Associate Director, Commerce

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$107K/yr – $153K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own and optimize commerce campaigns across touchpoints with measurement against client KPIs, while growing your skills and supporting new business pitches.

  • Campaign Execution and Optimization: Own commerce campaigns across touchpoints and optimize for ROAS and direct response.
  • Measurement and Insights: Analyze performance against KPIs and report trends to stakeholders.
  • People and Pitches: Manage direct reports, grow the team, and back new business pitches.

Job Description

Responsibilities\n- Help develop and implement Commerce campaigns across multiple Commerce touchpoints\n- Leverage Commerce best-practices across all tactics\n- Ensure campaign billings are up to date and all finance queries are followed up in a timely manner\n- Analyze campaign performance against client KPIs and report on trends and insights to key stakeholders\n- Continuously grow and develop skills by participating in ongoing training, workshops, etc.\n- Provide support for any new business pitches as required\n- Manage direct report(s), including day-to-day workflow and career development\n\nRequirements\n- 5+ years of Paid Search experience with strong focus on Commerce\n- In-depth activation and optimization experience with Amazon (AMS) and Criteo platforms\n- Experience in both organic and paid media\n- Experience with executing campaigns focused on driving online sales, optimizing to a ROAS\n- Experience in applying search marketing to brand-building and direct response initiatives\n- Strong command of Commerce platforms and tools such as AMS interface\n- Knowledge of syndicated research tools\n- Familiarity with third-party ad serving technologies\n- Technically strong quantitative skills, including analytical abilities and math proficiency\n- Demonstrated critical thinking and problem solving abilities\n- Solid verbal and written communication skills\n- Polished presentations skills a must\n- Ability to work successfully with teams on multiple projects under tight deadlines\n- Desire to work in a constantly evolving industry, which constantly presents new and unique challenges\n- Ability to sell ideas clearly and deliver value\n- Self-driven to meet and exceed revenue and goals for our clients\n\nNice to Have\n- Amazon AAP/Display a plus\n\nBenefits\n- Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.
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As one of the fastest-growing global media agency networks, Spark Foundry is not beholden to legacy.We embrace nimbleness, agility and open-mindedness as part of our Startup Spirit. But as part of Publicis Media, we tap into a Powerhouse Soul, gaining access to first-mover opportunities alongside market-shaping clout, plus leading-edge AI and technology.Together, our Startup Spirit and Powerhouse Soul allow us to innovate and iterate faster than any other agency, bringing clients a distinct competitive advantage. Our innovative experiences have been recognized by Cannes Lions, Effies, Shortys and Webbys, all delivered by best-in-class talent across more than 70 global offices. Spark Foundry is part of the global Publicis Media agency network, a key division of Publicis Groupe [Euronext Paris FR0000130577, CAC 40].

Founded in 2016
New York, New York, USA
3.1K employees (807 in marketing)
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Traffic Signals

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14.2K
Traffic Source Mix
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41.9%
Direct
42.1%
Referral
8.8%
Social
5.4%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~3.1K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
759 (24% of company)
Median Career Experience
10 years
Median Tenure
5 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
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