Essence Global - Director - Media Analytics

About Essence

Essence, part of GroupM, is a data-driven global agency that blends data science, objective media and captivating experiences to build valuable connections between brands and consumers. Clients include Google, FrieslandCampina, and the Financial Times. The agency is more than 1,100 people strong, manages over $3B in media spend and deploys campaigns in 71 markets via its global offices throughout North America, EMEA, and APAC.

Visit essenceglobal.com for more information and follow us on Twitter at @essenceglobal.

About the role

Accountable for quantifying and measuring the success of our executions and for delivering insights that enable us to innovate the work we deliver at Essence. Leading and supporting multi-project, be involved in external reviews if needed, developing Essence new analytical tools

Some of the things we- d like you to do:

- Support the leadership of the Analytics team

- Build a deep understanding of marketing plans and their objectives to help account teams build comprehensive measurement, and test & learn plans

- Assist clients with the objective setting for marketing plans

- Play an instrumental role in evolving and designing new, innovative measurement tools. Managing the process through to delivery and take ownership of global rollout

- Oversee junior members of the team in the delivery of their responsibilities, ensuring quality and that deadlines are met

- Oversee the creation of clear and robust campaign reporting with valuable and actionable insights

- Recruit, manage, and mentor resource ensuring workflow is efficient throughout the team, as well as a high-quality output is delivered

A bit about yourself:

- Degree from a top-tier College, 3.0 GPA or equivalent (preferably numerical)

- Proficiency with systems such as SQL, Social Analytics tools (Crimson Hexagon), Python, and - R-

- Expose to marketing campaign measurement (both Direct Response and Brand Awareness campaigns)

- Strong understanding of what data points can be collected and analyzed in a digital campaign, and how each data point should be analyzed

- Excellent at presenting data in a visually engaging and insightful manner that cuts through the noise

- Strong organizational and project management skills

- Ability to delegate effectively

- Established and professional communication, presentation, and motivational skills

What you can expect from Essence

Essence's mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. We do this by employing the world's very best talent to solve some of the toughest challenges of today's digital marketing landscape. It's important that we hire people whose values reflect those of our own: genuine, results-focused, daring and insightful. As an Essence employee, we promise you a workplace that invests in your career, cares for you and is fun and engaging. We believe these factors create a workplace where you can be yourself and do amazing work.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, or marital status.