Strategic Retail Media Manager (Amazon Ads)

twentysix; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

25 days annual leave

Birthday day off

Westfield healthcare

Subsidised gym membership

Cycle to Work scheme

Season ticket loan

International opportunities across 26+

Team socials

Job summary

Artefact, a data-driven digital marketing partner, is seeking an Account Manager - Retail Media in London with hybrid work. You will manage international retail media clients, delivering campaign strategy and execution across Amazon Ads, DSP and analytics.

You will lead client calls, optimise campaigns and drive revenue growth while collaborating with internal specialists. You will develop measurement strategies and translate performance into actionable recommendations, supporting scalability

Qualifications

• At least three years of experience in digital media, e-commerce advertising or retail media.
• At least two years of hands-on experience managing Amazon Sponsored Ads campaigns.
• Strong working knowledge of Sponsored Products, Sponsored Brands and Sponsored Display.
• Experience managing complex campaigns across multiple products, categories or international marketplaces.
• Experience managing seven-figure annual media budgets, or portfolios with a comparable level of operational complexity.
• Experience managing client relationships and campaign execution simultaneously.
• Strong understanding of retail media and e-commerce performance metrics.
• Ability to analyse campaign data and translate findings into practical recommendations.
• Commercial mindset, with experience identifying account growth or upselling opportunities.
• Strong presentation, communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Strong attention to detail and campaign-management discipline.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities and deadlines in parallel.
• Experience mentoring, supervising or line-managing junior team members.

Responsibilities

• Client and Account Management
• Act as the main day-to-day contact for selected retail media clients.
• Build strong client relationships and develop a clear understanding of their business, e-commerce and commercial objectives.
• Lead regular client calls, performance reviews and campaign-planning sessions.
• Communicate campaign performance, opportunities, risks and recommendations clearly.
• Manage client expectations, timelines and agreed deliverables.
• Escalate complex strategic, commercial or delivery matters to the Account Director when required.
• Campaign Strategy and Execution
• Build and execute Amazon Ads strategies aligned with client business objectives.
• Manage campaigns across Sponsored Products, Sponsored Brands and Sponsored Display.
• Manage Amazon DSP campaigns or support their delivery while developing expertise.
• Develop campaign structures covering targeting, audiences, budgets, bidding and creative requirements.
• Ensure campaigns are launched accurately, monitored consistently and delivered on time.
• Manage activity across multiple products, categories, marketplaces and campaign objectives.
• Coordinate campaign execution with internal specialists and external stakeholders.
• Optimisation and Performance
• Monitor campaign performance and identify optimisation opportunities proactively.
• Optimise budgets, bids, targeting, search terms, audiences and campaign structures.
• Analyse retail media and e-commerce metrics, including ROAS, ACOS, TACOS, conversion rate, new-to-brand performance and sales contribution.
• Translate performance data into clear insights and actionable recommendations.
• Identify performance risks and take corrective action before they affect delivery.
• Support testing plans across audiences, formats, creative and bidding strategies.
• Commercial Accountability
• Support revenue growth across assigned accounts.
• Identify upselling and cross-selling opportunities across Amazon Ads, Amazon DSP, analytics and wider media services.
• Contribute to client retention and renewal planning.
• Support account forecasting and provide visibility of expected media spend and service revenue.
• Monitor account scope, delivery requirements and potential margin risks.
• Support commercial proposals, scopes of work and renewal conversations.
• Ensure campaign budgets and service commitments are managed responsibly.
• Reporting and Measurement
• Produce and present campaign reports, insights and performance reviews.
• Collaborate with Analytics and Media teams to develop audience, attribution and measurement strategies.
• Ensure reporting is accurate, relevant and connected to client business outcomes.
• Support the development of more advanced measurement approaches using Amazon Marketing Cloud where appropriate.
• Maintain clear documentation of campaign decisions, optimisations and client actions.
• Operational Excellence
• Manage multiple accounts, campaigns and deadlines in parallel.
• Maintain accurate campaign trackers, forecasts and account documentation.
• Follow internal quality-assurance and campaign-governance processes.
• Support invoicing and reconciliation processes where required.
• Contribute to the development of scalable Retail Media processes, templates and best practices.
• Share platform knowledge and campaign learnings with the wider team.
• Team Management and Development
• Manage and support junior Retail Media specialists or campaign executives.
• Delegate campaign tasks and oversee delivery quality.
• Review work, provide feedback and ensure deadlines are met.
• Support onboarding, training and development across Amazon Ads capabilities.
• Help manage team capacity and flag resourcing needs to the Account Director.
• Act as the first escalation point for campaign delivery issues.

Skills

Digital media

Amazon Ads

Client management

Campaign optimization

Data analysis

Presentation & communication

Tools

Amazon DSP

Amazon Ads Console

Job description

Artefact, a data-driven digital marketing partner, is seeking an Account Manager - Retail Media in London with hybrid work. You will manage international retail media clients, delivering campaign strategy and execution across Amazon Ads, DSP and analytics.

You will lead client calls, optimise campaigns and drive revenue growth while collaborating with internal specialists. You will develop measurement strategies and translate performance into actionable recommendations, supporting scalability