Director, Marketplace Advertising

Ashley Furniture Industries; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Tuition assistance

Disability insurance

Paid maternity leave

Job summary

A well-known furniture manufacturer is seeking a Director of Marketplace Advertising to oversee its retail media strategy across various platforms. This role involves leading a team responsible for optimizing advertising performance, ensuring alignment with platform strategies, and managing substantial media budgets. The ideal candidate will possess significant experience in digital media, strong analytical capabilities, and a proven track record in leading marketplace advertising teams. Benefits include medical coverage, 401(k), and tuition assistance.

Qualifications

• 8-12 years of digital or retail media experience.
• 5+ years leading marketplace advertising teams.
• Direct ownership of multi-million-dollar marketplace media budgets.

Responsibilities

• Own and scale the marketplace advertising strategy across all platforms.
• Build, lead, and develop a high-performance marketplace advertising team.
• Partner with Finance on budget reallocation and event-based investment strategies.

Skills

Marketplace DSP

Performance Attribution

Budget Forecasting & Optimization

Algorithmic Bidding Strategy

Creative Performance Testing

Executive-Level Performance Storytelling

Analytical Thinking

High-Expectation Team Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Analytics, Business, or related field

MBA or advanced analytics coursework

Tools

Amazon Ads

DSP platforms

Job description

The Director of Marketplace Advertising owns Ashley's enterprise-wide retail media strategy and execution across all marketplace platforms, with direct accountability for media efficiency, growth acceleration, customer acquisition, and profit-scaled advertising performance.

This role serves as the central architect of retail media excellence, leading a team of marketplace media managers and analysts who execute campaigns across Amazon, Walmart, Home Depot, Wayfair, and emerging platforms. The Director operates as the performance marketing counterpart to platform Marketplace Managers, ensuring advertising investment is fully aligned to platform strategy, assortment priorities, promotional calendars, and profitability targets. This role is highly data-driven, highly cross-functional, and deeply commercial.

Scope of Responsibility

• Channel Coverage: All national marketplaces
• Media Ownership: Sponsored Search, Display, DSP, Off-platform Retargeting
• Budget Ownership: Full retail media investment portfolio

Primary Responsibilities

Enterprise Retail Media Strategy & Performance Ownership

Own and scale the marketplace advertising strategy across all platforms.

• Platform-specific media strategies
• Budget allocations
• Return thresholds
• ROAS
• TACOS
• New-to-Brand acquisition
• Incremental lift vs. organic sales

Oversee:

• Keyword strategies
• DSP & display execution
• Full-funnel campaign architecture
• Ensure daily optimization across:
• Search term harvesting
• Implement standardized testing frameworks:
• Creative A/B testing
• Audience testing
• Budget elasticity modeling

Media & Promotion Integration

Partner with:

• VP of Ecommerce – Marketplaces
• Platform Marketplace Managers
• Marketing teams from other sales divisions
• Ensure all major events (Prime, Cyber, Holiday, Platform Tentpoles) are fully supported by:
• Forecasted media investment
• Conversion-ready content
• Inventory availability
• Prevent overspend, under-scale, and margin erosion during peak events.

Team Leadership & Capability Building

Build, lead, and develop a high-performance marketplace advertising team.

• Training & certification paths

Lead team through:

• Performance accountability
• Weekly optimization rhythms
• Quarterly strategic planning

Partner with BI and Analytics teams to:

• Standardize incrementality reporting

Financial Governance & Budget Accountability

Own:

• Forecasting
• Reforecasting
• ROI guardrails

Partner with Finance on:

• Budget reallocation
• Event-based investment strategies
• Ensure profit-scaled growth, not just revenue-scaled growth.

Serve as the primary retail media authority with:

• Marketplace ad teams
• DSP providers

Lead:

• Quarterly business reviews
• New ad product testing
• Ensure platform compliance and brand safety.

Own roadmap for:

• Feed-based advertising
• AI-driven forecasting

Evaluate and implement:

• Third-party ad tech
• Attribution tools

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Analytics, Business, or related field required
• MBA or advanced analytics coursework preferred

Experience

• 8‑12 years of digital or retail media experience
• 5+ years leading marketplace advertising teams

Direct ownership of:

• Multi-million-dollar marketplace media budgets
• ROAS‑ and TACOS-driven performance environments

Deep hands‑on experience with:

• Amazon Ads
• Home Depot
• DSP platforms

Experience in:

• Incrementality testing
• Creative performance optimization
• Retail + brand media convergence

Core Skills & Expertise

• Marketplace DSP
• Performance Attribution
• Budget Forecasting & Optimization
• Algorithmic Bidding Strategy
• Creative Performance Testing
• Executive-Level Performance Storytelling
• Operates with extreme clarity and accountability
• Balances speed with financial discipline
• Highly analytical but commercially decisive
• Comfortable leading high-expectation performance teams
• Thrives in fast‑paced, algorithm‑governed ecosystems

Seniority Level

• Director

Employment Type

• Full-time

Job Function

• Marketing, Advertising, and Sales
• Industries: Furniture and Home Furnishings Manufacturing and Retail

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Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Tuition assistance
• Disability insurance
• Paid maternity leave