Director, Marketing Science

About Mile Marker

Mile Marker is the preeminent, end to end media agency deliberately built for the ambitions of growth marketers. We provide an unmatched range of capabilities, simplified access to data profiles and a carefully layered technology stack that holds accountable our media plans, and the humans that develop them, to deliver measurable, impactful business outcomes with true integrity. Mile Marker's client roster includes FreshPet, DoorDash, Webster Bank, and Harry's, among others. For more information, go to www.milemarkeragency.com

About the role

Mile Marker, an omni-channel media agency built for the ambitions of growth marketers, is seeking an exceptional talent to become our Director of Marketing Sciences, responsible for building and growing a best-in-class practice at the intersection of data strategy, analytics innovation, and media excellence. This is a senior, high-impact role that will drive the agency's next evolution, empowering smarter marketing and new monetization streams through robust data partnerships, proprietary insights, and future-ready technology integration. The role will report to our Chief Analytics Officer.

What you'll do

• Architect and launch the Marketing Sciences practice within Mile Marker as a core pillar of our value and differentiation.
• Help develop and champion the agency's strategic data roadmap—translating client needs and market trends into actionable frameworks, services, and IP.
• Work with complex datasets to generate actionable insights
• Oversee all data strategy initiatives : data acquisition, management, curation, and security for both client and agency use.
• Identify, negotiate, and manage data partnerships—from syndicated sources to bespoke industry alliances.
• Guide the creation and ongoing refinement of internal, proprietary data sets—mining Mile Marker and client trends for actionable insights.
• Outline the agency's role in data clean room capabilities : define agency's approach, technical standards, legal compliance, and market offerings within the framework of our current value propositions.
• Keep agency at the forefront of privacy, identity, and data governance best practices.
• Create new business models by defining how, where, and when agency data and analytics products can be monetized (e.g., custom audience solutions, benchmarks, or insight-driven recurring revenue offerings).
• Collaborate with business development, centers of excellence and Client Solutions teams to invest in and commercialize data assets.
• Serve as the point person for integrating new and existing data assets and partnerships into Waypoint (agency process) and Relay (tech stack); provide ongoing direction for evolution based on industry and client needs.
• Partner with Milers across our matrix structure to deliver measurable value across the agency and client experience.
• Provide strategic and technical perspective on the role of AI within the data practice as well as outlining efficiencies in the process.
• Contribute to new business efforts by harnessing existing knowledge and tools as well as developing a unique point of view for prospective clients' business needs

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