Senior Data Strategist

New York, USA (On-site)

$110K/yr – $125K/yrSenior Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Own data-driven insights to shape multi-channel campaigns and briefs across social, web, and audience intelligence.

  • Lead analytics portions of campaigns and present clear recommendations
  • Must-have: 3–5 years in analytics, insights, or strategy in agency or marketing
  • Standout: Hands-on with GWI/SimilarWeb and social listening tools

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Analyze campaign and multi-channel performance across social, web, and marketing platforms to identify patterns, opportunities, and insights
  • Translate analytical findings into clear strategic implications for internal teams and clients
  • Partner with strategy, creative, and account teams to ensure insights inform briefs, messaging, and campaign development
  • Use audience, cultural, and competitive data to support strategic thinking and opportunity identification
  • Pull insights from audience and intelligence platforms (e.g., GWI, SimilarWeb) and apply them to strategy development
  • Leverage social listening and influencer analytics tools (e.g., Meltwater, Sprout, influencer reporting platforms) to understand trends, creators, and audience behavior
  • Lead analytical portions of projects including measurement planning, campaign analysis, and insight development
  • Present insights and recommendations to internal teams and clients in clear, compelling ways
  • Identify opportunities for optimization, experimentation, and measurement improvements
  • Contribute to strategic POVs, briefs, and narratives grounded in data and audience insight

Requirements

  • 3–5 years of experience in analytics, insights, or strategy roles within an agency, consultancy, or marketing environment
  • Experience working with digital marketing, social performance, or audience data
  • Familiarity with audience and consumer insight tools (e.g., GWI, SimilarWeb, syndicated research platforms)
  • Familiarity with social listening and influencer analytics platforms (e.g., Meltwater, Sprout, creator analytics tools)
  • Familiarity with web analytics platforms such as Google Analytics (GA4) or similar tools
  • Ability to translate complex analytical findings into clear strategic insights and recommendations
  • Experience contributing to insight-driven briefs or strategic documents
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including presenting insights to internal teams or clients
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced agency environment
  • Curiosity about emerging tools, platforms, and trends shaping digital marketing and consumer behavior
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      Barbarian

      Barbarian is a creative and innovation agency headquartered in New York City. Since 2001, we’ve built a legacy of creativity and innovation with transformative work for some of the greatest brands in the world including Samsung, American Express, JBL, HubSpot, Abbvie, and Pacific Life.In today’s rapidly evolving landscape, we specialize in creating interactions where culture meets technology. This interaction-first framework fuels our practices, allowing us to uncover opportunity and drive results for our clients.

      Founded in 2001
      New York, New York, USA
      281 employees (44 in marketing)

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      Monthly Visitors
      6.3K
      Monthly Google Ads Budget
      $32.8K
      Traffic Source Mix
      Search
      23.8%
      Direct
      60.1%
      Referral
      6.4%
      Social
      8.2%
      Paid
      1.4%

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      Current headcount: ~282

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      17 (6% of company)

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