Director of Analytics & Strategic Insights

Omnicom Media; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Omnicom Media in the United States seeks a senior analytics leader to build deep understanding of client strategy, initiatives and competitive position, and to translate complex data into clear, actionable insights and compelling narratives.

You will partner with Planning, Investment and Activation on annual budgets, media plan development and ongoing optimization, and you will lead measurement plan development and execution, anticipating client needs and delivering proactive solutions.

Qualifications

• A university degree and 7+ years of data and analytics experience in advertising, management consulting, marketing or digital consulting.
• Knowledge of agency-side media campaign planning and execution process is desirable, but not required.
• Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

Responsibilities

• Build and develop a deep understanding of the client's strategic issues, initiatives and the competitive position.
• Ensure analytics efforts lead to clear, compelling and actionable insights; and insightful narratives are constructed through sophisticated analytics techniques.
• Partner with the Planning, Investment, and Activation teams on annual budget setting, media plan development, and ongoing budget/plan optimization.
• Lead the measurement plan development and execution.
• Anticipate client’s needs and proactively developing solutions to address them.
• Ensure timely follow through on all scheduled and ad hoc deliverables.
• Generate and communicate clear, compelling and actionable insights; constructing insightful narratives through sophisticated analytic techniques.
• Recommend and implement research that will aid in the consumer insight gathering and strategic process.
• Identify opportunities to continuously improve processes.
• Lead, mentor and train managers and ADs.
• Contribute to the consumer segmentation and audience identification/exploration processes.
• Design tests to measure the incremental impact of media on business outcomes.
• Provide ad hoc support to the clients to solve broad strategic marketing problems.
• Internal facing responsibilities:
• Provide methodological support, coaching, training and advice to your direct reports and to the broader agency teams.
• Partner with the Planning and Investment teams on annual budget setting, media plan development and ongoing budget / plan optimization.
• Lead and mentor direct reports: continually assess capabilities, provide a roadmap for career growth and institute goals to build / expand skills.

Skills

Industry knowledge

Integrated marketing analytics

Audience-based marketing

Data-driven advertising

Leadership experience

Communication skills

Education

University degree

Tools

Data lakes

Data clean rooms

Job description

Omnicom Media in the United States seeks a senior analytics leader to build deep understanding of client strategy, initiatives and competitive position, and to translate complex data into clear, actionable insights and compelling narratives.

You will partner with Planning, Investment and Activation on annual budgets, media plan development and ongoing optimization, and you will lead measurement plan development and execution, anticipating client needs and delivering proactive solutions.