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Position Overview
The Associate Director, Media Analytics (Data Scientist) at .Monks will oversee data strategy, measurement frameworks, and performance analysis to drive actionable insights for clients and internal stakeholders. This role requires leadership in developing and implementing scalable analytics solutions, guiding teams in applying advanced data techniques, and ensuring seamless integration of analytics into broader marketing, creative, and business strategies. As a thought leader, the Associate Director will foster innovation in analytics practices while maintaining alignment with client goals.
Key Responsibilities
- Data Management & Insights:
- Oversee data collection, processing, and visualization to ensure accuracy and relevance.
- Conduct advanced analytics, including attribution modeling, predictive analysis, and ROI measurement.
- Translate data findings into actionable insights to optimize marketing and creative efforts.
- Client Engagement:
- Act as a key client-facing expert, presenting insights, reports, and strategic recommendations.
- Manage client relationships, ensuring analytics solutions exceed expectations and drive measurable impact.
- Analytics Strategy & Leadership:
- Develop and implement comprehensive analytics frameworks aligned with client business objectives.
- Drive the evolution of data-driven decision-making across digital marketing campaigns and platforms.
- Collaborate with senior leadership to set measurable KPIs and define success metrics.
- Technology & Innovation:
- Stay informed about emerging trends, tools, and technologies in analytics and martech.
- Champion the adoption of innovative solutions to enhance analytics capabilities.
Qualifications
- Proven experience (7+ years) in data science, analytics, data strategy, or a related field, preferably in an agency or consultancy environment.
- Proficiency in machine learning, statistical modeling, and programming languages such as Python, SQL and R.
- Strong expertise in digital marketing analytics, web analytics (e.g., Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics), and advanced tools like Tableau or Power BI.
- Proven success in managing complex, multi-faceted analytics projects.
- Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with a talent for simplifying complex data narratives for diverse audiences.
- Bachelor's degree in Business Analytics, Marketing, Data Science, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
Preferred Skills
- Proficiency in media planning, measurement frameworks, and optimization techniques.
- Advanced programming skills in Python and R. Familiarity in cloud-based services such as AWS, Google Cloud, Snowflake, Databricks, and similar platforms.
- Experience with experimentation frameworks, such as geo testing, A/B testing and various measurement methodologies.
- Proven experience in client-facing roles, either internal or external.
At Monks, we believe in fostering an environment where a diversity of perspectives can thrive. We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage qualified applicants, from all backgrounds, who are excited to contribute to our mission.
Monks is committed to ensuring equal access and participation for people with disabilities. We are committed to treating people with disabilities in a way that allows them to maintain their dignity and independence. We believe in integration, and we are committed to meeting the needs of people with disabilities in a timely manner. We will do so by removing and preventing barriers to accessibility and by meeting our accessibility requirements under local accessibility laws.
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Benefits
- Excellent, full coverage medical, dental, and vision insurance with employer-paid HRA
- Generous PTO and 15 company-wide holidays
- 401k with company contribution
- Paid parental leave
- Work-life balance with an emphasis on personal well-being
- Career growth in a disruptor space & entrepreneurial opportunities within the Monks network
- A globally diverse & inclusive culture with employee resource groups such as S4 Melanin, Pride.Monks, Cultura.Monks, and more!
- Authentic commitment to DEI efforts and sustainable growth. (Why Sir Martin Sorrell signed The Climate Pledge here!)
Monks has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what Monks may pay for the position at the time of posting. Monks may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on job-related factors, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.
About Monks
Monks is the global, purely digital, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global marketing and technology services to accelerate business possibilities and redefine how brands and businesses interact with the world. Its integration of systems and workflows delivers unfettered content production, scaled experiences, enterprise-grade technology and data science fueled by AI—managed by the industry’s best and most diverse digital talent—to help the world’s trailblazing companies outmaneuver and outpace their competition.
Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services. It has remained a constant presence on Adweek’s Fastest Growing lists (2019-23), ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-23) and is the only partner to have been placed in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). In addition to being named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023), Monks has been recognized by Business Intelligence in its 2024 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Awards program in three categories: the Individual category, Organizational Winner in AI Strategic Planning and AI Product for its service Monks.Flow. Monks has also garnered the title of Webby Production Company of the Year (2021-24), won a record number of FWAs and has earned a spot on Newsweek’s Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces 2023.
We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.