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Together with our customers, we’re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.\nTitle and Summary\nCreative Data Strategist (Associate Managing Consultant(-2OverviewThe Services team is a key differentiator for Mastercard, providing the cutting-edge services that help our customers grow. Centered on data-driven technologies and innovation, this team provides consulting, marketing, loyalty and analytics to financial institutions and merchants globally.\nThe Advisors Creative Desk sits within Services as a full-service creative and advertising capability, helping Services clients build and grow their brands through end-to-end solutions, from brand positioning and strategy to creative development, campaigns, and content.\nThe Creative Data Strategist turns data, research, and customer intelligence into clear insights that shape creative strategy and drive more effective campaigns, experiences, and creative solutions. Serving as a partner to regional ACD Strategy teams worldwide, this role translates complex information into actionable opportunities, shapes strategic recommendations, and enhances the impact and effectiveness of creative work.\nThe ideal candidate combines analytical rigor with strategic thinking and storytelling, transforming complex data into clear narratives that inspire action and strengthen strategic and creative decision-making.\nRole\nAs a Creative Data Strategist, you will support regional ACD Strategy teams worldwide through data-driven analysis, audience intelligence, and market insights across a broad range of client engagements.\nGather, interpret, and synthesize quantitative and qualitative data, leveraging consumer and audience intelligence platforms to uncover actionable insights and strategic opportunities.\nTranslate data, research, and audience intelligence into clear strategic recommendations and creative opportunities.\nSupport the development of strategic briefs, audience strategies, customer engagement approaches, and campaign recommendations.\nIdentify emerging trends, shifting consumer behaviors, and evolving customer needs to inform strategic and creative development.\nPresent insights, findings, and recommendations to internal teams and clients in a clear, compelling, and actionable manner.\nExplore emerging tools, methodologies, and data sources to enhance ACD's strategic capabilities and insight development.\nContribute to thought leadership, knowledge sharing, and best practices across the broader organization.\nAll About You\n8+ years of experience in data strategy, consumer insights, or marketing analytics roles within advertising agencies, preferably full-service network agencies.\nProven ability to translate data, research, and customer insights into strategic recommendations, creative opportunities, and measurable business outcomes.\nStrong understanding of brand, marketing, communications, customer, and campaign effectiveness frameworks.\nExperience working closely with strategy, creative, and client teams to develop insight-led campaigns, experiences, and engagement programs.\nAbility to synthesize complex quantitative and qualitative data into clear, actionable, and compelling narratives.\nStrong storytelling and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate insights effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.\nExperience using consumer and audience intelligence platforms such as YouGov, GWI, TGI, or similar tools to uncover customer, category, and market insights.\nProficiency in data visualization and analytics platforms such as Power BI, Tableau, Looker, or equivalent tools.\nFamiliarity with digital, social, CRM, customer, and campaign measurement frameworks, methodologies, and analytics tools.\nKnowledge of AI-powered analytics, audience intelligence, and emerging data capabilities is a plus.\nStrong stakeholder management, collaboration, and consulting skills.\nDemonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.\nProfessional proficiency in English is required\nBachelor's degree required; 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