Director, Analytics

About January Digital 

January Digital is the Marketing Leadership Company. We solve business challenges through media excellence, strategic guidance, and actionable analytics. Our agency team handles full funnel media planning, execution, and optimization while our consulting team offers true strategic leadership for building successful marketing agencies. All our work is supported with a strong foundation of data and actionable insights which ensure our clients are as successful as possible.

As a company, our motto is to build a company that improves the lives of our clients, our people, and the world around us. We support this mission through a number of efforts including our WORKS program. Good Works is our philanthropy program that ensures we have an outsized impact on our surrounding communities through financial and volunteering efforts. Our Well Works program focuses on the mental, physical, and spiritual health of our employees through required minimum PTO, an annual wellness stipend, fully paid health care, fully paid counseling services, extended parental leave, and much more.

Between our work and our culture, January Digital has been recognized more than 125 times, including being named a Best Place to Work by INC four times, Dallas Business Journal three times, one of Ad Age's Best Places to Work 2025, a 2024 NRF Partner of the Year, a seven-time INC 5000 fastest growing company, and numerous awards for our tactical and strategic excellence with innovative partners like Carhartt and Steve Madden.

 

Our Team is AI-enabled

At January Digital, we combine deep expertise, creativity, and AI innovation to deliver meaningful results. Our team advances through continuous training that keeps us and our clients ahead. We seek candidates with proven AI skills in developing and refining AI inputs, effective use of key tools, and the ability to apply AI to real business challenges. Equally important are sharp critical thinking and a commitment to using AI responsibly to create lasting impact.

 

About the role

The Director, Analytics is a client-facing analytics leader who brings a strong foundation in media measurement and the ability to translate complex analysis into clear, actionable business insights.

This role is ideal for someone who has recent hands-on experience in media analytics and has grown into leading teams and guiding client strategy. While this role is not day-to-day executional, the Director should be comfortable leaning in when needed to support their team, validate outputs, and ensure high-quality work.

You will serve as a key partner to clients, helping them understand performance, navigate measurement approaches, and make confident marketing decisions grounded in data.

We are looking for someone who has run analytics inside a retailer or retail-focused organization, speaks the language of the business, and knows how to apply rigorous measurement in fast-moving media environments.

Responsibilities 

• Client Leadership & Communication 
• Serve as a primary analytics lead for clients, translating complex measurement into clear, actionable insights.
• Confidently communicate performance, testing results, and measurement approaches in a way that resonates with non-technical stakeholders.
• Build trust with client partners by balancing analytical rigor with practical, business-focused recommendations.
• Team Leadership & Oversight 
• Lead and mentor a team of analysts and managers, providing guidance, feedback, and support on their work.
• Review outputs to ensure accuracy, quality, and clarity before sharing with clients.
• Create an environment where the team can execute effectively while maintaining strong analytical standards.
• Step in on analyses when needed to support the team, troubleshoot issues, or validate outputs.
• Maintain enough hands-on familiarity to provide credible guidance and direction.
• Media & Retail Measurement Leadership
• Lead advanced media measurement across paid search, paid social, retail media networks, CTV, and upper-funnel ch