Associate Media Manager

Franklin, TN (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 2 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own cross-channel media strategy and optimization loops with agencies and internal teams, turning business goals into tested tactics and scalable education.

  • Lead collaborative media strategy with agencies and internal teams, turning goals into brand-specific tactics.
  • Build and share test plans, analyze results, and package learnings into playbooks and training.
  • Drive efficiency by reducing overlap, optimizing investments, and pushing innovative approaches with partners.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with agencies and internal teams to develop and execute brand-specific media strategies.
  • Advise brand teams and cross-functional partners on media strategy and best practices.
  • Analyze programs to boost efficacy, streamline processes, run structured test-learns, and train stakeholders.
  • Partner with CMI, agencies, vendors to identify test learns and share results through Learning Agendas and in-campaign updates.
  • Prioritize optimizations to improve effectiveness, cut overlap, and remove inefficient investments.
  • Create educational sessions, playbooks, and position papers to scale proven solutions.
  • Design strategies and tests to capture learnings from emerging trends and advance the innovation agenda with strategic partners.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or experience in a relevant field required
  • 2 years’ experience in biddable media (strategy, partners, tactics, etc.) with solid Industry relationships
  • Proven Performance Marketing Track Record with demonstrated results
  • Proficiency in paid media planning, and buying with an emphasis on biddable channels: programmatic, search and social media
  • Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects with both short- and long-term components
  • Strong communication skills (oral and written)
  • Excellent interpersonal skills. Ability to build strong relationships and to collaborate effectively cross-functionally
  • Experience partnering directly with brand marketers, agencies, and vendor partners to advance biddable social programmatic media initiatives

Benefits

  • Opportunity to bring your pet to work.
  • Commitment to create a safe, healthy, and sustainable world for our partners and the communities in which we operate.
  • Commitment to make A Better World For Pets a world where they’re healthy, happy and welcome
  • Commitment to our consumers and focus on positively impacting the planet and the population.
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