Retail Media Director

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Our client, an in-house Advertising Agency with offices in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, is seeking a Retail Media Director to join their team. This is fully on-site so only candidates who are within a commutable location to Northern NJ will be considered.

The Retail Media Director will lead the practice across a variety of partners such as Amazon, Walmart, Criteo, and emerging platforms (i.e. Best Buy). Responsible for all things retail media, the role is expected to have vast experience on Search (Sponsored Ads) and Display (DSP) activation, implementation, reporting, optimization, to drive sales and business growth for consumer electronics on-site within Amazon and other platforms.

As the head of the team, the director will own strategic planning and recommendations on how best to layout ground work for achieving business objectives and grow our position within the space (long‑term and short‑term growth).

• Effectively manage on‑site Amazon and Walmart paid media activity (Sponsored Ads, DSP) to meet business objectives and goals
• Serve as main POC for all things retail media, leading conversations, meetings, and QBRs with stakeholders and partners
• Lead retail media team, organizing and splitting workload across team members to appropriately service the account
• Participate in media strategy and tactical planning, assisting the team in media proposals
• Oversee and support execution of Sponsored Ads and DSP campaigns, inclusive of keyword mining, category trends, competitor research, audience strategies, negative targeting, etc.
• Train junior team members and ramp up their learning and hands‑on involvement to take on core responsibilities of their roles and the team
• Manage pacing and monthly budgets, optimal allocation between ad formats, bidding and related settings, spend reconciliation and other related financial upkeep
• Analyze performance for optimizations and prepare report share‑outs, identifying actionable insights and opportunities
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams such as Channel Marketing, Creative, and Sales to ensure holistic planning and execution
• Identify and implement testing opportunities to drive performance improvements and contribute to broader strategic initiatives

• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Advertising, or Communications highly preferred
• 7+ years in a strategy or planning role, setting up and managing media campaigns
• Minimum of 5 years or more hands‑on management of Amazon Advertising campaigns
• Experience in consumer electronics and familiarity with other retail media partners such as Walmart, Target, Wayfair, etc.

• Excellent communications skills; experience managing client communications, presenting to stakeholders
• Previous manager experience, responsible and an advocate for other team members
• Deep understanding of digital media campaign management and optimization best practices with an emphasis on Amazon Search and DSP
• Strong analytical and technical skills, with proficiency in Microsoft Excel and the ability to develop data‑driven insights
• Highly organized, with a strong work ethic and attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal and relationship management skills with ability to work with cross‑functional teams
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and manage competing priorities
• Self‑motivated with a passion for learning new tools and technologies
• Familiarity with Amazon Retail Marketplace (Vendor Central) environment
• Client facing, confident communication, and work, present and educate
• High level thinking, strategic standpoint and solution oriented

Salary based on years of experience.

Full‑time health benefits, vacation paid time off, holiday paid time‑off.

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Director

Full‑time

Strategy/Planning and Marketing

Advertising Services