Director, Analytics

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$100K/yr – $230K/yrDirector/Executive10+ years expFull time

Posted 2 days ago

Job Summary

Own and lead the full-funnel analytics program for a major cruise-line client, guiding measurement strategy, learning agendas, and client-facing insights across brand and performance.

  • Independently lead client discussions and Quarterly Business Reviews
  • Coordinate with Data Science, BI, and third-party measurement partners

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead the day-to-day analytics relationship for Norwegian Cruise Line, representing analytics independently in client meetings and cross-functional discussions.
  • Co-create and implement the 2027 full-funnel measurement strategy, connecting brand health, lead generation, sales, media performance, and longer-term business outcomes.
  • Develop learning agendas and advise clients and internal partners on test design, measurement approaches, interpretation, and next steps.
  • Set up, guide, and evaluate Brand Lift Studies using DISQO, Dynata, Kantar and comparable third-party measurement partners, ensuring results are actionable.
  • Contextualize media performance against travel demand, category trends, competitive activity, macroeconomic conditions, and other relevant business signals.
  • Lead the development and presentation of Quarterly Business Reviews, monthly reports, and quarterly creative reports with clear, compelling narratives.
  • Partner with the in-house Data Science team to coordinate data collection and develop clear narratives from Media Mix Modeling results.
  • Collaborate with Business Intelligence and Data and Technology teams to improve reporting, visualization, data access, and emerging decision intelligence capabilities.
  • Manage, coach, and develop a Senior Analyst through structured guidance, feedback, and opportunities to strengthen analytical and presentation skills.
  • Balance competing priorities across a fast-moving account, set clear expectations, and recommend practical trade-offs that protect quality and impact.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in analytics, measurement, marketing science, media analytics, or a related quantitative discipline.
  • Proven experience designing and leading full-funnel measurement frameworks across brand and performance objectives.
  • Advanced client leadership skills, including the ability to lead strategic discussions, influence senior stakeholders, and present recommendations independently.
  • Strong experience with learning agendas, test design, Brand Lift Studies, and third-party measurement providers such as DISQO, Dynata, Kantar and or comparable vendors.
  • SQL proficiency required, including the ability to query and explore data in Snowflake beyond standard dashboard outputs.
  • Experience translating complex analytics into clear, persuasive narratives for client presentations, Quarterly Business Reviews, and executive audiences.
  • Experience working across major media channels, including television, direct response television, linear sponsorships, radio, out-of-home, digital out-of-home, paid search, paid social, online video, display, programmatic, direct display, dynamic creative optimization, audio, organic social, and organic search.
  • Experience managing, mentoring, or developing analysts, with a strong commitment to building analytical and presentation capabilities.
  • Experience partnering with Data Science teams on Media Mix Modeling, data coordination, or related marketing effectiveness work preferred.
  • Experience with Snowflake, Tableau, Adobe, VideoAmp, DISQO, Dynata, Kantar, Hightouch, Infosum, or comparable platforms preferred; Python, data clean room, customer data platform, decision intelligence, or agentic reporting experience is a plus.

Benefits

  • competitive medical, group retirement plans, vision, and dental insurance, significant paid time off, preferential partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days.
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Director, Analytics

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