VP Director of Commerce (Retail Media)

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$129K/yr – $186K/yrSenior Level10+ years expFull time

Posted 1 day ago

Job Summary

Own leading a growing retail media practice across planning, activation, and measurement for multiple retail partners, coordinating strategy and client leadership while aligning cross-team efforts to drive business outcomes.

  • Own end-to-end retail media campaigns across multiple partners
  • Drive client strategy, performance forecasting, and opportunities for expansion

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • - Manage growing media team in the planning and activation of campaigns across retail media, search & display including: Amazon, Walmart Media Group, Kroger, Target Roundel, and retail networks such as Criteo and Epsilon Retail Media, DoorDash, Instacart, Ahold, etc.
  • - Lead the client businesses across retail media ensuring all activities across strategy, buying and measurement meet client business objectives and expectations
  • - Key lead for client conversations, acts as bridge between media and shopper team for streamlining omni-channel strategies with key retail partners
  • - Overseeing performance forecasts, budget allocations and providing data-based rationale for these recommendations.
  • - Identifying client issues and opportunities to develop new business opportunities within existing business.
  • - Spearheading the development of search strategies and analyses for clients (e.g., keyword recommendation, day-parting, timing/scheduling strategy).
  • - Directing long-term and short-term strategic marketing efforts to meet both market share and sales goals.
  • - Maintaining a level of quality assurance and accountability for delivering campaigns and executions with precision
  • - Oversight of billing and operations
  • - Understand and explain attribution model across retail search partners.

Requirements

  • A four-year degree and 10+ years of digital media experience, 4+ years of Retail Media experience
  • Prior experience managing team of 8+ FTEs
  • Strong familiarity with the digital environment and a clear understanding of media planning and buying process (multi-channel knowledge and Criteo, Target, Amazon, Walmart, Kroger, etc. self-service search and display experience preferred).
  • Keen attention to detail and an analytical approach to achieving objectives.
  • Understanding and experience with campaign automation tools (i.e., Skai, Pacvue).
  • Solid quantitative and research skills, and proven data interpretation capability
  • Fluency with Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
  • Strong ability to understand client objectives and how they translate into search and media strategies.
  • Excellent communication and writing skills—you’re poised, precise, and above all, kind when relating to others.
  • Willingness to travel as needed – you’re open to new places, new faces and new ideas.

Benefits

  • medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.
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Digitas North America

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Digitas is the Networked Experience Agency, built on the vision that we create magnetic experiences that earn the right for brands to exist in human networks. Today, and tomorrow. We deliver Networked Experiences by leveraging comprehensive data, technology, creative, media and strategy capabilities. Digitas delivers ambitious outcomes via unique solutions that include Creative Experiences, Integrated Media, Addressable Relationships, Social Marketing and Total Commerce. Celebrated by AdAge as Data and Insights Agency of the Year, U.S Campaign’s Brand Experience Agency of the Year, Media Network of the Year and celebrated by Forrester and Gartner, Digitas serves the world’s leading brands through a global network comprised of more than 5,500 employees across over 65 offices in 43 countries.

Founded in 1980
Boston, Massachusetts, US
2.8K employees (892 in marketing)
74% recommend to a friend
82% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$129K/yr – $186K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

Retail Media median pay in the United States

$106K/yr

Most pay falls between $85K and $149K. Based on 508 salaries.

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
673 (23% of company)
Median Career Experience
11 years
Median Tenure
4.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
31

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
67.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
42.7%
Direct
42.7%
Referral
6.8%
Social
6.2%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~2.9K
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VP Director of Commerce (Retail Media)

Digitas North America · Chicago, IL · On-site