Media Engineer, Lead

Your Impact

We are seeking a Manager, Analytics Engineering to join our rapidly growing Analytics team - people passionate about working with digital data and other key data sources to deliver analysis-ready data for internal and external data analytics teams. Successful candidates will work with clients, internal business and technical stakeholders to support the evolution of our data architecture and reporting. Attention to detail and high standard for data quality are necessary. You will have the opportunity to work with various clients across different sectors. If you have most of the required skills but not all of them, you are still encouraged to apply.

What You'll Do

• You will own the data from end-to-end, including data import/export (in partnership with the Data Engineering team), transformation, and visualization for your clients
• You'll work with the team on identifying data discrepancies, paying down tech debt, monitoring daily job execution, and diagnosing and fixing issues to ensure SLAs are met with internal partners
• Support the evolution of our data architecture and reporting across cross-functional teams
• Align with the Technical Quality Assurance (QA) team to make sure we have well-audited data in line with established best practices
• Support Director on strategic and technical process improvements and innovation roadmap
• Understand the business context and translate stakeholder needs into ETL/ELT and dashboard requirements
• Ingest, transform, model, and aggregate the data that empowers teams company-wide and our clients to make sense of and tell stories with their data
• Youll be working with data scientists, data analysts, and data engineers to provide clean, accurate, reliable analysis-ready data
• Provide mentorship and guidance to more junior team members

Who you are

• 6+ years of working experience in analytics engineering, business intelligence, data engineering, software development, database engineering, or technical data analytics roles supporting marketing or sales organizations
• Expertise in SQL and ETL optimization techniques, especially within cloud-based data warehouses like Redshift, Snowflake, and BigQuery
• Experience with data ingestion tools (e.g., Funnel, Fivetran, Stitch)
• Experience working directly with data feeds from platforms used by marketing teams like Google Marketing Platforms, Meta, Tiktok, and Trade Desk) and associated measurement tracking
• Expertise in ETL/ELT pipelines, analytical data modeling, aggregations, schema design, and dimensional data modeling
• Excellent communication skills, especially when distilling technical or complex matters into clear and concise explanations for senior leaders and less technical partners
• Ability to use tools, business intuition, and impeccable attention to detail for data validation and QA
• Proven ability to architect and implement efficient data models and optimize high-throughput data pipelines
• Strong communication skills in writing and conversation, including writing engineering training documentation
• Proven technical leadership in project delivery
• A high degree of motivation to be proactive and go above and beyond the task at hand

Nice to Have

• BS degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Math, or a related technical field
• Experience in consulting and/or advertising industry is preferred
• Fluent in Python and Excel
• Knowledge of at least one leading Web Analytics platform, preferably Adobe Analytics. Additional expertise in Google Analytics and other leading tools is preferred
• Experience with Data Visualization tools such as Tableau, PowerBI, or Looker for reporting and analysis

In order to comply with equal pay and salary transparency laws in various locations, we believe the target compensation for this role is $X to $X per year. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, qualifications, job performance, level of experience, location, and business needs. For more information on other benefits we offer, please visit https://www.gale.agency/careers

Note: Hybrid work in the office is an essential function of the job.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

We believe in inclusivity and do our best work when people with diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and skills are brought together. Our Core Values are at the root of GALE’s collaborative environment and help to foster a strong community. Our Code of Conduct, Human Resources policies, and executive investment in inclusion further support and protect GALE’s inclusive workplace. GALE is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

Our Hiring Process

We want you to be just as discerning in making your next career move as we are finding great talent to join our team. Our interview process will allow you to meet a range of people from various disciplines and domains both virtually and in person. Please discuss with our recruiters if you require any accommodations throughout the process to help enable a smooth interview.