Manager, Commerce (Paid Search)

Omnicom Media; New York (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Omnicom Media in New York is seeking a senior Retail Paid Search Lead to plan, optimize, and measure retailer paid search campaigns across major eRetailer networks. You will drive growth, manage budgets, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver connected commerce solutions.

The role requires 3–5 years in retail paid search with platforms like Amazon Sponsored Ads, Pacvue, and Skai, plus strong client-facing skills and leadership potential.

Qualifications

• At least 3-5 years of retail paid search experience in Amazon Sponsored Ads and other retail search platforms.
• Ability to set up and run campaigns with minimal supervision.
• Experience planning and managing enterprise-level client engagements and budgets.
• Proficient with Pacvue, Skai, Helium10, MerchantWords, Jungle Scout, Analytic Index, or similar.
• Proven track record of growth, client retention, and meeting stakeholder expectations.
• Able to engage clients in strategy discussions, performance reviews, and weekly calls.
• Strong written and verbal communication; able to present performance narratives.

Responsibilities

• Plan, create, optimize, and measure retailer paid search activation activities for clients on eRetailer sites and networks including Amazon, Walmart, Instacart, Kroger, Criteo, CitrusAds, and others.
• Partner with internal and client teams to provide best in class connected commerce capabilities.
• Manage campaigns to meet and exceed goals such as efficiency, profitability, growth, and launches.
• Ensure client budgets are properly paced, met, and not exceeded.
• Remain at the forefront of the retail media industry and define best practices and opportunities.
• Guide development of retailer paid search services and drive growth with BD and account teams.
• Support teams with thought leadership and training content for capability development.
• Manage and mentor several junior staff members.

Skills

Retail paid search

Amazon Sponsored Ads

PPC management

Budget management

Client engagement

Team leadership

Agile collaboration

Tools

Pacvue

Skai

Helium10

MerchantWords

Jungle Scout

Analytic Index

Job description

Agency

Omnicom Media

Job Function

Media

Job Subfunction

Performance Media

Responsibilities

Job Description: Plan, create, optimize, and measure retailer paid search activation activities for clients on eRetailer sites and

networks including Amazon, Walmart, Instacart, Kroger, Criteo, CitrusAds, and others.

Partner with internal and client teams to provide best in class connected commerce capabilities (retail media, shopper marketing, operations, content, analytics, etc.).

Manage campaigns to meet and exceed a wide range of specified performance goals such as advertising efficiency, profitability, growth, new product launches, and more.

Ensure client budgets are properly paced, met, and not exceeded.

Remain at the forefront of the retail media industry, helping to define best practices, identify new opportunities, and actively contribute to our body of knowledge and expertise across the company.

Help guide development of retailer paid search services and drive growth of this practice, partnering with business development and account teams to pitch and win new business.

Support various teams with proactive thought leadership and content to help internal training and capability development.

Manage and mentor several junior staff members in addition to other responsibilities.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications and skills required:

At least 3-5 years of retail paid search experience in Amazon Sponsored Ads, multiple retail search platforms ideal.

Demonstrable expertise across all aspects of retailer paid search with the ability to set up and run campaigns with little supervision.

Skilled at planning and managing enterprise level client engagements and budgets.

Experience with at least one or more tech providers such as Pacvue, Skai, Helium10, MerchantWords, Jungle Scout, Analytic Index, etc.

Proven track record of flawless execution, driving growth, client retention, and exceeding various stakeholder expectations.

Ability to engage with clients in, for example, campaign strategy setting discussions, weekly performance calls, campaign reviews, etc.

Clear and concise communicator with the ability to create and present compelling performance narratives across a wide set of data.

Deep understanding of retail readiness as well as additional paid and organic drivers of success (operations, promotions, content, programmatic, off-platform media, etc.)

Ability to write a campaign strategy document and a campaign review document.

The ideal candidate can operate at a very high level as an individual contributor yet is on the cusp of leading a team. Team leadership is a near term growth opportunity for this role.

Able to work in an agile environment. Able and comfortable dealing with ambiguity to make decisions and take action for the betterment of our clients.

Team player. Curious. Ambitious.

Individual must also maintain an extreme level of confidentiality in dealing with all information that flows through the office.

Bonus Experience (nice To Have)

Working knowledge of programmatic retail media (Amazon DSP, Walmart DSP, Kroger/KPM PMP, Target/Roundel, TTD, etc.) with the ability to communicate the value of a full-funnel media approach to clients.

Direct, hands-on experience with planning, creating, managing, and measuring programmatic retail media campaigns.

Understanding of how to plan and measure off-platform media activations driving to eRetailer sites.

Experience with planning and executing Shopper Marketing programs and/or coordinating with Shopper Marketing teams.

Working or advanced knowledge of Amazon Marketing Cloud and other various data clean rooms New York: $50,000.00-$95,000.00

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