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Viral Nation

Influencer marketing and social media partner

Analytics Lead

Data ScienceConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeCanada$110k - $140k /yrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Extensive experience in marketing, media, or agency environments, with the ability to apply analytics and research to drive client strategy and business outcomes.
  • A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field (Social Sciences, Statistics, Data Science, Business Analytics, or a related discipline), or equivalent practical experience.
  • 7–10+ years of progressive experience in research, analytics, and measurement, with a track record of leading complex, high-impact initiatives.
  • Advanced expertise in primary and secondary research methodologies, including brand tracking, brand and communications strategy, brand lift studies, regression analysis, marketing mix modeling, social listening, and digital and site analytics.
  • Technical proficiency in Python and SQL for analysis and data modeling; Google Cloud Platform, BigQuery, and Snowflake for data infrastructure; and Sigma or comparable business intelligence platforms for scalable reporting and dashboarding.
  • Ability to architect and optimize analytics workflows, data pipelines, and reporting systems that support automation, scalability, and self-serve insights.
  • Ability to communicate and collaborate with executive stakeholders and translate complex analytical findings into clear, actionable recommendations for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Ability to influence cross-functional teams and senior client stakeholders with strategic guidance grounded in data, research rigor, and business context.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a senior analytics partner to account, strategy, and executive stakeholders, translating business objectives into scalable measurement frameworks that support social-first and commerce-driven growth.
  • Advise executive leadership and shape marketing, retail, and digital investment decisions with data-driven insights tied to revenue impact.
  • Own end-to-end measurement strategy across paid media, influencer, social, and retail media, connecting spend to commercial outcomes.
  • Forecast and quantify incremental revenue and retail lift across eCommerce and brick-and-mortar partners using predictive models that link media investment, influencer engagement, and social performance to sales velocity and conversion.
  • Design and operationalize return-on-investment frameworks, including brand lift, sales lift, incrementality testing, multi-touch attribution, and marketing mix modeling, to optimize channel mix, budget allocation, and long-term growth.
  • Build scalable systems to evaluate influencer effectiveness, content performance, audience growth, and conversion impact, and translate insights into creative and platform optimization strategies.
  • Identify emerging consumer behavior and digital engagement trends to inform brand strategy, innovation pipelines, and go-to-market planning.
  • Lead, mentor, and scale an analytics team, cultivating analytical rigor, commercial acumen, and executive-level storytelling.
  • Oversee scalable data infrastructure, including structured databases, automated reporting workflows, dashboards, and standardized executive reporting.

About the Company

Viral Nation

Influencer marketing and social media partner

Viral Nation is a social media and influencer marketing agency that combines influencer campaigns with paid performance, owned social channels, and creative content services. It uses proprietary machine learning and AI-powered technologies to plan, optimize, and safely transition brands into a social-first approach, blending organic and paid efforts to drive measurable social commerce. The company sets itself apart with its own technology, end-to-end services for influencer collaborations, paid media, ownership of social ecosystems, and creative production that deliver tangible results like higher ROAS and lower CAC. Its goal is to help brands become social-first, maximize their social media value, and achieve predictable revenue growth through effective influencer marketing and paid/social strategies.

Company size
501-1,000
Company stage
Late Stage VC
Total funding
$183.3M
Headquarters
Chicago, IL
Founded
2014

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