Manager, Growth Analytics

The Manager, Growth Analytics, plays an integral role in leading insight generation and research consultation for the agency and advertiser client. This role is responsible for actively supporting development of research strategy and ad effectiveness measurement across client campaigns, informing in-flight optimizations, and building higher level learnings to inform future planning. This role is for a business partnership in which our clients are highly engaged, strategically minded, and reliant on our recommendations as to what will best serve their business. The development and delivery of data-based insights is critical to how they operate.  

The role requires the ability to actively apply the agency’s proprietary ad effectiveness and measurement tools, as well as 3rd party vendor solutions, to determine the impact of advertising on the client’s business. The position also requires the ability to understand the strategic communications needs of client advertisers and align these needs to the day to day issues of media planning, buying, and especially performance measurement and media optimization.  

• Manage data ETL to analyze the state of our clients’ businesses across a variety of systems, channels and data sources (paid search, display media, website, social media, advertising campaigns, offline media, brand sales and brand equity)
• Generate thoughtful and fully supported insights to illustrate a larger story surrounding media metrics and data trends
• Apply independent, critical thinking and reasoning to data to uncover media and marketing communications opportunities that generate business results
• Employ compelling storytelling to create reports and presentations for internal and external stakeholders
• Ensure accuracy of the data across the team
• Evaluate the effectiveness and performance of paid campaign advertising
• Support the creation and communication of KPIs, research studies and measurement plans
• Apply syndicated and proprietary research tools in support of agency and client stakeholders

• 3+ years of experience in data reporting, analytics or ad research
• Understanding of measurement resources across media planning and placement
• Experience in written and verbal client presentations for analytic results, recommendations, POVs or predictions
• Passion for working with databases and experience developing marketing insights that advance reporting and client deliverables
• Understanding of data operating models, key media metrics, KPIs and industry standard data sources including databases, DCM and Google Analytics
• Understanding of current state-of-the-industry norms, tools and innovations
• Inductive and deductive reasoning skills
• Understanding of research fundamentals such as sample sizes, methodology and respondent weighting
• Demonstrated commitment to accuracy and strict QA processes
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft suite of products particularly PowerPoint and Excel, including knowledge of PivotTables and complex formulae

• Solid understanding of visualization tools, SQL, Python, Google Analytics and Campaign Manager (DCM) preferred
• AdTech (ad servers, DSP, SSP), MarTech (Salesforce, Adobe), Database (AWS, SQL Server, Snowflake) preferred
• Experience in media research/analytics within an agency

We offer a Total Rewards package that includes medical and dental coverage, 401(k) plans, flex spending, life insurance, disability, employee discount program, employee stock purchase program and paid family benefits to support you and your family. 

The salary range for this position is posted below.  Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position, market considerations, budgetary considerations, tenure and standing with the Company (applicable to current employees), as well as the employee’s/applicant’s skill set, level of experience, and qualifications.   

It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, creed, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship, genetic information, veteran status, disability, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law. 

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. 

The employer will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the American with Disabilities Act of 1990. The job description will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity. Essential and other job functions are subject to modification. Reasonable accommodations may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

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