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Manager, Audience Insights

Publicis Groupe

Chicago, IL
Full Time
Mid Level
80k-115k
9 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

The Starcom Strategy and Insights Team draws on the dynamic advertising technology space, digital and offline analytics, and evolving methodologies to address complex research and measurement challenges and develop valuable insights to drive the clients' business forward. The Manager is an entry level management role that combines data-driven story-telling, business process analysis, and has a penchant for aligning clients' operations to help clients frame decisions and drive actions. The successful candidate is a curious problem-solver who thrives in a fast-paced environment. The role involves measuring the impact advertising has on consumers from a brand and ROI perspective, driving audience understanding, and connecting insights to media planning and buying.

Key Responsibilities

  • Pioneer innovative approaches to address complex research and measurement challenges
  • Analyze marketing data from conceptualization through presentation of the data, including data visualization and storytelling
  • Build frameworks that capture campaign performance, inform optimizations, and impact future plans
  • Lead KPI and key metrics reporting for in-campaign performance, determining behavior/brand impact and ROI
  • Construct and execute 'test and learn' measurement and consumer research roadmaps tied to business goals
  • Evaluate new and current data partners and approaches for highest quality results
  • Proactively educate internal and external clients on research, tools, technology, and approaches
  • Mine category and brand data (social listening, primary research, syndicated data) to uncover insights that drive business results
  • Merge quantitative and qualitative insights into cohesive stories to inform marketing strategy
  • Support measurement execution focused on ad/media effectiveness, brand health, and consumer behavior
  • Partner with the primary lead for brand and consumer research analysis to yield insights and opportunities
  • Mentor and train team members

Requirements

  • 3+ years in media/marketing research, consumer insight, business consulting, or digital advertising research/analytics/insight
  • Strong grounding in traditional and digital media research, including control/exposed methodologies and market mix modeling
  • Experience with multiple methodological approaches for consumer brand insight such as social listening, syndicated tools, primary research
  • Technical curiosity with the ability to learn new systems and programs quickly
  • Strong quantitative and qualitative skills, including analytical abilities and statistics proficiency
  • Experience with media measurement tools including Nielsen, comScore, MRI, as well as 3rd party ad serving, syndicated research, and web analytics
  • Demonstrated ability to work with large data sets
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Proficiency in Tableau, GoodData, Datorama, SQL a plus
  • Excellent Microsoft Office skills, including PowerPoint and advanced Excel
  • Ability to work independently and in a team setting while effectively managing priorities

Nice to Have

  • Experience with media measurement tools including Nielsen, comScore, MRI
  • Proficiency in SQL
  • Experience with web analytics

Qualifications

  • 3+ years in media/marketing research, consumer insight, business consulting, or digital advertising research/analytics/insight
  • Strong grounding in traditional and digital media research
  • Experience with multiple methodological approaches for consumer brand insight
  • Technical curiosity with the ability to learn new systems and programs quickly
  • Strong quantitative and qualitative skills, including analytical abilities and statistics proficiency
  • Experience with media measurement tools including Nielsen, comScore, MRI, as well as 3rd party ad serving, syndicated research, and web analytics
  • Demonstrated ability to work with large data sets
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Proficiency in Tableau, GoodData, Datorama, SQL a plus
  • Excellent Microsoft Office skills; PowerPoint and advanced Excel
  • Ability to work independently and in a team setting while effectively managing priorities

Benefits & Perks

  • Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more
  • Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy, and Fertility
  • Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption
  • Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements
  • Tuition Assistance
  • Paid time off including Flexible Time off, Vacation, Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days
  • Matching Gifts programs
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • 'Work Your World' Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere
  • Access to office for up to 6 weeks a year (based on eligibility)
  • Business Resource Groups supporting multiple affinities and alliances

Working at Publicis Groupe

Starcom is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion. The company emphasizes the Power of One, offering powerful resources, best-in-class wellness and benefits, flexible work arrangements, and support for various affinities and alliances. They foster a collaborative, innovative environment that values continuous learning and client-focused insights.

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Job Details

Posted AtSep 12, 2025
Job CategoryMarket Research
Salary80k-115k
Job TypeFull Time
ExperienceMid Level

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Website

publicisgroupe.com

Location

Chicago, IL

Industry

Advertising Agencies

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