Barkley

Manager, Decision Science

Barkley$100K — $125K *
Media
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's/Master's degree in a Quantitative or Science field or 4+ years of relevant experience.
  • Preferably has media/marketing experience.
  • Strong knowledge of digital media metrics and performance tracking methodologies.
  • Excellent analytical skills with ability to derive actionable insights from complex data.
  • Refined interpersonal skills to engage with various levels within an organization.
  • Proficient with cloud platforms like AWS, BigQuery, or Snowflake, and Excel.
  • Familiarity with data visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI.

Responsibilities

  • Design measurement strategies for cross-channel campaigns aligned with business objectives.
  • Create insightful analyses that explain key data trends and their implications.
  • Develop and deliver dashboards and reports tracking KPIs and campaign success.
  • Build and maintain strong client relationships to enhance analytical partnerships.
  • Act as a data translator between clients and internal teams, anticipating client needs.
  • Forecast audience performance benchmarks for campaign optimization.
  • Mentor a small team of junior analysts, promoting best practices in data analysis.

Benefits

  • Multiple health insurance options.
  • Flexible PTO.
  • Life insurance coverage.
  • 401K retirement plan.
Full Job Description
We are seeking a data-driven and strategic Manager, Decision Science to join our dynamic MissionOne Media team, a division of BarkleyOKRP. In this role, you will lead analytical initiatives to measure and optimize campaign performance, develop actionable insights, and drive data-informed decision-making. You will collaborate closely with internal teams, including media client experience, strategy and creative, as well as with clients to ensure data-driven strategies enhance advertising effectiveness.

Key Responsibilities
• Design measurement strategies for cross-channel campaigns by working with clients and internal teams to understand business objectives & campaign strategy and aligning appropriate KPIs and measurement solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to create analyses that move beyond an explanation of 'what happened' to 'what is important,' 'why it happened' and 'what should be done'.
• Develop, maintain and deliver dashboards, reports, and data visualization tools to internal and client teams that track KPIs and campaign success.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships that will enable Analytics team to be viewed as trusted partner and drive strategic conversations.
• Be a translator of data and ideas between the client and internal teams; Listen to client, hear them and anticipate their needs.
• Forecast audience and campaign performance benchmarks to provide optimization diagnostics.
• Manage and mentor small team of junior analysts, ensuring best practices in data analysis, reporting, and storytelling.
• Comfortable developing business relationships with AdTech partners to manage and source data.
• Comfortable working with and delivering concrete requirements to reporting & engineering team that will enable reporting-ready data & deliverables.
• Stay up to date with emerging trends in media analytics, measurement technologies, and industry benchmarks.

Desired Skills & Experience
• Bachelors/Masters degree in Quantitative / Science field or 4+ years' experience in an analytical field
• Media/marketing experience strongly preferred
• Robust knowledge of digital media metrics, attribution models, and performance tracking methodologies across all channels display, video, search, social, retail, etc.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights.
• Refined client-facing skills with the ability to work well up and down the command chain within an agency organization.
• Exceptional written, oral, and data visualization communication abilities as well as proactive and thoughtful management of agency client-group priorities.
• Strong proficiency with big data/could platforms (AWS, BigQuery, Snowflake) and excel.
• Expertise with data analysis and visualization tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or Superset.
• Experience with Brand Lift Surveying, Cross-Media Measurement Solutions, Circana, Dynata, DISQO, etc.
• Experience with SQL, Python, or R is a plus.

Compensation

The annual gross base salary range is $100,000 - $125,000 USD. This range represents the anticipated target salary range for this position. Actual salaries will vary based on a candidate's qualifications, skills, and geographic location. Salary is one component of BarkleyOKRP's total compensation package, which includes multiple health insurance options, flexible PTO, life insurance, and 401K.

About Barkley

Barkley is an independent advertising agency based in Kansas City, Missouri. The company was founded in 1964 by Bill Fromm and has since grown to become one of the largest independent agencies in the United States. Barkley provides a range of services including advertising, brand strategy, digital marketing, social media, and public relations. The company has worked with a number of high-profile clients including Dairy Queen, Hershey's, and Sonic Drive-In.
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