Associate, Commerce & Retail Media

Dentsu; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401k

Flexible PTO

15 paid holidays per year

Paid sick leave

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Dentsu in New York is seeking an Associate, Commerce & Retail Media to support the planning, execution, and ongoing management of retail media campaigns across a dynamic portfolio of advertisers and brands. You will work closely with senior team members to ensure campaigns are set up accurately, launched on time, monitored effectively, and documented with high-quality reporting.

This role offers hands-on experience in retail media, eCommerce, digital advertising and campaign management, with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Advertising, Business, Communications, Analytics, or a related field preferred.
• 1–2 years of experience in digital advertising, media, marketing, eCommerce, retail media, paid search, programmatic, or a related field preferred.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple assignments and deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; strong written and verbal communication; ability to collaborate across teams.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day execution of retail media campaigns, including campaign setup, QA, launch, pacing, reporting, and optimization.
• Assist with campaign trafficking and implementation across relevant retail media and digital advertising platforms.
• Monitor campaign pacing and performance, flagging potential issues, discrepancies, or optimization opportunities to senior team members.
• Support campaign quality assurance, including reviewing campaign setup, creative assets, targeting, budgets, reporting, and launch readiness.
• Communicate campaign updates, outstanding needs, and potential issues clearly and proactively to the broader team.
• Participate in team and campaign status meetings, documenting key decisions, action items, and follow-ups when needed.
• Follow established processes, best practices, and quality standards while identifying opportunities to improve efficiency.
• Build knowledge of retail media, eCommerce, digital advertising platforms, measurement, and industry trends.

Skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Attention to detail

Excel

PowerPoint

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Advertising, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

The purpose of this role is to assist with the planning, reviewing and optimisation of Commerce campaigns whilst supporting the team in reporting and managing client accounts. Job Description: Expected start date 1/11. The Commerce & Retail Media team at dentsu leads strategy, activation, and optimization for a large retail media client. We are looking for an organized, detail-oriented, and highly collaborative teammate to join our growing team. As an Associate, Commerce & Retail Media, you will support the planning, execution, and ongoing management of retail media campaigns across a dynamic portfolio of advertisers and brands. Working closely with senior team members, you will help ensure campaigns are set up accurately, launched on time, monitored effectively, and supported with high-quality reporting and documentation. This is an opportunity to build hands‑on experience across retail media, eCommerce, digital advertising and campaign management while developing the skills needed to grow within a rapidly evolving area of the media industry.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day execution of retail media campaigns, including campaign setup, QA, launch, pacing, reporting, and optimization.
• Assist with campaign trafficking and implementation across relevant retail media and digital advertising platforms.
• Monitor campaign pacing and performance, flagging potential issues, discrepancies, or optimization opportunities to senior team members.
• Support campaign quality assurance, including reviewing campaign setup, creative assets, targeting, budgets, reporting, and launch readiness.
• Communicate campaign updates, outstanding needs, and potential issues clearly and proactively to the broader team.
• Participate in team and campaign status meetings, documenting key decisions, action items, and follow-ups when needed.
• Follow established processes, best practices, and quality standards while identifying opportunities to improve efficiency.
• Build knowledge of retail media, eCommerce, digital advertising platforms, measurement, and industry trends.
• Support ad hoc campaign and operational projects as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Advertising, Business, Communications, Analytics, or a related field preferred.
• 1–2 years of experience in digital advertising, media, marketing, eCommerce, retail media, paid search, programmatic, or a related field preferred.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple assignments and deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across teams.
• Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to ask questions, learn, and take initiative.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
• Collaborative mindset and willingness to support teammates across a variety of projects and responsibilities.
• Interest in retail media, eCommerce, digital advertising, and emerging media technologies.

The anticipated salary range for this position is $45,000. Salary is based on a wide range of factors that include relevant experience, knowledge, skills, other job-related qualifications, and geography. A range of medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and/or other benefits also are available.

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• 401k
• Flexible paid time off
• At least 15 paid holidays per year
• Paid sick and safe leave
• Paid parental leave
• A range of medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and/or other benefits also are available.

Dentsu also complies with applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including, but not limited to providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, in accordance with its plans and policies. For further details regarding Dentsu benefits, please visit www.dentsubenefitsplus.com.

At dentsu, we believe great work happens when we're connected. Our way of working combines flexibility with in-person collaboration to spark ideas and strengthen our teams. Employees who live within a commutable distance of one of our hub offices, currently located in Chicago, metro Detroit, Los Angeles, and New York City, are required and expected to work from the office three days per week (two days per week for employees based in Los Angeles). Dentsu may designate other Hub offices at any time. Those who live outside a commutable range may be designated as remote, depending on the role and business needs. Regardless of your work location, we expect our employees to be flexible to meet the needs of our Company and clients, which may include attendance in an office.

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Dentsu is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. We do this without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religious practices and observances, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. Dentsu is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to, among others, individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans.

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