Freelance Data Scientist

Job Category: Technology and IT
Job Type: Temporary
Job Location: USA

Company Overview
We are Saatchi—an energetic collective of curious minds, bold creators, and relentless doers. From dog lovers and beach walkers to deep-fried food fans and innovation enthusiasts, we’re united by a passion for pushing boundaries.

With a spirit of childlike wonder, a love for cutting-edge technology, and an eagerness to explore the unknown, we turn the unimaginable into the achievable.

Our teams across Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, and Seattle are driven by a shared mission: to craft powerful strategies, deliver unexpected and breakthrough ideas, and create exceptional advertising that leaves a lasting impact.

Key Responsibilities

  • Navigate the unique complexities of leveraging data and technology in the marketing and advertising landscape, taking into account existing analytics, consumer insights, media, and creative processes.

  • Develop and enhance models focused on common marketing objectives such as media targeting, personalization, regression analysis, and attribution modeling.

  • Generate audience insights through advanced statistical methods, including predictive modeling, segmentation, survey design, and testing frameworks, to deepen consumer understanding and strengthen their relationship with the brand.

  • Contribute to the agency’s analytics advancement by enhancing capabilities, data products, and toolsets.

  • Conduct exploratory data analysis and mine complex, often fragmented datasets—including product metadata, user-level interactions, primary research, audience profiles, social sentiment, and DMP data.

  • Provide thought leadership and collaborate proactively with internal teams and clients, clearly communicating findings and strategic implications.


Qualifications

  • 6+ years of experience as a Data Scientist, Research Scientist, Research Assistant, or in a similar analytical role.

  • Strong technical proficiency in Python (and relevant libraries), R, SQL, and familiarity with modern data platforms and data structures.

  • Proven statistical reasoning skills and ability to apply them to real-world business problems.

  • Skilled in translating business challenges into data solutions through effective requirements gathering and problem-solving.

  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate technical decisions and their business impact.

  • Experience working with marketing, advertising, or survey data is a plus.

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