Director, Media Analytics

Chicago, IL (Unknown)

$172K/yr – $194K/yrDirector/Executive

Posted 5 months ago

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Job Summary

Own cross-channel measurement and experimentation designs that tie media spend to KPI outcomes for client executives.

  • QBRs to influence senior decision-makers and expand analytics scope.
  • Collaborate with Strategy, Activation, and Data teams to embed analytics into campaigns, optimization, and new data capabilities.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own the analytics strategy and client relationships across an assigned portfolio, serving as the senior analytics lead and trusted advisor to client stakeholders
  • Translate client business objectives into measurement frameworks, learning agendas, experimentation roadmaps, and KPI structures that tie media performance to business outcomes
  • Influence senior client decision-makers through compelling data storytelling, delivering clear, actionable recommendations that shape media strategy and investment
  • Identify and pursue organic growth opportunities by proactively surfacing advanced analytics, measurement, and data activation solutions that expand DTAI’s scope of work and revenue
  • Lead client-facing presentations, QBRs, and strategic reviews, ensuring DTAI’s analytics narrative is consistent, credible, and commercially aware
  • Design and oversee integrated, cross-channel measurement approaches, including experimentation, attribution, incrementality testing, and full-funnel performance analysis
  • Connect diagnostic, performance, and audience analytics to business KPIs, ROI improvement, and long-term client growth
  • Lead A/B testing and experimentation frameworks with rigor, ensuring alignment with client objectives and statistical validity
  • Partner with internal and external measurement vendors (e.g., MMM, attribution, brand lift providers) to maximize client outcomes and maintain vendor accountability
  • Drive the standardization and documentation of scalable analytics processes, frameworks, and playbooks across the Media Analytics practice

Requirements

  • 8 to 10 years of experience in media analytics, measurement, and client-facing strategy roles within an agency, consultancy, or media/data company
  • 5+ years managing relationships across complex hierarchies and demonstrated ability to directly influence both internal teams and clients
  • 3+ years of direct people management experience, including mentoring, performance management, and team development
  • Strong ability to translate complex analytics into business-driven recommendations and strategic guidance for executive audiences
  • Proven expertise in experimentation design, A/B testing, incrementality, and modern measurement frameworks
  • Deep understanding of digital and cross-channel media planning, execution, activation, and measurement, including linear, CTV/OTT, programmatic, social, search, and retail media
  • In-depth knowledge of ad and marketing technology, including media buying, multi-channel measurement, ad servers, DSPs, identity resolution, dynamic creative optimization, and attribution
  • Exceptional communication, storytelling, and stakeholder management skills, with hands-on experience translating complex concepts for both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Strong project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple workstreams, clients, and brands simultaneously while managing team capacity
  • Comfort operating as both a strategist and a hands-on analytical problem solver (player-coach orientation)

Preferred

  • Degree in marketing, communications, or a quantitative discipline such as statistics, mathematics, or economics
  • Deep understanding and experience-based point-of-view on best-of-breed technology tools for BI/Data Analytics, MarTech, AdTech, CDP, CRM, etc.
  • Previous agency-side experience preferred
  • Experience supporting new business pitches and RFP responses
  • Familiarity with the following is a plus: Web analytics platforms (Adobe Analytics, Google Analytics, etc.)
  • Surveys and research tools (Lucid, Millward Brown, Nielsen, etc.)
  • Competitive and market intelligence tools (Nielsen, comScore, Kantar, Pathmatics, Competitrac, Numerator, etc.)
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