Associate Director, Analytics

Overview

What you bring to the table:

• Significant experience building measurement systems, cross-functional teams, and data products that translate complex signals into brand and business impact.
• Ability to translate earned, owned, shared, and paid activity into clear business and brand outcomes, not just media metrics.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and nurture deep knowledge and a POV on cutting edge tools/ tech, platforms and partners that benefit our client work and thought leadership in the industry.
• Drive new product development to help deliver the most influential and impactful work for our clients.
• Be a true counsel for teams across our practices, project teams and clients in identifying opportunities, designing, staffing and delivering on high priority projects.
• Lead all analytics work, including directing and managing other mid to junior level analysts/ team members to deliver the most influential client work on time and on budget.
• Nurture and share strong knowledge of media / data trends including emerging channels and innovations.
• Have a tendency to stay tuned-in to the most recent developments through research and networking.
• Be a thought leader when it comes to assessing social channels and identifying emerging opportunities for MSL’s diverse client set.
• Leverage web and social media analytics platforms to measure campaign success and provide data-backed recommendations for optimization.
• Serve as MSL’s lead data journalist by uncovering strategic findings and insights using a range of digital analytics techniques to help support business objectives, advance storytelling, and drive engagement.
• Work in collaboration with other leaders at the agency (MDs SVPs) to drive decisions that produce industry leading work.
• Be a thought partner on the team to provide strategic recommendations for developing and improving social / earned media campaigns.
• Deeply understand client background, industry issues, products and services, key customers and competitors in the marketplace and identify needs that need to be addressed.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in digital analytics, market research or related field; agency experience preferred
• Working knowledge of advanced statistics and data modelling techniques
• Experience with a variety of tools related to social listening and other research tools (Brandwatch, GWI, NW, Quid, Simmons/ MRI to name just a few.)
• Deep experience in managing data/ mining for data strategically and efficiently.
• Ability to grasp critical business issues and knowing how to orient data around the issue, including developing interesting frameworks and simplifying complex data sets/ insights.
• Experience working with or interest in data visualization tools and creative ways to display information as well as excellent storytelling
• Strong verbal and written communication, organizational and time-management

Additional Information

Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent. Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off. If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact USMTTACompliance@publicis.com. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Compensation Range: USD $97,375.00 - USD $155,961.00/Annually. 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 be 7/20/2026.