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Data Strategy Associate Director

Ultimate Asset
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Data Strategy Associate Director

Marketing Consultancy | London | Hybrid Working | Up to £90,000 + Bonus


Four years ago, a group of marketing leaders came together with a shared belief: that the old agency model no longer served ambitious brands. They set out to build something different, a challenger consultancy designed for marketers who do not want business as usual. Today, that vision has taken shape as a global team helping brands across North America, Europe, and beyond to cut through complexity, beat incumbents, and achieve outsized growth through smarter, bolder strategies.


This consultancy thrives on momentum. It is lean, modern, and fast growing, but grounded in a clear purpose to redefine how marketing performance is powered by data, creativity, and challenger thinking. Every project is an opportunity to disrupt category conventions and drive meaningful change for clients ready to do things differently.


Now, as the consultancy enters its next phase of growth, they are looking for a Data Strategy Associate Director to join their Media and Data team in London. This role is pivotal, an opportunity to shape how data drives decision making, media performance, and marketing effectiveness for a new generation of ambitious brands.


You will sit at the intersection of media, analytics, and technology, tran...

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