Director, Analytic Consulting (Paid Media)

Director, Analytic ConsultingEpsilon is seeking a Director, Analytic Consulting to join our Analytics Consulting practice, part of the Analytic Services team. This role provides a clear, strategic, forward-looking analytics vision that enables effective decision making, improves paid media effectiveness, and delivers measurable business impact for clients.In this role, you will collaborate closely with Data Science, AI, Strategy, Client Services, Product, and Delivery teams to translate complex marketing and media challenges into scalable analytic solutions. You will support consultative client engagements, define measurement approaches for paid and owned channels, and help clients adopt Epsilon's analytic capabilities, proprietary datasets, cleanroom environments, and media measurement solutions.The ideal candidate is a highly collaborative, data-driven, client-first analytics leader with deep experience in paid media analytics, audience measurement, campaign performance, segmentation, and marketing effectiveness. This individual can design and guide complex analytic solutions, simplify technical concepts for business audiences, and coordinate talented onshore and offshore analytics teams in the execution and delivery of high-quality client work.Responsibilities:Serve as a client-facing analytics lead for paid media measurement, audience analytics, and marketing effectiveness engagements across relationships of varying size and complexityDefine paid media measurement strategies for brand, performance, and customer-level campaigns, creating alignment on KPI frameworks, success metrics, and reporting expectations across client and internal collaboratorsPartner with client marketing, media, analytics, and agency teams to interpret results and recommend optimizations across audience, placement, channel, creative, offer, budget allocation, and campaign strategyTranslate complex methodologies, including experimentation, causal inference, attribution, segmentation, predictive modeling, incrementality, and closed-loop measurement, into clear, client-friendly insights and guidancePartner cross-functionally to deliver advanced analytics, machine learning, and AI-driven solutions that improve marketing effectiveness across paid and owned media channelsAccess and analyze data in Epsilon's proprietary tools, PeopleCloud, cleanroom environments, CDPs, and other data platforms to measure audience quality, media exposure, campaign outcomes, online and offline sales impact, and customer behaviorOversee media data readiness, ingestion, and quality requirements to ensure audience and campaign reporting is feasible based on client advertising operations, owned digital ecosystems, and available data assetsDevelop and communicate actionable insights, optimization recommendations, executive-ready narratives, and quantifiable business impact to clients and senior collaboratorsAuthor and contribute to analytic plans, technical requirements, project estimates, statements of work, timelines, deliverables, and resource plans that support successful executionCoordinate onshore and offshore analytic consulting, data science, and junior analytics resources in designing, implementing, validating, and delivering end-to-end analytics solutionsEnsure analytical outputs meet quality standards through validation, QA, adherence to methodology standards, defensible interpretation, and clear positioning in client-facing materialsDevelop measurement procedures, benchmarks, tool playbooks, and ways of working that support repeatable, scalable paid media analytics deliveryFind opportunities for automation, product enhancement, new analytic offerings, and improved internal practice standardsCollaborate effectively with internal teams including Analytics, Consulting, Client Services, Product, Technology, Data Science, AI, and Delivery to deliver integrated solutionsCoach, mentor, and develop analytics team members while fostering a collaborative, high-performance culture focused on client value, innovation, and continuous improvementQualifications:Bachelor's degree in a quantitative rigor such as Statistics, Economics, Mathematics, Marketing Analytics, Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field8+ years of hands-on, relevant experience in analytics, data science, marketing analytics, or digital media analyticsDemonstrated experience analyzing paid media performance across channels such as programmatic, search, social, display, video, connected TV, experiential, and out-of-home, including understanding how these channels contribute to digital and broader marketing measurementDeep understanding of customer-level marketing analytics, audience creation, segmentation, campaign performance measurement, testing, attribution, incrementality, closed-loop measurement, and optimizationExperience measuring audience performance using first-party data, Epsilon-owned data assets, CDPs, cleanroom environments, media exposure data, and other combined data sourcesAbility to design and implement analyses using large record-level datasets, including advertising impressions, site visitation, audience attributes, campaign activity, online sales, offline sales, and customer behavior dataWorking knowledge of statistical methods, experimental design, hypothesis testing, causal inference, predictive modeling, segmentation, and marketing measurement methodologiesProficiency with SQL, Python, or similar data manipulation and analytic toolsStrong planning, prioritization, and project management skills, with ability to manage multiple analytics projects, requests, timelines, and resources concurrentlyExcellent verbal and written communication skills, with ability to simplify complexity, foster dialogue across teams, and present analytic findings in a clear, compelling, business-focused mannerSkilled in data visualization and executive-level storytelling to communicate the value of analytics to senior collaboratorsProven ability to collaborate across interdisciplinary teams including Strategy, Client Services, Product, Technology, Data Science, AI, Delivery, and AnalyticsExperience managing, coaching, and developing analytics team members, including coordination of junior, onshore, and offshore resourcesHighly motivated, collaborative, intellectually curious, and committed to achieving goals, with a focus on innovation, continuous improvement, and client value realizationAdditional Useful But Not Required Skills:Master's degree in Statistics, Economics, Data Science, Business Analytics, Marketing Analytics, or a related quantitative fieldFamiliarity with Databricks or similar large-scale analytics platformsExperience with data visualization tools and executive reporting environmentsExperience with media mix modeling, fractional attribution, multi-touch attribution, brand lift, incrementality testing, sales lift, and other marketing measurement solutionsExperience with CPG, retail, commerce, or other industries where online and offline sales measurement is central to paid media effectivenessFamiliarity with Google Campaign Manager, Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics, cleanroom platforms, CDPs, DMPs, ad servers, and major paid media platformsUnderstanding of the MarTech and AdTech landscape, including how analytics drives value realization from media, identity, activation, measurement, and reporting platformsEpsilon is a global leader in data and identity, with deep expertise in digital media, clean rooms, customer data platforms, loyalty and marketing services. Positioned at the center of Publicis Groupe, Epsilon helps brands deliver personalized experiences at scale and build lasting customer relationships by unlocking the full potential of data and identity. Epsilon operates in 30+ countries across EMEA, the Americas and APAC, with more than 8,000 employees.Epsilon has five values that define our culture and guide us as we create value for our clients, our people and consumers. We seek candidates who align with our company values, demonstrate them and make them meaningful in their day-to-day work:Act with integrity. We are transparent and have the courage to do the right thing.Work together to win together. We believe collaboration is the catalyst that unlocks our full potential.Innovate with purpose. We shape the market with big ideas that drive big outcomes.Respect all voices. We embrace differences and foster a culture of connection and belonging.Empower with accountability. We trust each other to own and deliver on common goals.As an Epsilon employee, you deserve perks and benefits that put you, your family and your finances first. Our benefits encompass a wide range of offerings, including but not limited to:Time to recharge: Flexible time off (FTO), 14 paid holidays, paid sick timeFamily well-being: Parental/new child leave, childcare & elder care assistance, adoption assistanceExtra perks: Comprehensive health coverage, 401(k), tuition assistance, commuter benefits, professional development, employee recognition, charitable donation matching, health coaching and counselingEpsilon benefits are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms.Epsilon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Epsilon's policy is not to discriminate