Director, Advanced Analytics

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$100K/yr – $230K/yrDirector/Executive8+ years expFull time

Posted 4 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own and evolve the data science practice for marketing analytics by defining measurement frameworks, selecting data sources, and building audience-centered models.

  • Define test-and-learn agendas and apply rigorous statistics to marketing problems.
  • Build and deploy proprietary models for audience planning, segmentation, churn, propensity, forecast, and multi-touch attribution.
  • Document model requirements and guide data architecture to scale across clients.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Create measurement hypotheses, identify client’s data (1PD) and other data sets and preferred technique/model.
  • Research and recommend the best analytic approaches to solving the most difficult marketing problems facing our clients.
  • Define a test & learn agenda to evolve the data science practice.
  • Conceptualize, create, and deploy proprietary models to enhance audience strategy, audience-driven planning, and activation: consumer journey, advanced segmentation, churn/switcher models, propensity, demand forecast model, multi-touch attribution, predictive modeling, lifetime value analysis, normalization work, multi-variables correlation models).
  • Document requirements supporting each proprietary model to contribute to the creation of scalable data science capabilities for all Wavemaker’s clients, Provide consultative input & approval of data architecture implementation.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Advertising, Economics, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Analytics, or related field. OR equivalent professional work experience.
  • 8+ years of hands-on relevant work experience in data science application and in manipulating large unstructured and structured data sets to create insights.
  • Knowledge with marketing analytics, especially digital analytics, and media analytics highly preferred - Agency experience is a plus.
  • Ability to operate in clean rooms (ADH, AMC, LiveRamp Safe Haven and others), analytics environments as well as use geospacial, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to model, scale, and predict.
  • Strong statistics skills such as distributions, statistical testing, regression, etc.
  • Proficiency in programming languages: Python, SQL; Knowledge of R
  • Natural curiosity for exploring data and finding the untold story.
  • Experience with common data science toolkits (Numpy, Pandas, Tensorflow…)
  • Strong speaking and written professional communication skills.
  • Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
  • The ability to thrive in a fast-paced and deadline-driven environment.
  • Curious and excited to learn.
  • High sense of accountability and ownership.
  • Collaborative with a partnership mindset.

Preferred

  • Ph.D. is preferred but not required.

Benefits

  • Our comprehensive benefits package reflects this commitment, including competitive medical, group retirement plans, vision, and dental insurance, significant paid time off, preferential partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days.
  • Be Extraordinary… Lead Optimistically… Champion Growth and Development… create an Open environment built on trust and respect, where everyone feels they belong and has opportunities to progress.
  • This inclusive culture is fostered through a variety of employee resource groups and frequent in-office events showcasing team wins, sharing thought leadership, and celebrating holidays and milestone events.
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Media is changing. So are we. We are WPP's global media collective, built for the AI era.We bring the best platform, people, and partners together to create innovative solutions that deliver unparalleled growth for brands - in every market, every day.

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