Associate Media Director, Commerce (Embedded Client Role)

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$75K/yr – $180K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own cross-functional media strategy for retail: shape commerce and brand plans, align with agency partners, and push data-driven growth across platforms and partners.

  • Strategic collaboration: coordinate investment, search, social, programmatic, data, and analytics teams to deliver integrated media solutions.
  • End-to-end integration: fuse commerce and brand media into cohesive customer journeys with measurable impact.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Strategic Collaboration & Solution Delivery: Serve as a trusted advisor and key point of contact across agency teams, including investment, search, social, programmatic, data, and analytics, to develop integrated media solutions aligned to client business goals.
  • End-to-End Media Integration: Drive integration between commerce and brand media to create holistic plans that maximize impact across the customer journey.
  • Relationship Management & Innovation: Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including media partners and platforms, to identify and deliver innovative media solutions.
  • Industry Expertise & Thought Leadership: Stay current on retail media trends, platforms, and best practices, and develop POVs that in form internal teams and clients.
  • Client Growth & Optimization: Help shape the commerce media vision by identifying opportunities for growth, optimization, and stronger performance across retail platforms.
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