Associate Director

New York City, NY (On-site)

$112K/yr – $180K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 11 days ago

Job Summary

Own and shape data driven marketing investment strategies by fostering strong client partnerships, guiding analytics led decision making, and delivering actionable insights across paid, owned, and earned media.

  • Lead cross functional analytics initiatives to answer key client questions and drive growth
  • Advise on how to optimize media investments to drive business results

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Build strong relationships with internal & external 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
  • Lead in-campaign learning agendas and test design in partnership with media partners & client stakeholders (i.e. a/b tests, multi-cell tests, pre/post)
  • Lead measurement in support of brand goal objectives (i.e. awareness, consideration lift)
  • 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

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.
  • Strong understanding, interpretation, and diagnostics in: BLS studies within Ad serving platforms (i.e. DV360 BLS & Search Lift, amazon BLS, TikTok BLS, etc.), BLS studies attributed to OOH executions, 3P Cross Channel BLS studies (i.e. Kantar, Dynata, DISQO, Lucid, etc.), MMM (i.e. IPSOS, Nielsen, Analytic Partners)
  • Working knowledge of databases and SQL is preferred
  • 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
  • Strong client management/consultative experience with both presenting and resolving issues
  • Extensive experience leading and managing marketing technology projects from ideation through implementation

Preferred

  • Working knowledge of databases and SQL is preferred
  • Data visualization skills desirable (e.g. Tableau, Datorama, PowerBI, etc.)
  • 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

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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Spark Foundry

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As one of the fastest-growing global media agency networks, Spark Foundry is not beholden to legacy.We embrace nimbleness, agility and open-mindedness as part of our Startup Spirit. But as part of Publicis Media, we tap into a Powerhouse Soul, gaining access to first-mover opportunities alongside market-shaping clout, plus leading-edge AI and technology.Together, our Startup Spirit and Powerhouse Soul allow us to innovate and iterate faster than any other agency, bringing clients a distinct competitive advantage. Our innovative experiences have been recognized by Cannes Lions, Effies, Shortys and Webbys, all delivered by best-in-class talent across more than 70 global offices. Spark Foundry is part of the global Publicis Media agency network, a key division of Publicis Groupe [Euronext Paris FR0000130577, CAC 40].

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Associate Director

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