Manager, Data & Media ScienceNew New York, NY

About the company

Known is a modern marketing company pairing PhD data scientists with award-winning creatives, strategists, engineers, and expert research teams to produce innovative and cutting-edge creative work. We believe that when creative collaborates with science, strategy, and technology, transformative outcomes emerge. Recognized as #3 on The A-List of top agencies worldwide and Ad Age’s Data & Insights Agency of the Year for two consecutive years, Known serves leading brands across finance, technology, entertainment, media, CPG, real estate, and more. Our proprietary AI analytics and optimization platform, SKEPTIC™, has earned industry accolades, including Fast Company’s Next Big Things in Tech (2025), Digiday’s Best Marketing Analytics Platform (2023), and Best AI Platform (2025).

About the role

Known’s Media Science team leverages advanced analytics, machine learning, statistics, and algorithms to plan and optimize advertising spend. As Manager, Data & Media Science, you will lead the data science function for media campaigns, serving as the primary client contact for optimization and data. This role is client-facing with significant project ownership, focusing on communicating insights to executive stakeholders. Seniority is flexible based on experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary client point of contact for campaign optimization and data.
• Deliver meaningful analyses, compelling narratives, and polished presentations to clients.
• Own analytics, science, and optimization for media campaigns.
• Collaborate with data analysts and scientists to ensure rigorous measurement, consistent performance, and insightful reporting.
• Consult with agency and client leadership to establish measurement frameworks, design experiments (A/B, incrementality, geo-testing), and evaluate campaign lift and ROI across channels.
• Stay current on industry trends in digital media, analytics, and privacy regulations.

Requirements

• Degree from a well-regarded college or university; Master’s or PhD in a STEM field preferred.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience in quantitative analysis, modeling, optimization, and/or statistics.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL.
• 2+ years of experience communicating with senior stakeholders, managing relationships, and presenting technical subjects to diverse audiences.
• Ability to translate business challenges into quantitative problems and solve them using appropriate methods (e.g., data strategy, statistics, machine learning, algorithms).
• Commitment to maintaining high standards for analytics quality and accuracy.
• Experience across multiple media channels, including digital (e.g., social, programmatic) and/or traditional (e.g., linear TV, OOH).
• Familiarity with major ad serving platforms (e.g., Google Ad Manager, DV360, The Trade Desk).
• Competence with campaign setup parameters: targeting, audience segmentation, tracking, attribution methodologies (multi-touch, last-click), and key digital metrics (impressions, clicks, conversions, viewability).
• Experience with analytics and reporting platforms (e.g., Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics), attribution and measurement systems (e.g., CM360, Videoamp), and deriving actionable insights for optimization.
• Experience with local marketing or retail media is a plus.

Benefits

• Unlimited paid time off.
• 401k with company matching and no vesting period.
• Annual bonuses.
• Generous medical plan.
• Paid parental leave.

Pay

The base salary for this position is $135,000–$150,000, posted in compliance with state and municipal pay transparency laws. This role is also eligible for additional Known benefits.