Senior Data Science and Analytics Analyst

Razorfish; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Associate for its Data Science and Analytics practice. This role offers the opportunity to work on data-driven projects, providing insights that shape client strategies. You'll lead analysis efforts, engage with clients, and collaborate with a diverse team. If you’re passionate about data and want to make a significant impact, this position is perfect for you. Join a forward-thinking company that values inclusion and diverse perspectives, and be part of a team that strives to create unforgettable experiences through data-driven insights.

Benefits

Paid Family Care

Tuition Assistance

Flexible working arrangements

Paid time off

Employee Assistance Programs

Matching Gifts programs

Work Your World Program

Health/Wellness reimbursements

Qualifications

• Expertise in data analysis and visualization techniques.
• Strong communication skills for client engagement.

Responsibilities

• Lead data analyst for client projects, translating data into visuals.
• Manage data processes and ensure data integrity.

Skills

Data Analysis

Communication Skills

Client Engagement

Excel

Statistical Concepts

Data Visualization

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Data Science or related field

Tools

BI/Visualization tools

Excel

Job description

Company description

Hi there! We’re Razorfish. We’ve been leading the marketing industry with our digital expertise since the start of the internet. But in 2020, we did a full reboot. What’s different? It all starts with people. Weird, wonderful, complex people - with diverse backgrounds in strategy, creative and technology. But no matter how different we are, we all have one thing in common. We believe our differences are our strength. So we push for inclusion, challenge convention and bring in new perspectives, to inspire new ideas. Because when we connect by understanding what makes people different, we can create unforgettable experiences that enrich lives. Join us at razorfish.com.

Overview

Razorfish is looking for a Senior Associate to join its Data Science and Analytics practice. This is an analytics, research, and consulting team that delivers data-driven insights to our clients. Each member of the team is aligned to one or more clients and works closely with other Data Science team members, our clients, and colleagues across other disciplines such as: Client Management, Strategy, Search, Social, Media, User Experience, and Technology.

In this role you will contribute to data-driven projects across one or more client accounts. You will have support from data leadership and fellow analysts.

Core areas of focus for this group include applications in measurement planning and strategy, customer segmentations, testing frameworks, measurement and optimization solutions, performance reporting and analyses, personalization, and forecasting.

Responsibilities

• Be the lead data analyst for internal and external client project work
• Be the subject matter expert (SME) in source tools, platforms, and data flow
• Understands Razorfish data capabilities and how data fits into a client's overall strategy
• Understands the breadth of data services and crafts
• Owns elements of the data process such as syntax and taxonomy management and QA
• Able to manage data team responsibilities within cross-capability projects
• Participates and presents within larger presentations to clients
• Translates data into visuals (charts and graphs) that demonstrate the finding

Qualifications

Data Strategy

• Able to identify / focus on key issues and objectives based on internal and client needs with oversight
• Effectively describes outputs and approach of analysis to internal audiences and clients

Communication Skills

• Is an active listener and thoughtful communicator within internal and client discussions
• Raises questions based on data trends and patterns, explores hypothesis on causation
• Has ownership of own materials and able to answer questions logically and appropriately
• Participates appropriately in meetings, developing confidence in offering ideas and suggestions
• Begins to play leadership role in team discussions and is more comfortable voicing alternatives appropriately (supported with facts)
• Able to independently create sections of client documents with guidance in addition to leveraging pre-existing templates
• Takes comprehensive meeting notes with clear next steps for individual owners
• Shows ability to transform data into visually appealing presentations and able to adapt new formats as necessary

Client Engagement

• Client Partnerships
• Contributes to meetings with internal and external clients

• Able to prioritize work to meet internal and external client deliverables

• Relationship Management

• Can identify when a request should be completed by the data team
• Understands how to document client feedback and recognizes when to escalate issues
• Questions and output reflect basic knowledge of client’s business – financials, industry economics, competitive dynamics, marketing channels and client strategic issues

Tools & Techniques

• Shows mastery of client-specific data tools and platforms for reporting purposes
• Has advanced Excel skills with experience in manipulating and organizing large data sets
• Has deeper knowledge of statistical concepts / coding languages for advanced analytics capabilities
• Able to assist in vendor assessments
• Proactively identifies own learning gaps and seeks to answer them through internal resources or asking experts
• Comfortable working within BI/Visualization tools
• Able to QA and maintain data integrity at collection, extraction, and activation point

Analytics

• Planning and Implementation

• Able to own sections of learning agenda / measurement plan

• Able to seamlessly implement a measurement program with minimal guidance
• Able to start and end a reporting deliverable with minimal guidance

• Insight Generation

• Able to understand the best path to extract, cleanse, manipulate, and analyze data

• Demonstrates ability to synthesize implications ("so whats?") from analysis with minimal guidance

• Uses these insights to provide hypotheses and useful recommendations to the team

Additional information

The Power of One starts with our people! To do powerful things, we offer powerful resources. Our best-in-class wellness and benefits offerings include:

• Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more
• Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility
• Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption
• Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance
• Tuition Assistance
• Paid time off that includes Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and more
• Matching Gifts programs
• Flexible working arrangements
• ‘Work Your World’ Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere Publicis Groupe has an office for up to 6 weeks a year (based upon eligibility)
• Business Resource Groups that support multiple affinities and alliances

The benefits offerings listed are available to eligible U.S. Based employees, are reviewed on an annual basis, and are governed by the terms of the applicable plan documents.

Razorfish is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our employment decisions are made without regard to actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, medical condition as defined by applicable state law, genetic information, marital status, military service and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact [e-mail].

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation Range: $70,000- $110,000. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be7/1/25.