Analyst, Commerce Media

Socket.dev; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 54,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Digitas is seeking an Analyst to drive performance for major brands through digital campaign management and data-informed optimization. You will manage self-serve and direct-buy campaigns across retailers and retail media networks, and collaborate with offshore teams on analytics tasks.

You will develop client-facing reports, follow industry trends, and ensure diligence and accuracy across the full campaign lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Familiar with digital advertising and programmatic basics.
• Able to organize and manage detailed work across campaigns.
• Strong analytical skills for optimizing performance.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Execute, manage, and optimize digital media campaigns and programs for clients, including direct buys.
• Maintain relations with platform and publisher partners and lead meetings.
• Assess media offerings and propose new opportunities.
• Manage Prisma campaign setup, I/O, and campaign artifacts for launches.
• Run QA to ensure correct implementation, pacing, and performance.

Skills

Digital media familiarity

Advanced MS Excel

Analytical thinking

Excellent communication

Problem solving

AI tools awareness

Organizational skills

Fast learner

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ChatGPT

Google Gemini

DALL·E

Midjourney

Job description

Company Description

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.

Overview

We’re looking for an outstanding Analyst—someone who can win the hearts of clients, inspire their teammates, and skillfully juggle multiple pieces of business. This is a unique opportunity for a future digital media star to actively drive performance for some of the largest brands on the planet. In this role, you can make a real difference in our clients’ business and our own.

Sound like you? Read on.

Responsibilities

The Analyst is responsible for digital campaign management activities such as campaign set-up, documentation creation and maintenance, QA, performance reporting, and billing reconciliation. You’ll identify and implement optimizations based on data analysis/trends and provide updates to the rest of the team on campaign status (I.e. pacing, performance to KPIs, any issues you’re seeing, etc).

Most importantly, you must possess a strong inner drive to bring your knowledge and ability to learn quickly to manage both search and display campaigns across retailers and retail media networks. Campaigns will vary between hands-on self-serve as well as direct buys with retailers including, but not limited to: Amazon, Walmart, Instacart, Kroger, Target, Ahold, Costco, HyVee, Meijer, etc.

Day to day your role includes:

• Executing, managing, and optimizing all digital media campaigns and programs for agency clients, including platform media buying as well as direct-to-publisher programs, both independently and in support of Senior Analysts
• Developing and maintaining strong relationships with platform and publisher partners in the industry – responsible for following up with, setting up and leading platform/publisher meetings. Analyst will be the main point of contact for maintaining these relationships.
• Contributing to the assessment of media offerings available and the formulation of proposals for new opportunities
• Managing Prisma campaign set up, platform insertion orders, campaign artifacts, and all relevant campaign documentation in preparation for campaign launch
• Running the campaign QA process to ensure accurate campaign implementation, pacing, performance, troubleshooting and optimization – Daily pacing check-ins will be largest responsibility to ensure campaigns are on track
• Aggregate data from retailer UI, retailer API, and other data sources into data storage platforms for both BU and eComm funded activity
• Assisting in the development of client-facing campaign performance reports
• Participating in regular sessions to share and learn new strategies for optimizing and enhancing campaign performance
• Demonstrating diligence, attention to detail, and adherence to best practices throughout the full campaign life-cycle
• Be strategic partner to any off-shore resources – ensure closely aligned on all tasks and partner to share analyst responsibilities

Outside of day-to-day

• Keep up to date on industry trends and send highlights to greater team when applicable
• Handle ad-hoc reporting requests as they come through

Qualifications

• Digital media familiarity or experience in digital roles (internships included)
• Basic knowledge of how digital advertising works and can confidently define programmatic
• Basic knowledge of media or retail media platforms and active campaign optimization experience is a plus
• The ability to organize and manage detailed work
• Strong analytical thinking, problem solving and mathematical skills
• Excellent communication and writing skills—you’re poised, precise, and above all, kind when relating to others
• Advanced MS Excel skills
• A four-year college degree
• Familiarity with prompt-based interaction and commonly used generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Google Gemini, DALL·E, Midjourney) is a plus, especially for tasks like ideation, research, or content generation.

Additional Information

Our Publicis Groupe motto "Viva La Différence" means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact [e-mail].

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation Range: USD $53,960.00 - USD $71,610.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 11/1/2026.