AI Engineer

Job Title: Artificial Intelligence Engineer

Reports To: Supervisor of Data and Reporting
 FLSA Status: Full Time - Salaried, Exempt
 Location: Cincinnati, OH; Hybrid schedule

Who is pep:

pep started with 7 employees, a borrowed conference room, and an idea to fill a void in the marketing services space.  Today we’ve grown to over 200 people and we are an industry leader in consumer activation, serving some of the top Fortune 500 companies.   We’ve managed over $5 billion in marketing spend for over 750 brands and pride ourselves on a client retention rate of 98%.

Our company has evolved since we started 18 years ago, but there is one thing that has remained a constant.  at pep, we put people first.  Our core values of accountability, excellence, ingenuity, people, and tenacity guide our interactions, decisions, and drive our culture.   We are committed to maintaining an inclusive environment where every member of our team feels seen, cared for, and has the support they need to thrive.  And our tremendous growth provides our people with many new career and development opportunities along with the flexibility to pursue their professional goals. 

We’re looking for teammates who are driven, eager to learn, agile, positive, and client focused to join and contribute to our team. We enjoy a hybrid work model and competitive salary based on experience. If this sounds like you and you want to be a part of something special, then click below to apply.

At pep we value our team and offer:

Summary of Position:  

The Artificial Intelligence Engineer position is responsible for driving pep’s Artificial Intelligence programs including research, development, and implementation. The focus will be on workflow automation and optimization for our teams.

The essential duties and responsibilities include the following. 

Key Responsibilities and Attributes of Artificial Intelligence Engineer:

• Gathering business requirements and translating them into technology terms.
• Develop algorithms and programming code for software solutions
• Develop, implement, and maintain good coding practices
• Great understanding of software design and programming principles
• Provide understanding and guidance on future development initiatives
• Provide leadership on technology issues
• Design, build, test and implement the software code required by pep
• Design the logic that delivers the requested functionality
• Provide avenue for future enhancements
• software development experience
  • Python / R / C#
  • MS Transact-SQL & SQL Server
  • Microsoft Power Platform
  • PowerShell
  • OCR
  • Telerik Toolset, AJAX, JQuery, Javascript, C#.NET, ASP.NET MVC helpful
• Other duties assigned as needed

Knowledge/Skills Preferred of Artificial Intelligence Engineer:

• Minimum 3+ years previous information technology and applications experience.
• Degree in information technology or equivalent education/experience.
• Demonstrated communication and organization skills.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals as well as operate internal, online systems
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
• Ability to be client facing 
• Ability to mentor, grow and work harmoniously as part of a larger team
• Ability to do intermediate-level math (calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, and percentages)
• Ability to apply common-sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form
• Ability to problem solve
• Effectively utilizes staff including delegating as appropriate
• Ability to manage healthy business processes
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have experience in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Power Point, and Excel. 
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

*pep provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, pep complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

pep expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of pep’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.