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Data Strategist

Shaker Recruitment Marketing
Oak Park, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 8/5/2025 CLOSED ON 9/5/2025

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Data Strategist position at Shaker Recruitment Marketing?

Company Description

At Shaker, business is personal. We help to connect people with jobs. A recruitment marketing pioneer since 1951, Shaker is a full-service agency specializing in highly customized communications and strategies for attracting and retaining the right talent...in the right places, with the right messages. That takes smarts and creativity. Ideas and innovation. That takes great people of many talents. And that is exactly what we have at Shaker. There is so much we can accomplish together. Join us.

Job Description

Do you find satisfaction in distilling insights from data? Are you excited leveraging those insights to craft an impactful strategy? Shaker Recruitment Marketing is seeking a Data Strategist to join our team. In this role, you will play a crucial part in optimizing the performance of our clients' paid media investments by providing strategic and actionable insights. As a client-facing professional, you will collaborate with media and account teams, utilizing data to drive advertising campaign effectiveness and exceed established goals and KPIs.

  • Provide thought leadership and mentorship to internal teams; guiding team decision-making processes.
  • Identify, transform, and prepare data for analysis and reporting.
  • Design and maintain bespoke data visualizations in Tableau.
  • Analyze campaign data to derive actionable optimization insights and assess effectiveness.
  • Document client goals and provide strategic solutions to measure and improve performance.
  • Develop and present compelling PowerPoint presentations that effectively communicate insights.
  • Partner with client service teams to present data-driven recommendations to clients; guiding media investment strategies to maximize ROI.
  • Collaborate with media teams to ensure campaigns meet performance benchmarks and exceed expectations.
  • Monitor campaign performance, identifying opportunities for improvement.
  • Note: This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship.

Qualifications

  • Experience: 5 years of experience in digital marketing and/or digital communications. Recruitment marketing experience is a plus.
  • Analytical Expertise: Proven ability to use data to drive media optimizations and develop marketing strategies.
  • Visualization Skills: Experience creating impactful visualizations to make data accessible and actionable.
  • Data Fluency: High degree of comfort working with data to uncover insights and tell compelling stories.
  • Technical Skills:
    • Familiarity with Tableau or a willingness to learn the software.
    • Strong proficiency in PowerPoint and creating client-facing presentations.
  • Personal Traits:
    • Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
    • Values respect, inclusion, and teamwork.
    • Self-starter with a collaborative, solution-oriented mindset.
    • Ability to give and receive constructive feedback with professionalism.
    • Adaptable, flexible, and able to perform effectively under pressure.
  • Communication: Confident and clear communicator with both internal teams and clients.

Salary Range: $80,000-$120,000

The actual salary will vary based on applicant’s location, education, experience, skills, and abilities. This role is bonus and/or incentive eligible.

Our benefit package includes:

  • Medical Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • 401k with Employer Match
  • Paid Time off (PTO)
  • Parental Leave
  • Life Insurance
  • Disability, AD&D, Critical Illness Insurance
  • Pet Insurance
  • Pre-paid Legal Insurance
  • Technology Stipend
  • Commuter Benefits / Discounted Parking
  • Volunteer Time Off
  • Employee Assistance Program

Shaker Recruitment Marketing is an equal opportunity employer. Shaker RM evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.

Additional Information

Salary : $80,000 - $120,000

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