Director, Media Analytics

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$135K/yr – $194K/yrDirector/Executive8+ years expFull time

Posted 5 days ago

Job Summary

Own the analytics strategy and client relationships across a portfolio, translating objectives into measurement frameworks, experimentation roadmaps, and KPI structures to drive business outcomes.

  • Lead senior analytics storytelling and strategic guidance for clients
  • Develop cross-channel measurement, experimentation, and data-activation solutions
  • Manage and grow analytics teams while pursuing new business opportunities

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 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.)

Benefits

  • medical coverage
  • dental
  • vision
  • disability
  • 401K
  • parential and family care leave
  • family forming assistance
  • tuition reimbursement
  • flexible time off
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Publicis Groupe Holdings B.V

Publicis Media harnesses the power of modern media through leading agency brands Dysrupt, Infinite Roar, Publicis Collective, Publicis Health Media, Spark Foundry, Starcom and Zenith, as well as global accelerator PMX; immersive experience group PMCI (inclusive of Picture Motion and RDL Worldwide); and access to integrated platform-based technologies and offerings from CJ, Epsilon and Influential. A key business solution of Publicis Groupe ([Euronext Paris FR0000130577, CAC 40]), Publicis Media’s digital-first, data-driven global solutions deliver client value and drive growth in a platform-powered world. It is present in over 100 countries with over 23,000 employees worldwide.

London, England, United Kingdom
11K employees (3,008 in marketing)

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Director, Media Analytics

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