
  • Experience working with large datasets in a cloud data warehouse (e.g., BigQuery) and building dashboards in BI tools (e.g., Looker).
  • Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills in a cross-functional environment.

Preferred

  • Experience supporting brand or upper-funnel marketing measurement.
  • Exposure to marketing mix modeling or other aggregate-level measurement frameworks.
  • Familiarity with lifecycle marketing analytics, segmentation modeling, or propensity modeling.
  • Experience building marketing data pipelines using Airflow, Composer, or similar orchestration tools.
  • Experience working with global marketing teams across multiple regions.

Benefits

  • a comprehensive benefits package, including healthcare benefits, retirement benefits, pet insurance, paid holidays, paid Scopely free days, and unlimited paid time off.
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Scopely is a leading global interactive entertainment and video game company, home to many top-grossing, award-winning franchises, including the most successful mobile game ever launched "MONOPOLY GO!," along with "Stumble Guys," "Star TrekTM Fleet Command," "MARVEL Strike Force," "WWE Champions" and "Yahtzee® With Buddies," among many others.Scopely creates, publishes, and live-operates immersive games across mobile, web, PC and console that empower a directed-by-consumerTM experience.Founded in 2011, Scopely is fueled by a world-class team and a proprietary technology platform PlaygamiTM that supports one of the most diversified portfolios in the games industry.Recognized multiple times as one of Fast Company’s “World’s Most Innovative Companies” and as a TIME100 “Most Influential Company In the World,” Scopely has surpassed $10 billion in lifetime revenue due to its ability to create long-lasting game experiences that players enjoy for years.Scopely has global operations across North America, Central America, EMEA and Asia, with additional game studio partners across four continents. Scopely was acquired by Savvy Games Group in July 2023 for $4.9 billion, and is now an independent subsidiary of Savvy.For more information on Scopely, visit: scopely.com.

Founded in 2011
Culver City, California, USA
3.7K employees (1,138 in marketing)
71% recommend to a friend
81% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
2.9M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$30
Traffic Source Mix
Search
17.4%
Direct
32.7%
Referral
47.1%
Social
2%
Paid
0.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~3.7K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
301 (8% of company)
Median Career Experience
13 years
Median Tenure
3.9 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
4

Funding

Total Funding
$998.5M
Last Raise
$340M
Secondary Market, 4 years ago

Funding History

  • Oct 2021
    Secondary Market
  • Dec 2020
    Secondary Market
  • Oct 2020
    Series E • $340M

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