Director of Analytics, Media and Entertainment

Manages a team responsible for analyzing audience and performance data for media and entertainment.

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Compensation by seniority

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Median

$198k

Mean

$206k

10th–90th pct

$151k–$274k

Observations

639

Confidence: 34% · based on 639 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

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Common skills

People Management

Core

Strategic Planning

Core

SQL

Process Improvement

Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

Simulated

Bachelor's Degree

64% require · 23% prefer

Master's Degree

15% require · 28% prefer

No College

22% require · 7% prefer

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Common next roles

Media and Entertainment Data Analyst-57.9%Engineering Manager, Media and Entertainment-13.5%Media and Entertainment Software Engineer-55.5%Media and Entertainment Analytics Manager-54.3%Media and Entertainment Platform Engineer-59.5%

Common previous roles

Media and Entertainment Data Analyst-137.6%Media and Entertainment Analytics Manager-119.0%Media and Entertainment Software Engineer-124.9%Media and Entertainment Platform Engineer-147.2%Engineering Manager, Media and Entertainment-15.6%

Demand snapshot

Active openings (simulated)9,102

Posting growth-4.4%

Median days to fill34 days

Simulated

Employed (US, simulated)33,715

Projected growth2.3%/yr

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Role characteristics

Remote-friendliness70%

Automation exposure15%

Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

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