Job Snapshot
Role: Retail Media Partnerships Specialist
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Marketing and Advertising
Function: Media Planning and Buying
Experience: Relevant campaign analysis, execution, retail media, or agency experience preferred
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Dubai
Salary: 14000-21000 (estimated based on similar jobs; confirm final offer with employer)
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Context
The Retail Media Partnerships Specialist will coordinate the operational and analytical activities behind partner advertising campaigns. The position will monitor campaign performance, maintain schedules and budgets, support account managers, communicate with partners, and prepare clear reports that explain campaign outcomes. Working with account management, creative, advertising, and analytics teams, the specialist will help ensure campaigns are delivered accurately, optimized against agreed objectives, and supported by reliable data and documentation.
Key Responsibilities
- Collect and analyse campaign data across active and completed retail media campaigns.
- Monitor performance indicators such as reach, impressions, engagement, conversion, return on advertising spend, and campaign delivery.
- Prepare detailed post-campaign reports for partners and internal stakeholders.
- Evaluate campaign performance against agreed objectives and key performance indicators.
- Identify areas of underperformance and recommend improvements for future campaigns.
- Translate complex campaign data into clear commercial and operational insights.
- Monitor live campaigns and flag performance risks before they affect delivery goals.
- Recommend adjustments to targeting, placements, budgets, creative assets, or campaign timing.
- Maintain accurate campaign schedules, budgets, briefs, reports, and creative files.
- Organize campaign documentation so that information remains accessible and audit-ready.
- Develop and update standard operating procedures for campaign execution and analysis.
- Collaborate with account managers to understand partner objectives and expectations.
- Provide regular updates to partners regarding campaign progress and results.
- Respond professionally and promptly to partner questions, concerns, and requests.
- Work with creative teams to ensure campaign assets meet requirements and deadlines.
- Coordinate with digital advertising specialists on campaign setup, tracking, and optimization.
- Confirm that all teams remain aligned on campaign objectives, responsibilities, and delivery dates.
- Support campaign launch readiness and verify that required materials and approvals are complete.
- Maintain accurate records of campaign changes, decisions, and optimization actions.
- Use campaign management and reporting tools to track performance consistently.
- Support the creation of dashboards and recurring performance summaries.
- Use Looker or similar data platforms where available.
- Manage several campaign workstreams simultaneously while meeting deadlines.
- Protect data accuracy and ensure reports are based on reliable information.
- Contribute to process improvements that increase campaign efficiency and partner satisfaction.
Ideal Profile
- Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Advertising, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Previous experience in campaign execution, campaign analysis, retail media, digital advertising, or a similar role is preferred.
- Agency experience is advantageous.
- Strong understanding of campaign performance indicators and reporting practices.
- Proficiency in campaign management, advertising, or analytical tools.
- Ability to interpret performance data and produce practical recommendations.
- Knowledge of Looker or another business intelligence platform is an advantage.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to communicate confidently with partners and internal stakeholders.
- Excellent organizational skills and close attention to detail.
- Capacity to manage multiple campaigns and priorities simultaneously.
- Proactive approach to identifying campaign risks and improvement opportunities.
- Strong interpersonal and teamwork abilities.
- Ability to adapt quickly when campaign requirements or priorities change.
- Results-driven mindset with a commitment to partner satisfaction and campaign success.
- Strong focus on data accuracy, documentation quality, and timely delivery.
Skills Set
- Retail media partnerships
- Campaign analysis
- Campaign execution
- Post-campaign reporting
- Performance tracking
- KPI analysis
- Campaign optimization
- Digital advertising
- Media planning
- Partner communication
- Account management support
- Campaign documentation
- Budget tracking
- Creative asset coordination
- Standard operating procedures
- Data interpretation
- Looker
- Campaign dashboards
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Client satisfaction
- Advertising analytics
- Campaign schedules
- Performance reporting
- Retail advertising
- Time management
Why Join Us
This opportunity provides exposure to one of the fastest-growing areas of digital commerce and advertising. The successful candidate will work closely with commercial, creative, advertising, and analytical teams while supporting campaigns that connect retail partners with talabat's customer base. The role offers valuable experience in campaign performance, partner management, retail media analytics, process improvement, and cross-functional execution within a large regional technology platform.