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Company Description

Zenith is a full-service media agency with capabilities and expertise across all channels and disciplines. Zenith is part of Publicis Media, the #1 media buying network in the Americas and #2 globally. As "The ROI Agency," Zenith's expertise lies in driving real, tangible business outcomes, not just media metrics, that will have a measurable effect on our clients' business. Every investment we make has an ROI mindset-not just for our clients, but for our agency at large. We're focused on driving the maximum value for our people, our capabilities and our media investments for some of the world's leading brands.

Overview

We're looking for a Data Scientist to join the team who is a curious, creative problem solver willing to tackle the familiar and unfamiliar of all things data, including methods, technologies, and applications. You'll address complex marketing and business challenges-from cross-channel media and customer experience optimization to segmentation, targeting and business strategy-by accessing, integrating, manipulating, mining, and modeling a wide array of data sources.

Responsibilities

• Conduct exploratory analysis to identify relevant insights and useful transformations
• Use distributed computing systems to access and manipulate big data sources
• Apply quantitative techniques to uncover latent patterns in the data
• Test scalable data pipelines or models for real-time applications
• Ensure that analytic tasks and results meet established objectives and timelines
• Translate marketing and business questions into data queries
• Interpret data, analytical results and visuals to generate conclusions and recommendations
• Share knowledge and conduct research to advance the collective knowledge and skills of our team

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a quantitative field such as statistics, mathematics, econometrics, operations research, data science, computer science, engineering, marketing or social science methods, or equivalent
• 3+ years of relevant experience and interest in marketing analytic applications
• Experience analyzing data for patterns and insights
• Hands-on experience running statistical or machine learning procedures, such as descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, econometric modeling, and regression analysis
• Resourceful, curious, and motivated individual with an ability to work independently as well as in a team setting
• Strong organizational, communication, and time-management skills
• Diligent with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks and balance deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite with strong understanding of Excel and PowerPoint

Additional Information

Our Publicis Groupe motto "Viva La Difference" means we're better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent. 

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive.  Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K,  as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact USMSTACompliance@publicis.com.  All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation Range: $72,390.00 - $109,480.00 annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 10/06/2025.

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 Compensation Range: USD $72,390.00 - USD $109,480.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 10/21/2025.Employment Type: OTHER