Job Description

Company description

With a history that dates back over 80 years, [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is a global communications planning and media leader. We are an agency still grounded in our founding principle that people are at the centre of all we do. Each day, we apply this belief to harness the transformative power of data and technology to inspire and move people and business forward. With more than 7,000 employees in over 100 offices around the world, we are the flagship [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] agency that uses our ‘Power of One’ business model, with teams that span multiple disciplines across clients such as Aldi, P&G, Primark, Samsung, Stellantis, and Visa.

We place a huge focus on our People, and have driven flagship D&I and L&D programmes within [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]; our goal is to help every individual reach their fullest potential, and we encourage everyone to make “Brave Plays” in how they approach their work and their own career development. As a result, we have an exceptionally energised and committed talent base, all of us proud of our welcoming and supportive culture, as evidenced by our recognition as one of Campaign’s Best Places to Work for five years in a row, Media Week's Agency of the Year 2025 and one of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2025.

Overview

We are hiring a DDT Analytics Associate Director to play a pivotal role in shaping how data, technology and insight drive meaningful growth for some of [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]’s most recognisable brands. Sitting within our Digital, Data & Technology (DDT) consultancy team, this role blends strategic thinking with hands‑on analytics to solve real client challenges. You’ll work at the intersection of media, data and creativity, influencing decisions that move both people and business forward. If you enjoy turning complexity into clarity and helping teams do their best work, this role offers genuine scope and impact.

Responsibilities

• Owning and shaping the analytics output across your client portfolio, ensuring insight directly supports business outcomes.
• Using exploratory analysis to inform planning decisions and day‑to‑day optimisation across digital activity.
• Translating complex data into clear, compelling stories through visualisation and presentation.
• Leading the creation of tools and scalable solutions, including automation and AI‑enabled approaches.
• Partnering closely with planning, activation and technical teams to define the right measurement solutions.
• Developing and mentoring analysts, supporting learning, confidence and quality of output.
• Contributing to a strong analytics culture by challenging ways of working and improving processes.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering analytics or measurement work within a media, marketing or digital environment.
• Confidence working with large datasets and uncovering insights that inform decision‑making.
• Ability to communicate data clearly to stakeholders with varying levels of technical knowledge.
• Familiarity with dashboarding and visualisation tools used in media and marketing analytics.
• A collaborative mindset, comfortable working across disciplines and teams.
• Strong organisation skills, able to balance multiple workstreams and priorities.
• Curiosity and motivation to keep learning, experimenting and improving how analytics creates value.

Additional information

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] has fantastic benefits on offer to all of our employees, full details of which are shared when you join. This includes the classics like Pension, Life Assurance, Private Medical, as well as Reflection Days, Shared Parental Leave, and spans other initiatives like:

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We are committed to providing a fair, accessible, and inclusive recruitment process. If you have any access needs - for example, related to disability, neurodivergence, or a health condition - please let us know. We’ll work with you to ensure the process works for you. Sharing this information will never impact your application.

Guided by our values, we listen with empathy, uplift each other, take responsibility, and embrace change - building a culture where everyone feels seen, respected, and genuinely included.