Marketing Science Partner // Social Media

  • Australia
  • Sydney
  • Permanent
  • AU$90.00 - AU$109.00 per hour

We are partnered with a social media platform that is looking for a Marketing Science Partner to join their Sydney-based team. This is a 12-month contract position starting from January 2026, with the possibility of extension.

This role has hybrid working flexibility (3 days in the Sydney office, 2 days from home).

About the role:

  • 5 days working week (38 hrs).
  • Marketing Science Partners work with internal and external clients in an industry vertical such as Fin-Services, Telcos, Tech, etc., on an ongoing basis to adopt better measurement to improve business outcomes.
  • Their goal is to ensure clients are adopting best practices and to help them understand how they can get more investments and drive business impact.
  • They are like a team of analytical consultants, and they partner very closely with the sales team
  • Driving good measurements and doing research to help clients understand and improve the effectiveness of their advertising across digital platforms and across media.

What are we looking for?

  • 5-7 years of experience as a data scientist.
  • Bonus if you have client-facing experience or skills.
  • Digital advertising experience preferred.
  • Strong project management ability.

About you:

  • Bachelor’s (or higher) degree in Business, Statistics, Biostatistics, Data Science, Economics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Sociology or similar.
  • Direct experience independently scoping and executing research projects with clients and or cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Experience analyzing and manipulating data sets to understand patterns and provide insights.
  • Experience leading at an industry level and with senior clients.
  • Ability to communicate technical content to a general audience.
  • Client-facing experience (internal or external), including the ability to drive meetings or change through the adoption of new products or research methods.
  • Experience with digital advertising measurement methods and technologies.
  • Experience working with structured and unstructured data sets, statistical software such as R, SPSS, SAS, as well as data extraction tools such as Hive and/or SQL.
  • Experience with field experiments, experimental design, survey sampling, and/or panel data.
  • A bonus if you have an advanced degree in a quantitative field or an MBA and experience in digital advertising.

If this sounds like you, please APPLY now and shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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