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Director - Data Visualization
Conversant
Chicago, IL, United States
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DIRECTOR, DATA VISUALIZATION
OVERVIEW
As the Director of Data Visualization in our Analytics – Business Intelligence and Visualization team, you will lead the creation of innovative visualization systems that demonstrate the business value of Conversant’s digital marketing platform directly to our customers and stakeholders.
Our visualization challenges span hundreds of millions of detailed profiles across hundreds of millions of web sites and apps tied together by sophisticated real-time analytics that make near instantaneous decisions on messaging to those profiles billions of times a day. This provides an incredibly rich environment of business questions and answers that are hidden within petabytes of data.
You will be leading a team creating effective visualization tools that use the data to answer those questions in an engaging, intuitive and informative manner. This is a multi-faceted effort involving an array of visualization tools such as D3.js, WebGL, Three.js, Tableau and more. We are looking for strong candidates with extensive experience in applied visualization and visualization architecture who can help us build systems that grow our capabilities beyond the standard charting techniques.
Our team works closely with business and analytics units across the company, and provides everything from business-specific dashboards to advanced R&D prototypes. As a leader in this team you will have an opportunity to have a broad impact on the company, as well as to dive deep into technical areas.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Lead a team of skilled data visualization engineers and designers in the creation of advanced visualization systems.
• Research and prototype innovative visualizations that demonstrate the value of our platform.
• Implement production versions of the visualizations using your programming skills in Javascript, D3, WebGL and other libraries and frameworks.
• Meet with internal business units and stakeholders to understand their requirements and propose visualization and interaction systems that meet those.
• Work closely with the Analytics team to understand intricacies of the analytics models in such a way that we can demonstrate the benefits of our analytics to our customers.
• Be a supportive and positive team contributor in a highly collaborative team with shared and overlapping responsibilities.
REQUIREMENTS
• A Ph.D., (or Masters’s degree plus at least 4 years’ relevant experience), in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Engineering, Mathematics or a related scientific discipline.
• Extensive experience architecting and programming visualizations with one or more of: D3.js, WebGL, Three.js, Tableau.
• Extensive experience architecting and programming in Javascript/ES and multi-tier architectures to create interactive web-based systems.
• Deep knowledge of best practices for complex visualizations.
• Strong portfolio of prior visualization projects.
• Desire to work in a highly collaborative environment.
ADDITIONAL USEFUL BUT NOT REQUIRED SKILLS
• Experience with front end frameworks such as Angular and React
• Experience with Node.js.
• Good working knowledge of statistics and big data analytics techniques.
• Familiarity with SQL or other databases
• Experience with distributed computing, such as Hadoop, Spark, or related technologies
Conditions of Employment
All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of certain background checks which unless prohibited by applicable law may include criminal history checks, employment verification, education verification, drug screens, credit checks, DMV checks (for driving positions only) and fingerprinting.
About Conversant
Conversant, Inc. is the leader in personalized digital marketing. Conversant helps the world's biggest companies grow by creating personalized experiences that deliver higher returns for brands and greater satisfaction for people. We offer a fully integrated personalization platform, personalized media programs and the world's largest affiliate marketing network - all fueled by a deep understanding of what motivates people to engage, connect and buy. For more information, please visit www.conversantmedia.com.
Great People, Deserve Great Benefits
We know that we have some of the brightest and most talented associates in the world, and we believe in rewarding them accordingly. If you work here, expect competitive pay, comprehensive health coverage, and endless opportunities to advance your career. From tuition reimbursement to scholarship programs to employee stock purchase plans and 401(k)s, we offer associates a variety of benefits that work as hard for them as they work for us.
About Epsilon
Epsilon® is an all-encompassing global marketing innovator. We provide unrivaled data intelligence and customer insights, world-class technology including loyalty, email and CRM platforms and data-driven creative, activation and execution. Epsilon’s digital media arm, Conversant, is a leader in personalized digital advertising and insights through its proprietary technology and trove of consumer marketing data, delivering digital marketing with unprecedented scale, accuracy and reach through personalized media programs and through CJ Affiliate, one of the world’s largest affiliate marketing networks. Together, we bring personalized marketing to consumers across offline and online channels, at moments of interest, that help drive business growth for brands. Recognized by Ad Age as the #1 World’s Largest CRM/Direct Marketing Network, #1 Largest U.S. Agency from All Disciplines and #1 Largest U.S. Mobile Marketing Agency, Epsilon employs over 8,000 associates in 70 offices worldwide. Epsilon is an Alliance Data company. For more information, visit www.epsilon.com and follow us on Twitter @EpsilonMktg.
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