Associate Director, Analytics

Location: New York

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* Job Description:

**** This position is remote-friendly.
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*** Associate Director, Analytics
*** is responsible for developing data-driven solutions for clients, focusing on report automation, analysis, and insights to enhance the effectiveness of brand and performance media initiatives. The Associate Director works together with a broader team to manage data and insight delivery processes, drive innovation, and ensure all around team success.

We are seeking an individual who is execution-focused, able to deliver under timelines, and manage data challenges in all phases of media performance (both digital and non-digital). Success in this role requires the ability to manage complexity while collaborating across teams, experience within a matrixed organization, and comfort with a lean operating environment that highly leverages automation.
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* Key Accountabilities:

*** Reports to Director, Analytics
* Lead execution of overall media performance measurement strategy on behalf of clients, including reporting, measurement, advanced analytics (including operationalized machine learning), insight development, & forecasting
* Understand core business challenges facing both brand & performance teams, and develop relevant campaign measurement frameworks that outline measures of success, in-flight optimization levers, and learning opportunities
* Establish data-driven processes to inform brand investment, media and budget decisions
* Able to work with diverse client teams to consistently develop measurement and testing frameworks for brand performance
* Implement measurement solutions to understand the success of brand-focused and above-the-line media in-market (locally and nationally) and its incremental effect on business outcomes
* Work with client service, channel investment and client teams to establish marketing measurement needs and work with data partners to facilitate the best possible measurement solutions across channels.
* Ensure alignment between day-to-day analytics support & approved measurement frameworks
* Prepare & deliver executive-level presentations for internal and external audience
* Participate in team-wide culture of learning by staying current on current industry trends, developments in methodologies and technologies
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* Qualifications:

*** This role is remote-friendly
* Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Economics or related quantitative field, required
* 5+ years of media analytics experience in a data-driven agency environment
* Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, coupled with high levels of integrity, autonomy, and self-motivation
* Excellent data visualization skills
* The ability to communicate complex data challenges and insights to a range of audiences is essential
* Able to manage a complex client with multiple brands and teams
* At dentsu, we believe great work happens when we’re connected. Our way of working combines flexibility with in-person collaboration to spark ideas and strengthen our teams. Employees who live within a commutable distance of one of our hub offices, currently located in Chicago, metro Detroit, Los Angeles, and New York City, are required and expected to work from the office three days per week (two days per week for employees based in Los Angeles).

Dentsu may designate other Hub offices at any time. Those who live outside a commutable range may be designated as remote, depending on the role and business needs. Regardless of your work location, we expect our employees to be flexible to meet the needs of our Company and clients, which may include attendance in an office.
* The annual salary range for this position is $99,500-$166,000. Placement within the salary range is based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and other factors permitted by law.

Benefits available with this position include:
• Medical, vision, and dental insurance,
• Life insurance,
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance,
• 401k,
• Flexible paid time off,
• At least 15 paid holidays per year,
• Paid sick and safe leave, and
• Paid parental leave.

Dentsu also complies with applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits,…