KitchenAid Brand Media Manager

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$72K/yr – $145K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 3 days ago

Job Summary

Own and lead the full-funnel brand media strategy, measurement, and agency management, partnering with creative and shopper teams to optimize budget, data infrastructure, and attribution across D2C and retailer programs.

  • Own learning agenda, campaign diagnostics, and creative effectiveness tracking
  • Oversee agency partnerships, SOWs, and budget stewardship
  • Drive integrated media planning from upper to lower funnel with data-driven insights

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Media Strategy & Agency Management
  • Full-Funnel Media Planning & Measurement: Brief, review, and approve annual, quarterly, and campaign-level media strategy and tactical executions. Ensure seamless alignment between Brand Media and D2C Performance Media and Audiences, as well as Brand Media and Shopper Marketing teams to capitalize on shared agency resources and full-funnel efficiency.
  • Commerce Media Strategy: Partner with agencies and team members to implement lower-mid funnel media programs through Retail Media Networks intersecting our key trade partners and their digital ecosystems.
  • Agency Management and Statements of Work: Directly manage our Paid Media agency of record and annual statements of work
  • Measurement, Analytics & Infrastructure
  • Measurement Strategy: Own the brand’s learning agenda, including campaign diagnostics, brand lift studies, sales lift studies, and creative effectiveness tracking.
  • Attribution: Track Brand Media’s downstream impact on both D2C revenue and Retailer/Trade performance.
  • Brand Health & MMM: Support Brand Health Study and Marketing Mix Modeling (MMM) in partnership with Consumer Insights and Marketing Intelligence teams. Identify key insights and action recommendations through the Media Planning agency to drive continuous improvement and efficiency.
  • Tech Infrastructure: Own infrastructure investments and the annual SOW for measurement tools and data that support our full-funnel media measurement, efficiency, and closed-loop attribution - including, but not limited to third party consumer data sources, data collaboration, clean rooms, and retailer transaction data.
  • Creative Integration & Budget Operations

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree
  • 5+ years of experience in media planning and media analytics

Preferred

  • Experience in brand marketing, media planning, and/or media analytics within a CPG, consumer electronics, or premium lifestyle brand environment
  • Budget management, agency management, and measurement expertise
  • Strong attention to detail and follow through
  • Strong communication skills, written and oral
  • Ability to ask great questions and process information quickly and conceptually
  • Ability to problem solve and make strategic sound decisions
  • Ability to influence and lead others, including those outside of marketing function
  • Experience leveraging data and trends to generate insights and transform them into marketing strategies

Benefits

  • Generous benefits package, Whirlpool employee discount, fitness & educational reimbursement programs, kitchenettes, and more! Saint Joseph/Benton Harbor locations: Beautiful, recently renovated office space, free coffee, biking/walking trails, and access to The Eddy - Early Childhood Center (depending upon availability - additional costs required).
  • Always On Flexibility - You will have the autonomy to manage personal, family, and outside-of-work commitments as needed.
  • Two-Week Work from Anywhere - Minimum of one-week increments for a total of two weeks per year.
  • Sabbatical - Four weeks paid leave after every five years of service.
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Whirlpool Corporation

3.8 Glassdoor

Life at home has been at the heart of our business for 110+ years - it is why we exist and why we are passionate about what we do. Beginning with our founders to the everyday actions of our people, our values have always kept us grounded -- Integrity, Respect, Inclusion & Diversity, One Whirlpool, Spirit of Winning. What we do at Whirlpool Corporation matters because consumers trust our brands. We never take that for granted and we work every day to earn that trust as we are committed to being the best kitchen and laundry company, in constant pursuit of improving life at home.ABOUT WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is a leading home appliance company, in constant pursuit of improving life at home. As the only major U.S.-based manufacturer of kitchen and laundry appliances, the company is driving meaningful innovation to meet the evolving needs of consumers through its iconic brand portfolio, including Whirlpool, KitchenAid, JennAir, Maytag, Amana, Brastemp, Consul, and InSinkErator. In 2024, the company reported approximately $17 billion in annual sales - close to 90% of which were in the Americas - 44,000 employees, and 40 manufacturing and technology research centers. Additional information about the company can be found at WhirlpoolCorp.com.

Founded in 1911
Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA
45K employees (3,135 in marketing)
72% recommend to a friend
65% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$72K/yr – $145K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

Media Planning median pay in the United States

$91K/yr

Most pay falls between $73K and $125K. Based on 1,273 salaries.

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
2,595 (6% of company)
Median Tenure
5.1 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

Funding

Total Funding
$2.2B
Last Raise
$963M
Post IPO Equity, 20 days ago

Funding History

  • Feb 2026
    Post IPO Equity • $963M
  • Jun 2025
    Post IPO Debt • $1.2B
  • Oct 2009
    Grant • $19.3M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
91.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
38.1%
Direct
51%
Referral
8.1%
Social
1.8%
Paid
0.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~45.3K
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KitchenAid Brand Media Manager

Whirlpool Corporation · Chicago, IL · On-site