Media Data Scientist: AI, Modelling & Attribution Expert

DEPT®; United States; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

DEPT Data & AI invites a talented Data Scientist to join our growing EMEA team. You will design data-driven solutions for client challenges, from predictive modelling to end-to-end AI systems, with a focus on media effectiveness and budget allocation.

You’ll collaborate with engineers, consultants and client stakeholders to translate complex model outputs into actionable insights, helping brands optimise media investment and customer journeys.

Qualifications

• MSc in Econometrics, Data Science, Applied Mathematics or Statistics.
• Hands-on experience building data-science solutions for media effectiveness.
• Strong foundation in regression, time series and probabilistic models.
• Proficiency in Python with data-science libraries (scikit-learn, pandas, NumPy, SciPy).
• Strong SQL skills and data warehousing experience (Snowflake/BigQuery/Redshift).
• Experience with MLOps concepts on cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Version control (Git) and deployment tooling (Docker).
• Excellent communication and ability to translate model outputs for non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Design data-driven solutions tailored to client challenges using ML and AI.
• Lead media effectiveness projects: MDM, incrementality, attribution.
• Build end-to-end scalable ML systems: training, inference, deployment, monitoring.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and client stakeholders.
• Explain complex technical concepts to clients and provide actionable insights.

Education

MSc degree in Econometrics, Data Science, Applied Mathematics or Statistics

Tools

Snowflake

BigQuery

Redshift

Docker

Git

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

DEPT Data & AI invites a talented Data Scientist to join our growing EMEA team. You will design data-driven solutions for client challenges, from predictive modelling to end-to-end AI systems, with a focus on media effectiveness and budget allocation.

You’ll collaborate with engineers, consultants and client stakeholders to translate complex model outputs into actionable insights, helping brands optimise media investment and customer journeys.