Manager, Retail Search

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$75K/yr – $120K/yrManager5+ years expFull time

Posted 2 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end retail search program delivery, from set-up through optimization and reporting, while shaping strategy, leading cross-functional collaboration, and driving performance for multiple clients and platforms.

  • Lead campaign architecture, activation plans, and performance reporting across retail search channels.
  • Coordinate with internal teams and clients to align objectives, budget, and vendor capabilities.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Build and flawlessly execute best-in-class retail media campaigns across search.
  • Own hands-to-keyboard set-up, management, optimization and reporting of retail search.
  • Develop and collaborate on keyword, ad group, audience and targeting strategy, and refine overall activation plan based on client objectives and vendor/platform capabilities.
  • Manage continuous improvement of daily and weekly optimizations across a variety of platforms and clients.
  • Create and share presentations highlighting the campaign set-up and final plan with internal teams and clients.
  • Support with developing retail strategy, client media mix, and budget allocations.
  • Have clear understanding of campaign set-up, performance and reporting structure, and clearly set and communicate performance expectations with internal and external teams.
  • Help manage team workflow, training, and internal project reviews.
  • Report back on campaign performance. Collaborate with vendor and team to provide campaign data, insights and strategic recommendations based on client objectives, media strategy and results.
  • Reports to Director Retail Search. No immediate direct reports.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in retail search space
  • Confident presenter and clear, persuasive communicator (verbal and written) of complicated information.
  • Doer (v. a talker) with a “roll up your sleeves and figure it out” mentality.
  • Exceptional Excel skills are necessary (Pivot Tables, Vlookups, etc)
  • Google Suite Experience (Google Sheets, Docs, Slides)
  • Must have hands-on-keyboard media buying experience, including actively building and implementing keyword, ad group, audience & targeting strategies in-platform; real-time bidding expertise; proactive campaign monitoring; optimization; and results-based reporting.
  • Retail media buying experience on Amazon and one or more of the following platforms is required – Walmart, Criteo, Citrus Ads, Kroger/Promote IQ, Instacart
  • Strong attention to detail and talented multi-tasker with an ability to organize and prioritize workload to manage timelines, budgets and deliverables for self, client, vendor and internal team.
  • Ambitious self-starter who takes ownership of and great pride in his/her work.
  • Passion for and strong knowledge of all elements of the retail and omnichannel media landscape.

Preferred

  • Google SEM or similar experience is a plus, but not required.

Benefits

  • Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more
  • Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility
  • Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption
  • Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance
  • Tuition Assistance
  • Paid time off that includes Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and more
  • Matching Gifts programs
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • ‘Work Your World’ Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere Publicis Groupe has an office for up to 6 weeks a year (based upon eligibility)
  • Business Resource Groups that support multiple affinities and alliances
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New York, New York, USA
180 employees

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
9.7K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
32.9%
Direct
21.8%
Referral
5.1%
Social
3.1%
Paid
0.6%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~180

Marketing Team

Median Career Experience
16 years
Median Tenure
3.5 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
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