Director, Analytics (Media Advertising/Marketing Science)

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$135K/yr – $194K/yrDirector/Executive7+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive measurement-led media analytics leadership to optimize campaigns and inform strategy.

  • Own measurement programs and learning initiatives across media teams
  • Must-have: 7+ years in media/marketing research and strong data/analysis tooling
  • Standout: Leadership of teams and client management with evidence of impact

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Execute, manage, and deliver best-in-class measurement to inform media buying
  • Develop, manage, and mentor a team and lead strategic efforts and departmental vision
  • Develop approaches to address complex research and measurement challenges
  • Lead data-centered learning initiatives on client’s behalf to inform optimizations and impact future plans
  • Execute measurement focused on ad/media effectiveness to drive campaign performance
  • Lead and support analytics activities such as modeling and statistical analysis
  • Proactively educate internal and external clients on research, tools and approaches
  • Communicate opportunities, learnings and recommendations with authority and credibility
  • Craft POV’s for internal and external knowledge sharing
  • Evaluate new and current data partners, and identify new approaches to ensure our research is cutting edge
  • Lead and support media teams using syndicated data and proprietary tools to drive media targeting and budget allocations
  • Lead strategic efforts and departmental vision
  • Lead discussions around KPI development, and technology integrations that can improve efficiency, range or quality of data, or support new media
  • Guide internal and client teams on using comprehensive data visualization to build meaningful stories that influence decision-making
  • Collaborate with client contacts to establish deep knowledge of client’s business goals and challenges
  • Develop client Learning Agendas and construct and execute 'test and learn' measurement and consumer research roadmaps tied business questions and key performance goals

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree preferred, preferably with a concentration in marketing, advertising, communications, business, sociology, or consumer insights
  • 7+ years in media/marketing research, consumer insight, business consulting, or digital advertising research/analytics/ insight
  • 4+ years of people management experience with progressing responsibilities
  • A strong history of managing individuals, leading of teams, and client management
  • Excellent project management, organizational, and communication skills
  • Strong grounding in traditional and digital media advertising effectiveness
  • Familiarity with syndicated and customer data environments
  • Advanced knowledge of the measurement vendor marketplace and able to evaluate new capabilities
  • Experience with statistical software packages (SAS,R, Python) a plus
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite with advanced understanding of Excel
  • Experience with visualization tools such as Tableau, GoodData, Datorama
  • Familiarity with relational database concepts

Preferred

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite with advanced understanding of Excel
  • Experience with visualization tools such as Tableau, GoodData, Datorama

Benefits

  • The Power of One starts with our people! To do powerful things, we offer powerful resources. Our best-in-class wellness and benefits offerings include:
  • Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more
  • Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility
  • Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption
  • Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance
  • Tuition Assistance
  • Paid time off that includes Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and more
  • Matching Gifts programs
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • 'Work Your World’ Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere Publicis Groupe has an office for up to 6 weeks a year (based upon eligibility)
  • Business Resource Groups that support multiple affinities and alliances
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Starcom

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With a history that dates back over 80 years, Starcom is a global communications planning and media leader. We are an agency still grounded in our founding principle that people are at the center of all we do. Each day, we apply this belief to harness the transformative power of data and technology to inspire and move people and business forward. With almost 7,000 employees in over 100 offices around the world, Starcom partners with the world's leading marketers and brands, including Bank of America, Best Buy, Kellanova, McDonald's, Novartis, Samsung, Visa, WK Kellogg Company and more.

Founded in 1936
Chicago, Illinois, USA
6.1K employees (2,084 in marketing)
66% recommend to a friend
59% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
20.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
43.1%
Direct
41.6%
Referral
9.1%
Social
4.6%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~6.1K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1,983 (33% of company)
Median Career Experience
10 years
Median Tenure
4.5 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
34

Funding

Total Funding
$57.1M
Last Raise
$43.2M
Series A, 1 months ago

Funding History

  • Feb 2026
    Series A • $43.2M
  • Aug 2025
    Series A
  • May 2025
    Series A • $13.9M

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