Manager, Business Analytics

PHD; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Omnicom is seeking a Senior Data & Analytics professional within the Business Analytics team to drive insights for major brands. You will work closely with planning and investment teams to deliver analytics-driven recommendations and measurable outcomes across media campaigns.

The role emphasizes leadership, client-facing communication, and the ability to translate complex data into actionable marketing programs.

Qualifications

• University degree with 3–4 years of data and analytics experience in advertising or digital consulting.
• Knowledge of agency-side media campaign planning and execution is desirable.
• Experience in marketing analytics and data-driven advertising.

Responsibilities

• Build and understand the client's strategic issues, initiatives and competitive position.
• Participate in measurement plan development and execution.
• Ensure timely follow-through on all scheduled and ad hoc deliverables.
• Generate insights and narratives using analytic techniques for clients.
• Lead, mentor and train analysts.
• Present reports and POVs to clients regularly by phone or in person.
• Contribute to consumer segmentation and audience identification/exploration.
• Design tests to measure incremental impact of media on business outcomes.
• Manage cross-functional day-to-day tasks and priorities.

Skills

Marketing analytics

Integrated marketing

Audience-based marketing

Solution development

Leadership

Communication

Training & coaching

Ambiguity tolerance

Emerging tech in advertising

Education

University degree

Job description

Job Description

PHD is a global communications planning and media buying agency network delivering smart strategic thinking and creative innovation for the world’s leading brands. Brilliant media thinking is in our DNA. A culture of thought-leadership, creativity and innovation has seen us grow from a challenger agency in the UK, to a global leader with over 6,000 employees in over 100 offices worldwide. We combine the latest industry insight with the best creative minds to produce planning innovation and create award-winning work for some of the world’s largest advertisers. Finding a better way is our ethos and sums up how we approach everything – from a new client brief to the way we work.

Agency

PHd

Job Function

Strategy and Planning

Job Subfunction

Research and Insights

Team Overview

The Business Analytics team is pivotal in the delivery of modern agency services. We are tightly integrated with planning and investment teams to deliver on and exceed our clients’ business goals.

External facing responsibilities

• Build and develop a deep understanding of the client's strategic issues, initiatives and the competitive position.
• Participate in the measurement plan development and execution
• 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
• Lead, mentor and train analysts
• Present reports, POVs and other materials to clients on a regular basis over the phone and in person
• Contribute to the consumer segmentation and audience identification/exploration processes.
• Design tests to measure the incremental impact of media on business outcomes.
• Manage cross-functional day-to-day tasks, ensuring understanding of proper priorities, knowing when to ask for help.

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.
• Recruit new talent
• Lead and mentor direct reports: continually assess capabilities, provide a roadmap for career growth and institute goals to build / expand skills.
• Keep in front of industry trends and developments by conducting research, engaging in training and attending industry events

Required Skills

• Industry Knowledge in marketing analytics and data (1st and 3rd party data solutions, data lakes, data clean rooms, aggregated and user level data)
• Experience in integrated marketing related to media and/or customer journey development, including budgeting, revenue forecasting, ROI development.
• Expertise in audience-based marketing and data-driven advertising
• Solution development: analytic skills, critical thinking and clarifying strategic & operational issues as relates to data and analytics. Problem-solving skills to drive issues to resolution.
• Proven leadership ability and strong, impactful client relationship experience
• Stellar communication and presentation skills: we need someone who is articulate, engaging and straightforward – and, above all, can effectively and convincingly translate unstructured business solutions into innovative customer marketing programs
• Ability to train and coach colleagues for growth: being organized and detail oriented, prioritizing work, business writing & presenting, conducting analysis, and project management (scope, budgeting, timing)
• Comfortable working in ambiguous situations
• Passionate about driving change by adopting emerging technologies in the advertising space

Education And Experience

• A university degree and 3-4 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

$50,000.00 - $95,000.00

Office Policy and Inclusion

Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom’s corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance.

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$50,000.00 - $95,000.00