Associate Manager, Paid Media – North America Fenty

San Francisco, CA (Unknown)

$82K/yr – $102K/yrMid Level2+ years exp

Posted 5 months ago

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Job Summary

Own paid media activation for a global beauty brand, coordinating cross-channel campaigns and 360-degree launches with a focus on growth, efficiency, and cross-functional alignment.

  • Growth Infrastructure: Own the media activation calendar and end-to-end project delivery from brief to post-launch insights.
  • Performance Analytics: Track channel KPIs and retailer metrics, translating data into optimization opportunities for the Fenty brand.
  • Collaboration: Partner with agency, creative, and global brand teams to test new opportunities and maintain consistent messaging across regions.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Manage media campaigns and projects and oversee execution across all channels (e.g., Paid Media, Paid Social, Paid Search, etc.) to support customer and revenue growth.
  • Manage outline of requirements and needs for all activations, owned and retailer campaigns, and launches; ensure all are received on schedule and are organized, routed for necessary approvals, and sent to agency for on-time delivery of all needs.
  • Manage overall media activation calendar and roadmap; manage identified projects from start to finish to ensure success of delivery and performance.
  • Support and brief creative and messaging needs for best-in-class ads, partnering with creative, copy, marketing teams, and global brand stakeholders.
  • Collaborate with a media agency on overall channel project management and monitoring KPIs to hit channel goals, keeping a pulse on business trends and suggesting shifts to optimize.
  • Assist in developing integrated, 360-degree activation plans for key Fenty campaigns, launches, and ongoing support, providing recommendations based on best practices, campaign needs, and global Fenty brand objectives.
  • Contribute to a continuous test and learn roadmap, iterating on learnings to inform ongoing optimization and improvement, sharing insights with global partners.
  • Support QA for all ad previews and placements pre-launch, ensuring proper functionality and visual correctness.
  • Contribute to regular reporting on Fenty channel performance, highlighting insights, trends, and opportunities for continuous improvement to digital, cross-functional, and global Fenty teams.
  • Analyze performance and retailer KPIs on an ongoing basis to drive optimizations and ensure campaigns are maximizing performance and hitting goals for the Fenty brand.

Requirements

  • 2+ years of paid media experience (eCommerce, retail, and/or DTC preferred), with demonstrated success driving results across multiple brands, platforms, and budgets.
  • Understanding of current industry changes/pivots & experiencing navigating and pivoting through them.
  • Strong data analysis and reporting skills with the ability to bubble up insights and trends in a concise, shareable manner.
  • Strong working knowledge of marketing and analytics tools and technology (MMM, Google Analytics, Facebook Ads Manager, Google Ads, etc.)
  • Experience managing agency and vendor relationships. Experience also with internal channel execution preferred.
  • Able to balance creative and analytical thinking while being customer-focused and brand-obsessed.
  • Thrives in collaborative, cross-functional environments, demonstrating strong self-drive, accountability, and the ability to function independently while being an effective team player.
  • Ability to manage to the bigger picture but also willing to roll up their sleeves and dig in – no task is too small mentality.
  • Excellent organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines.
  • Ability to adapt to a dynamic, fast-paced environment & comfortable with navigating through ambiguity.
  • BA/BS in a technical field from a leading university.

Benefits

  • medical, dental and vision insurance
  • flex paid time off program
  • parential leave
  • employee discount/perks
  • a retirement plan with employer contributions
  • Summer Fridays
  • opportunity to work from anywhere for two weeks during the calendar year
  • December wellness/shutdown week for applicable positions
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Kendo Brands, Inc

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Kendo is the small but mighty force behind your favorite beauty products. A play on the words “can do,” Kendo is redefining the beauty industry through next-generation products, visionary campaigns and unforgettable retail presence. Kendo creates original founder brands, partnering with major faces from fashion and entertainment. The house of brands currently includes KVD Beauty, Fenty Beauty by Rihanna, Fenty Skin, Fenty Hair, Ole Henriksen Skincare, and Lip Lab. We tell their stories to bring to life the dream products you’ve always wanted, but have never been able to find.Come grow with us! Since Kendo’s founding in 2010, we’ve experienced phenomenal growth and accelerated global expansion. We’re based in San Francisco, but we also operate headquarters in Toronto, London, Paris and Singapore, our products are in 27 countries and counting. And, we couldn’t grow without our people. We embrace entrepreneurial spirit, so the opportunities are endless. We believe in five values, our Kendo Kredo. Adhering to these in business, in our interactions with each other, our customers, and our recruitment process, we remain true to our culture and the foundation upon which the house was originally founded."Can Do” SpiritAdvocacy, Diversity, and Inclusion Storytelling ResilienceProduct ExcellenceOur Open Jobs.https://www.kendobrands.com/careers/

Founded in 2014
San Francisco, California, USA
882 employees (282 in marketing)
55% recommend to a friend
74% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
14.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
35%
Direct
46.4%
Referral
5.5%
Social
11%
Paid
1.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~882

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
200 (23% of company)
Median Career Experience
11 years
Median Tenure
3.9 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
5