Media Intelligence Analyst, short-term freelance

INNOCEAN; Huntington Beach (CA); On-site; USD 81,000 - 99,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site Barista

Beautiful campus by the Pacific Ocean

Health benefits after 91 days

Paid sick days

401k match

Job summary

INNOCEAN USA in Huntington Beach, CA is seeking a freelance Media Intelligence Analyst for an 11/16/26 - 3/26/27 contract. The role supports the IUS Media Intelligence team by gathering, organizing and analyzing data, with regular reporting to clients and internal stakeholders.

Hybrid work three days in-office; candidates must be local to SoCal. The successful candidate will handle large data sets, create visualizations, and deliver executive-ready presentations using Tableau, Excel and SQL.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in data analytics or related role
• Experience in a media or ad agency required
• Automotive knowledge or interest preferred

Responsibilities

• Support development of competitive media insights through analyses and reports
• Monitor and report on competitive media performance and industry trends
• Analyze primary and secondary research to understand client marketplace
• Support client ad-hoc requests with tight deadlines

Skills

Data analysis

Communicating data to marketing teams

Fast-paced environment

Media strategy understanding

Tools

Tableau

Excel

PowerPoint

SQL

Databricks/Data warehousing

AI prompting

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: Huntington Beach HQ Office - Huntington Beach, CA 92648, Salary Range: $90,000.00 - $90,000.00 Salary/year, INNOCEAN USA, a full-service ad agency located in sunny Huntington Beach, CA, is seeking a short-term freelance Media Intellligence Analyst to join our team!

This contract is 11/16/26 -3/26/27.

We are a hybrid workplace, x3 days week in-office. Candidates must be local to SoCal.

No third party vendors, please.

OVERVIEW:

The Media Intelligence Analyst will support the IUS Media Intelligence team by compiling, organizing and analyzing various data sources tracking competitive and client performance. The successful candidate will work closely with members of the IUS Media Intelligence and IUS Media Strategy teams to provide regular reporting both internally and to clients.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support in the development of competitive media insights through strategic analyses and performance reports. This includes large data set management, creating automated and semi-automated data cuts for faster analysis and building digestible visualizations of the data/analyses for executive client presentations.
• Monitor, track, analyze and report on competitive media performance and industry trends that identify issues and/or proactively lead to marketing ideas, opportunities and potential strategies and solutions.
• Ongoing analysis of primary and secondary research to develop a strong understanding of our clients' marketplace and competitive environment.
• Ongoing support for client ad-hoc requests with critical deadlines.

Skills and Abilities:

• Strong technical literacy and the ability to quickly pick up new tools and data platforms.
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment and can juggle multiple priorities without sacrificing quality.
• Ability to clearly communicate technical data analysis to marketing generalists.
• Understanding of media strategy and performance measurement, including comfort with core media metrics such as share of voice (SOV), share of impressions (SOI), and share of market (SOM).

EXPERIENCE:

• 3+ years of experience working in data analytics or related role
• Media agency or ad agency experience REQUIRED
• Automotive experience, general knowledge of the auto industry, or a genuine interest in cars preferred

Technical Knowledge:

• Tableau (or similar): setting up data sets and building clear, insightful visualizations and dashboards
• Excel: comfortable working with pivot tables, advanced formulas, and large data sets
• PowerPoint: building polished, executive-ready presentations
• SQL: writing queries to pull and/or transform data
• Data warehousing principles (Databricks or similar)
• AI prompting (Copilot or similar) to speed up analysis and reporting
• Bonus: experience with forecasting and modeling

BENEFITS:

• Access to our health benefits after 91 days
• Paid sick days
• 401k match
• On-site Barista
• Beautiful campus across from the Pacific Ocean

The salary for this role is $90,000. Pay is dependent upon several factors including but not limited to: budget, client, experience, training and/or transferable skills.

Who are we? We are a global brand growth company, independent in spirit, built on one belief: if it doesn't move people, it won't move business. So, we go where others don't. Deep inside human life. Closer to what people think, feel, value, and do. We've built the tools and methods to get there and stay there. The closeness is our advantage. That's where momentum and growth live.