Digital Advertising Manager/Sr. Manager (Walmart Connect)

Rogers, AR (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Own Walmart ad strategy and execution for Hatchery Group, driving full-funnel growth.

  • Own Walmart Connect strategy across campaigns, optimizing ROI and KPI performance.
  • Must-have: 5+ years of hands-on Walmart ad experience.
  • Standout: HatchAnalytics® framework guiding advertising decisions and cross-functional alignment.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own strategy & execution: Develop and implement full-funnel advertising strategies tailored to each brand’s lifecycle, budget, and competitive landscape.
  • Drive performance: Manage day-to-day portfolio and campaign operations across Walmart Connect, consistently exceeding KPIs such as NTB, ROAS, ACOS. Understand and combine retail signals (inventory, price competitiveness, etc.) to optimize performance.
  • Optimize relentlessly: Optimize portfolio by monitoring, test and refine search and display campaigns to maximize ROI while achieving aligned brand partner KPI’s.
  • Translate data into action: Analyze performance and deliver clear, actionable insights through weekly and monthly reporting.
  • Lead client conversations: Present performance updates, strategic recommendations, and growth opportunities with confidence.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally: Partner with internal stakeholders including sales, finance and replenishment teams to align advertising with broader business objectives.
  • Manage budgets with precision: Ensure accurate pacing, spend allocation, and campaign efficiency while balancing both JBP and non-JBP expectations and commitments.
  • Stay ahead of the curve: Build relationships with Walmart Connect, Walmart merchant teams, and Walmart Data Ventures while staying current on retail media trends, tools, and updates.
  • Own keyword & bidding strategy: Continuously refine and analyze competitive, category, brand, non-brand and trending search terms; optimizing keyword selection and bidding approaches.
  • Always Be Testing: constant A-B testing across advertising strategies, from keyword to campaign management, to listing refinements. Seek unique & additional opportunities to drive brand impact and incremental results.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, or related field, or equivalent relevant experience
  • Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience with Walmart ad platforms
  • Demonstrated expertise in developing, managing, and analyzing digital advertising campaigns and presenting performance insights
  • Familiarity with Scintilla Charter store metrics, digital landscapes and audience data.
  • Deep understanding and experience in various ad tech and key-wording platforms such as Pacvue, Skai, Helium 10, Jungle Scout.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Canva
  • Cross functional collaborator with strong project management skills, attention to detail, and budget management
  • Ability to tell a story with data and present to clients in a clear, concise way
  • Ability to determine the daily priorities, understanding how and when to reprioritize quickly when needed
  • Self-motivated, adaptable, and can think independently with the ability to drive decisions using data

Benefits

  • Hatchery Group offers a world class benefits package, which includes unlimited PTO & paid holidays, 401(k) matching, life, disability insurance, and 100% health, vision, dental for employee, spouse and dependents. Family identity theft protection and an exceptional bonus plan that truly rewards performance.

    Undertanding

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      Hatchery

      We are a brand accelerator - a team of strategic thinkers and experienced executors who understand the territory and the terrain of retail, cracking open the potential value that lies within your brand, for life changing results - quickly.

      Founded in 2021
      Rogers, Arkansas, USA
      26 employees (6 in marketing)

      Traffic Signals

      Monthly Visitors
      281
      Traffic Source Mix
      Search
      43.2%
      Direct
      41.2%
      Referral
      5.1%
      Social
      9.5%
      Paid
      1%

      Headcount Trend

      Current headcount: ~26

      Marketing Team

      Marketing Team Size
      5 (19% of company)