Lead Account Management, Roundel - Food & Beverage

Target; United States; Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Target is seeking a Lead Account Management, Partner Solutions, Roundel to develop integrated marketing across digital channels for major clients. You’ll maintain client relationships, present strategies, and solve issues to advance campaign objectives.

You will coordinate with internal teams and stay ahead of retail and digital media trends, ensuring campaigns align with client priorities and deliver measurable growth. This role offers a flexible remote or hybrid arrangement within the US.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum 6 years of proven digital media planning, marketing, or equivalent experience.
• Strong understanding of digital marketing and media; knowledge of ad serving, ad networks, and overall landscape.
• Hands-on experience with media planning systems and tools such as Operative One, DCM, DFP or similar.
• Excellent attention to detail, organizational and analytical skills.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Strong communication skills and ability to present to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the key client contact for annual planning and multi-channel campaigns.
• Develop client proposals with audience strategies and media mix allocations.
• Collaborate with internal partners to understand trends and marketing needs.
• Attend client meetings and present strategic recommendations.
• Stay current on retail and digital advertising trends and opportunities.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver results and drive business growth.

Skills

Digital media planning

Marketing

Ad serving & networks

Analytical skills

Communication

Time management

Multitasking

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Operative One

DCM

DFP

Job description

Pay and Benefits

The pay range is $95,000.00 - $171,000.00 Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position. These include labor markets and in some instances may include education, work experience and certifications. In addition to your pay, Target cares about and invests in you as a team member, so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves. Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation. Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.

About Us

Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. Learn more about Target here. Roundel is Target’s entry into the media business; an advertising sell-side business built on the principles of first party (people based) data, brand safe content environments and proof that our marketing programs drive business results for our clients. We operate with the ethos of trust and transparency and that media works best when it works in everyone’s best interest. At the very root of that, Roundel is here to drive business growth for our clients, and redefine “value” in the industry by solving core industry challenges vs. copy current industry methods of operation. We are here to drive a key growth initiative for Target and to lead the industry to a better way of operating within the media marketplace.

Role Summary

As Lead Account Management, Partner Solutions, Roundel you will work to develop a multi-channel, integrated marketing approach across digital channels and platforms for Roundel clients. You are a client‑centric individual that maintains highly productive and professional relationships with both internal and external partners. You will use your strong communication and customer‑oriented skills and media experience to tell the story of Roundel’s key differentiators in the marketplace. You have the ability to see the big picture as well as tactically problem solve to remove roadblocks from moving business forward and are proactive in providing resolution. You are someone who is passionate and habitually curious about the digital space and is always looking for creative ways to extend campaign messaging and objectives through various media channels.

Responsibilities

• You are the key client contact for high‑level annual planning to program level strategies, delivering highly‑integrated and effective media plans for Roundel’s top accounts.
• You will own authorship and inputs for client campaign proposals including building audience strategies, media mix allocations, and creative and media strategies that are aligned to clients’ priorities and rooted in insights and historical media performance.
• You will consult with internal partners to understand category trends and marketing needs.
• You will attend client meetings and present strategic recommendations based on your client’s key objectives including compelling and effective guidance on specific media tactics.
• You will stay up to date on industry trends both in the retail and digital advertising landscape, looking for opportunities and tests to bring to your client to further elevate the level of service.
• You will partner closely with various cross‑functional teams, including but not limited to Reporting & Insights, Analytics, Sales, Trading & Ad Ops, and Channel Development, to deliver and execute effective results.

About You (Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum 6 years of proven digital media planning, marketing, or equivalent experience
• Strong understanding and experience within Digital Marketing and Media; knowledge of ad serving, ad networks, and overall landscape is required
• Hands on experience with media planning systems and tools such as Operative One, DCM, DFP or a similar ad serving platform
• Outstanding attention to detail, organizational, and analytical skills
• Ability to multi‑task and drive results within a rapidly changing and ambiguous environment
• Superior time management and multitasking to handle multiple concurrent projects and campaigns
• Ability to articulate and defend creative & media direction to internal and external stakeholders
• Exceptional understanding of the full media planning process—from strategy and plan development to execution
• Passion for uncovering new media opportunities to drive incremental business
• Demonstrated ability to build partnerships and maximize relationships with both internally and externally

Location and Travel

Primary clients for this position are located across several markets, including Chicago, New York City, Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Minneapolis. Preference for candidates to be based in one of these locations as role requires frequent travel to support local clients. There will be no relocation offered for this position.

Work Arrangement

This position may be considered for a Remote or Hybrid (known internally at Target as "Flex for Your Day") work arrangement based on Target's needs. A Remote work arrangement means the team member worksfull‑time from home oran alternatelocation that's not a Target location, does not have a desk at a Target location and may travel to HQ up to 4 times a year. A Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement means the team member's core role may be performed either remote or onsite at a Target location depending upon what your role, team and tasks require for that day. Work duties cannot be performed outside of the country of the primary work location, unless otherwise prescribed by Target.

Benefits Eligibility

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Disability Accommodations

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) In compliance with state and federal laws, Target will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please reach out to [e-mail]. Non‑accommodation‑related requests, such as application follow‑ups or technical issues, will not be addressed through this channel.

Application Deadline

Application deadline is : 11/03/2026 Target is one of the world’s most recognized brands and one of America’s leading retailers. We make Target our guests’ preferred shopping destination by offering outstanding value, inspiration, innovation and an exceptional guest experience that no other retailer can deliver. Target is committed to responsible corporate citizenship, ethical business practices, environmental stewardship and generous community support. Since 1946, we have given 5 percent of our profits back to our communities. Our goal is to work as one team to fulfill our unique brand promise to our guests, wherever and whenever they choose to shop. We'll contact you if you’re selected for next steps. Our Benefits We care about and invest in you as a team member, so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves. Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation. Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well‑being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.