Retail Media Director - Strategy, Growth & Activation

Publicis Digital Experience; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life Assurance

Private Medical cover

Reflection Days

Shared Parental Leave

Job summary

Starcom, part of Publicis Commerce, is hiring a Retail Media Associate Director to shape standout retail media strategies and drive measurable results for clients. You’ll combine strategic thinking with hands‑on activation work, collaborating with clients, partners, and multidisciplinary teams in Publicis Commerce.

This role offers breadth from developing client roadmaps and improving campaign performance to nurturing talent and identifying growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience in retail media and agency environment.
• Knowledge of Amazon Advertising strategy and retail media platforms.
• Strong client account management skills and stakeholder relationships.
• Clear communication and presentation skills for diverse audiences.
• Experience mentoring colleagues and fostering collaboration.
• Curiosity about the evolving commerce landscape and retailer platforms.

Responsibilities

• Shape innovative eRetail and retail media strategies that connect client objectives with shopper needs and commercial outcomes.
• Provide strategic direction for campaigns across platforms such as Amazon Advertising, Epsilon Retail Media and Criteo, turning performance insights into actionable opportunities.
• Build trusted client relationships, managing scopes, expectations and delivery while ensuring timely, accurate, high-quality work.
• Define meaningful KPIs, monitor performance and translate data into recommendations that improve retail media effectiveness and ROI.
• Collaborate across Retail Media, Commerce Strategy and wider agency teams on integrated client solutions and quarterly reviews.
• Guide and support team members across London and India, while overseeing budgets and campaign delivery.

Skills

Retail media

Amazon Advertising

Criteo

Epsilon Retail Media

Stakeholder management

Data interpretation

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Starcom, part of Publicis Commerce, is hiring a Retail Media Associate Director to shape standout retail media strategies and drive measurable results for clients. You’ll combine strategic thinking with hands‑on activation work, collaborating with clients, partners, and multidisciplinary teams in Publicis Commerce.

This role offers breadth from developing client roadmaps and improving campaign performance to nurturing talent and identifying growth opportunities.