Contract Data Scientist (12-Month Independent Contractor)
Absehlute Media — absehlute.com
Compensation: Highly competitive fixed-fee contract (invoiced monthly)

Engagement Length: 1 year, with option to extend
Work Style: Remote, project-based (North-America-friendly time zone preferred)

Vacancy Status:This posting reflects an existing contract vacancy commencing August 2025.

Scope of Work

Data Engineering

• Architect scalable marketing data models (Snowflake / BigQuery)
• Build and orchestrate ELT pipelines with dbt, Airflow or Fivetran

Advanced Analytics

• Develop predictive models (LTV, churn, media-mix, incrementality)
• Lead lift studies and attribution audits to guide media spend

Reporting & Visualisation

• Create self-serve dashboards in Looker or Power BI
• Automate KPI alerts and executive business reviews

Marketing Audits

• Conduct data-driven audits of paid search, social, programmatic & DOOH campaigns
• Present optimisation roadmaps to internal teams and clients

Knowledge Transfer

• Produce clear technical documentation
• Run hand-off workshops at project milestones

Estimated effort: up to 80 billable hours per monthly milestone -deliverables and target dates agreed in advance. You choose where, when, and how the work is performed.

Must-Have Qualifications

• 3+ years in data-science / analytics roles for marketing or ad-tech

• Advanced SQL plus Python or R (pandas, scikit-learn / tidyverse)

• Hands-on experience with cloud warehouses and ELT automation

• Proven dashboarding skills (Looker, Power BI, or Tableau)

• Strong grasp of attribution, incrementality, and media-mix modelling

• Ability to translate statistical findings into clear business insights

Nice-to-Haves

• DOOH measurement experience

• dbt, Airflow, or Dagster workflow management

• Privacy-centric analytics (GA4 server-side tagging)

• Familiarity with GCP, AWS, or Azure DevOps environments

Contract Terms & Compliance (Ontario)

• Independent Contractor Status – This is a business-to-business engagement. You control your working hours, supply your own equipment, and invoice monthly for services rendered. You are responsible for income taxes, HST, CPP, insurance, and optional WSIB coverage. ESA provisions for overtime, vacation, and termination do not apply.

• No Exclusivity / Non-Compete – You may serve other clients, provided any conflicts of interest are disclosed.

• Data Security & Confidentiality – NDA and standard security clauses apply; secure VPN and platform credentials will be supplied.

• Accessibility & Accommodation – Absehlute Media welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

• AI Screening Disclosure – We do not use automated decision-making tools to screen résumés.

How to Propose Your Services

Email development@absehlute.com with:

1. Subject line: “Contract Data Scientist – [Your Name]”

2. A brief note describing a marketing problem you solved with data

3. Your résumé / CV and one relevant work sample (GitHub repo, dashboard link, or slide deck)

Qualified candidates will be invited to a 30-minute video chat followed by a short technical case.

Absehlute Media values diversity and is committed to a fair, inclusive procurement process.

Contract Operations Manager – Development (12-Month Independent Contractor)
Absehlute Media — absehlute.com
Compensation: Highly competitive fixed-fee contract (invoiced monthly)
Engagement Length: 1 year, with option to extend
Work Style: Remote, project-based (North-America-friendly time zone preferred)

Vacancy Status:This posting reflects an existing contract vacancy commencing August 2025.

Scope of Work:

Resource Management

• Own the roadmap for web-dev and systems initiatives (CMS builds, 3D configurators, API integrations)
• Allocate developers, UX, QA, and DevOps resources; track velocity and capacity

Process & Quality• Implement and refine Agile/Scrum rituals, CI/CD pipelines, and code-quality gates
• Establish SLA-driven incident and change-management playbooks

Systems Architecture Oversight

• Translate business goals into scalable architectures on AWS/GCP/Azure
• Coordinate security reviews, backups, disaster-recovery drills

Vendor & Budget Control

•Negotiate and manage hosting, SaaS, and licensing contracts
• Monitor burn-rate; deliver monthly budget vs. actual reports

Stakeholder Communication

• Provide exec-level status dashboards and risk logs
• Facilitate technical hand-offs to client IT teams when projects go live

Estimated effort: up to 90 billable hours per monthly milestone—deliverables and target dates agreed in advance. You choose where, when, and how the work is performed.

Must-Have Qualifications

• 5+ years in technical operations, program management, or DevOps leadership

• Hands-on experience managing web-dev & cloud infrastructure teams (AWS, GCP, or Azure)

• Proven track record rolling out Agile/Scrum processes and CI/CD pipelines

• Solid understanding of modern web stacks (Jamstack, Node.js, React, or similar) and API security best-practices

• Financial acumen—can build and manage project P&Ls and SaaS/hosting budgets

• Stellar communication skills to bridge developers, creatives, and non-technical execs

Nice-to-Haves

• Familiarity with 3D/visual-commerce platforms

• ISO 27001 or SOC 2 compliance experience

• Jira, Monday.com, or equivalent portfolio-management tooling expertise

• ITIL or PMP certification

Contract Terms & Compliance (Ontario)

• Independent Contractor Status – This is a business-to-business engagement. You set your own schedule, provide your own equipment, and invoice monthly for services rendered. You are responsible for HST, income taxes, CPP, insurance, and optional WSIB coverage. Employment Standards Act overtime, vacation, and termination provisions do not apply.

• No Exclusivity / Non-Compete – You may work with other clients, subject to disclosure of any conflicts.

• Data Security & Confidentiality – NDA and standard security clauses apply; secure VPN and platform credentials will be provided.

• Accessibility & Accommodation – Absehlute Media welcomes applications from persons with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request at every stage of the selection process.

• AI Screening Disclosure – We do not use automated decision-making tools to filter résumés.

How to Propose Your Services

Email development@absehlute.com with:

1. Subject line:“Contract Operations Manager – [Your Name]”

2. A concise cover note (≤ 250 words) describing a complex tech project you delivered on time and on budget

3. Your résumé and a portfolio link or one relevant case study (PDF, slide deck, or dashboard)

Short-listed candidates will have a 30-minute video conversation followed by a practical scenario discussion.

Absehlute Media values diversity and is committed to a fair, inclusive procurement process.