Kepler executes engineered marketing, where every message & ad delivered helps create a more personalized & productive relationship between brands & their consumers. We do this by acting as clients agency of record, as their in-house team, or some hybrid of the two & by harnessing data & technology across all paid digital media & data-driven CRM channels.

Kepler prides itself on being a great place to work. In fact, were proud to share that AdAge recognized Kepler among the Best Place to Work in 2022, validating our investment in our team & our clients.

• We're transparent with our employees. You'll hear updates on company financials, how we're performing against bonus goals, & how we're responding to challenges we face. 
• We're growing. For you, that means unparalleled growth opportunities & a role in shaping the direction of the company. 
• We're fun. You'll work with & learn from the smartest people in the industry & have a blast doing it.  

The Role:

The Data Strategy & Analytics Associate Director (Retail Focus) plays a critical role in ensuring client & company success by understanding our clients' tech, analytics, & data strategy, defining a learning agenda that directly ties to clients core business questions, & collaborating closely with internal teams & clients to deliver against it. You & your team will work to find insights that will improve and/or explain campaign & business performance, leverage innovative measurement technologies to make data-driven decisions, & recommend & implement new solutions where there are gaps in client tech. Youll have opportunities to build knowledge & expertise in specific solutions across reporting & visualization, MarTech tools, & measurement & will act as a leader & mentor for the analysts and/or managers on your team as well as the department more broadly.

The position requires strong quantitative & communication skills, a passion for advancing retail client marketing & measurement strategy, particularly within the Amazon ecosystem, a sense of personal accountability, & a desire to be part of a tightly-knit team thats out to change the industry.

While each client engagement is unique, you will:

• Act as the senior point of contact across an assigned client portfolio, with ultimate accountability for measurement strategy & technology & clear, accurate delivery of insights & reporting
• Collaborate with media & measurement partners to ensure effective adoption of the marketing technologies our teams leverage (ie: brand lift studies, data clean rooms, especially AMC, MMM partners)
• Work with your teams to effectively translate data into information, quickly identifying & clearly communicating the so what to senior client leaders
• Directly lead a team of 3-5 analysts & managers and, as a leader, provide strategic guidance & thought leadership across Keplers functional teams
• In partnership with senior leadership, guide our departmental best practices, team staffing, training & development
• Act as an early adopter for Keplers proprietary marketing tools & technologies, providing critical feedback to progress our toolkit & encouraging adoption across the organization
• Inspire, coach & mentor staff across multiple disciplines

Desired Skills & Experience:

• 5-8+ years experience paid media/marketing analytics, statistics, digital media strategy, data science or ad tech
• A background in retail media analytics is preferred
• Ideally possess strong SQL knowledge, experience with AMC (Amazon Marketing Cloud) or other data clean rooms, & experience with driving testing agendas & designing advanced tests to the extent that they can support junior team members in developing analysis as well as business development & new client implementations.  
• Strong background in analytics, statistics or strategic insights generation
• Direct experience designing & measuring lift or incrementality experiments & familiarity with other digital marketing measurement solutions (e.g. MMM, attribution)
• Strong client presence; experience building relationships & driving change at senior levels within enterprise organizations
• Experience leading teams with proven ability to develop junior & mid-level staff
• Ability to apply innovative thinking to solve complex marketing challenges, developing & prioritizing analytical roadmap to inform team decisions & client outcomes
• Appetite for learning new technologies & interest in automating workflows through the use of AI
• Process & detail oriented; takes a roll up your sleeves approach to leadership & best practice development
• Excellent listening, written & verbal communication skills
• Effective time management skills ability to prioritize & meet deadlines
• BA/BS degree required

Transparency is fundamental to Keplers culture. Our compensation strategy is designed to attract, reward, & retain the talented employees that drive Keplers growth & success. We aim to offer competitive direct compensation & a rich indirect compensation program that demonstrates the value we place on our employees & their wellbeing.

Total Compensation:        

• Base Salary: $105,000 - $125,000
• Target Annualized Discretionary Bonus: 5% ($5,250 - $6,250)
• Target Total Cash: $110,250 - $131,250

Benefits:

• Healthcare/Dental/Vision
• Unlimited PTO
• 401k Contributions
• $75/mo Wellness Stipend
• $100/mo Mobile Phone Stipend
• $50/mo Internet Stipend
• $500/yr Annual Learning Stipend
• $2,000/yr Annual Tuition Stipend
• One-time $200 New Hire Home Office Equipment Stipend
• Parental Leave - 16 week primary caregiver / 6 week secondary caregiver leave
• Annual Work From Anywhere 4 weeks per year

Kepler is a people first organization. If this role piques your interest but you may not check every box, we still encourage you to apply! Studies show that imposter syndrome can prevent women & people of color from applying unless they meet every single qualification. We welcome all who are interested to apply, you just might be a great candidate for this role or others. 

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