Elevate is a full-service consulting firm that inspires high-performing organizations to find their limits and push past them. With expertise in brand consulting, sales strategy, data-driven insights, and talent optimization, Elevate gives its clients a competitive edge in the fight for people’s precious time and attention. Established in 2018, Elevate set out to help sports teams and leagues spark innovation and drive performance. In the years since, the world of sports has transformed, today standing at the convergence of media, entertainment, and consumer brands, with Elevate supporting some of the world’s most ambitious businesses across these sectors. Elevate’s proprietary technology, data sources, and software products combined with our thoughtful insights, and people-centric approach give clients a 360-degree view of their customers, underpinning intelligent decision-making on marketing spend, growth strategy, and more.

 

Our team of 700+ employees spans the globe with in 20 locations worldwide. We value recruiting diverse individuals to our team to bring new perspectives to our company and look forward to learning more about you in the recruitment process. To learn more and see what we’ve been up to, follow Elevate on X, LinkedIn, and Instagram.

DIRECTOR, MEDIA ANALYTICS (Independent Consultant)

Elevate is seeking a senior analytics advisor to serve as a strategic consultant and delivery partner across our media analytics portfolio. This independent consulting engagement is designed for a seasoned expert who brings a point of view on modern measurement, a track record of delivering high-impact analytical solutions, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders.

In this capacity, you will help shape how analytics drives decision-making across client engagements—establishing forward-looking frameworks, advising on complex analytical initiatives, and ensuring insights translate into meaningful business outcomes.

This is a great opportunity to advise and work alongside Elevate leadership and client teams to advance the sophistication, scalability, and commercial impact of analytics.

Strategic Advisory & Thought Leadership
 • Provide senior-level guidance on the evolution of Elevate’s analytics approach, including measurement frameworks, attribution strategies, and the application of advanced analytics
 • Bring a clear, informed perspective on emerging trends across analytics, data science, and AI/ML, and advise on their practical application
 • Serve as a trusted advisor to both internal stakeholders and clients on complex measurement and data challenges

Analytics Solutions & Framework Design
 • Guide scalable, cross-channel measurement frameworks that connect analytical outputs to business performance and ROI
 • Advise on the design and execution of advanced analytical initiatives (e.g., marketing mix modeling, experimentation, attribution)
 • Establish best practices and quality standards across analytical methodologies, outputs, and storytelling

Client Engagement & Delivery Support
 • Partner on the scoping and delivery of sophisticated analytics engagements, contributing to solution design and, where appropriate, client discussions
 • Translate complex analytical findings into clear, compelling narratives tailored to senior and executive audiences
 • Identify opportunities to deepen analytics impact within client engagements and support the expansion of services

The ideal consultant brings 7-10 + years of experience in analytics, data strategy, management consulting or an analytics leadership role.

• At least seven years of experience in analytics, data strategy, or a closely related discipline.

• Deep expertise across the measurement and analytics landscape — including advanced analytics, attribution modelling, marketing mix modelling (MMM), experimentation and data platforms.

• Proven ability to design and develop analytical frameworks, roadmaps and methodologies that drive measurable client or business outcomes.

• Strong commercial acumen, including experience with scoping, pricing, proposals and business development activity.

• Demonstrable experience building and maintaining senior client relationships, with the credibility to act as a trusted strategic partner.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills — able to translate complex analytical concepts into clear, compelling narratives for non-technical and C-level audiences.

• Awareness of industry changes in data and measurement, including first- and third-party data solutions, clean rooms, AI/ML and the evolving martech and adtech ecosystems.

• Experience in a professional services, consultancy or agency environment with exposure to client portfolio management.

• Hands-on familiarity with tools and platforms across reporting, visualisation, MarTech and marketing data infrastructure.

• Experience designing and measuring lift or incrementality experiments and working with data clean room environments.

• Track record of developing new service offerings or practice areas, including go-to-market planning and internal capability-building.

ENGAGEMENT STRUCTURE:
 • This is an independent contractor engagement and does not constitute an employment relationship.  Hourly Rate: $60-80/hour