Data Scientist (GenAI Focus) – Python / SQL – New York, Manhattan / Hybrid – Marketing / Media – $110,000 – $130,000 + Benefits

Our client is a modern marketing company engineered for the unprecedented opportunities and challenges facing marketers today. They are known for pairing the brightest data scientists with award-winning creatives, strategists, engineers and expert research teams to produce some of the most innovative and cutting-edge creative work in culture.

Their clients span the leading brands in finance, technology, entertainment, media, CPG, real estate, and many other categories. These partnerships have earned them multiple awards and recognition.

Their Channel Data Science team is a group embedded in the media buying practice to translate the domain knowledge gained from running media for their clients into smart tools that push the limits of advanced advertising. Their work includes predictive modeling, optimization, workflow automation apps, and the pioneering application of Generative AI to create novel marketing solutions, all in the service of reducing manual work, improving optimization, and achieving better outcomes for their media activation and consulting clients.

About The Role

This role sits within the Channel Data Science team, working directly alongside media buyers and activation teams. You will help design, develop, and deploy Generative AI–powered tools that improve media decision-making, automate workflows, enhance creative and strategy processes, and support advanced reporting and insights.

This is a highly innovative, impact-driven position focused on applying LLMs and other Generative AI techniques to real-world marketing challenges. You will work closely with engineers, other data scientists, strategists, and media teams to bring advanced AI capabilities into production and drive forward some of the organization’s most forward-thinking initiatives.

Who You Are And What You Have

• A Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in a STEM field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2+ years (with Master’s/PhD) or 3+ years (with Bachelor’s) of relevant experience in data science or analytics.
• 1+ years of experience building data science software or applications, ideally including those leveraging AI/ML models.
• Hands-on experience in quantitative analysis, statistical modeling, optimization, and/or machine learning.
• Proven experience developing or deploying solutions using Generative AI, particularly Large Language Models (LLMs) such as OpenAI, Anthropic, or open-source models.
• Strong experience utilizing Python and SQL for data manipulation, modeling, and application development.
• Experience building analytical workflows, automation tools, or AI-driven applications. Experience in advertising or advertising technology is highly desirable, especially when paired with GenAI work.
• Academic, internship, or personal projects demonstrating applied modeling or AI techniques are preferred.

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