Media Manager

Flywheel; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 78,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive rewards package

Global office hubs

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Flywheel is seeking an experienced Media Manager to lead client engagements and drive eCommerce media strategy across Amazon campaigns. You will manage large, complex clients, set budgets, monitor campaigns, and deliver proactive recommendations to grow sales.

The role requires strong communication with senior levels, hands-on optimization, and mentorship to junior team members. Travel is required based on client needs.

Qualifications

• Experience in digital marketing and advertising, with focus on Amazon platforms.
• Strong analytical skills and proficiency in Excel.
• Ability to manage multiple client campaigns and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily client engagements and drive strategy discussions.
• Plan budgets and deliver campaigns against KPIs.
• Provide guidance on product optimization and ad strategies.
• Manage keyword bid levels and reporting across campaigns.
• Communicate results and insights to clients and internal teams.

Skills

Account management

Digital marketing

Analytics

Excel

Amazon ads

Tools

Amazon Advertising

Job description

Agency

Flywheel

Job Function

Consulting

Job Subfunction

Business and Change Consulting

Job Description

About Flywheel

Flywheel’s suite of digital commerce solutions accelerate growth across all major digital marketplaces for the world’s leading brands. We give clients access to near real-time performance measurement and improve sales, share, and profit. With teams across the Americas, Europe and APAC, we offer a career with real impact, endless growth opportunities and the support you need to be the best you can be.

The Opportunity

We're looking for an eCommerce Media Manager to join our team as part of our Client Services function. Media Managers are able to handle client relationships and serve as the "face" of Flywheel in a lead role. They can handle complex clients and issues and bring proactive strategies to the table to help grow sales. Flywheel's best Media managers are able to effectively communicate at senior levels and have a proven track record of solving complex Amazon challenges. They demonstrate skill at driving business growth and influencing strategic change.

The Media Manager will be creating, monitoring, and tracking online marketing campaigns on Amazon as well as new emerging platforms. This includes Search and Display campaigns across our network of platforms.

You will successfully be able to manage large, complex clients independently and lead day to day client engagement around e-commerce media performance and strategy. You will drive the client calls and monitor campaign activity against approved budgets.

The Media Manager will act as a partner for our clients and consult with them around investment levels, product assortment and media backing while highlighting opportunity onsite for the client and helping to rectify any potential issues that may arise.

The ultimate goal for this role is to provide best in class service while helping to grow our clients’ business and promote the value and philosophies Flywheel brings. As a more senior member of the media team, you will also be tasked with working with our Media Specialists and helping develop them as they progress in their careers.

What You Will Do

• Lead daily client engagements and drive strategy discussions
• Help Client to plan and develop a budget and then deliver campaigns according to KPIs agreed to with the client
• Provide guidance on product optimizations to ensure campaigns are set up for success
• Managing keyword selection and optimum bid levels across available advertising options
• Develop and manage daily, weekly, and monthly reporting, analytics, and performance insights for digital marketing campaigns
• Establish key metric reports, track progress and trends, and effectively communicate campaign results and insights
• Create, test, measure and analyse customer shopping and purchasing behaviour for improved outcomes
• Managing promotional planning calendar for client campaigns
• Drive the strategy discussions with the Clients
• Lead the bi-weekly client calls
• Develop Specialists in their pursuit to move into a “Media Manager” role
• Check budget pacing daily
• Review search and display campaign activity daily but provide analysis on a weekly and monthly basis
• If Media and Retail engagement (Full Service), connect weekly with internal Retail team
• Educate Clients on Best in Class strategy
• Having a pulse and opinion on industry news, translating marco trends into tailored recommendations and actions for clients
• Work with teams to identify new opportunities for clients under management
• Work with teams to quickly identify and resolve any client issues
• Identify and provide reminders of value Flywheel drives for our clients
• Travel required, based on client needs

Who You Are

• 4 years of account management experience
• Digital marketing, financial/quantitative analytics experience
• Strong analytical skills, with adequate knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Detail-oriented, good project management and organisational skills with the ability to work on tight deadlines
• Proven experience in digital marketing and advertising, with a focus on Amazon's advertising platforms
• Experience in developing, managing, and analysing online promotion campaigns
• Possess strong interpersonal, presentation and communication skills
• Innovative, scrappy, and independent thinker with the ability to influence using data
• Ability to thrive in dynamic and demanding situations with minimum supervision

Working at Flywheel

We are proud to offer all Flywheelers a competitive rewards package and unparalleled career growth opportunities and a supportive, fun and engaging culture.

We have office hubs across the globe where team members can go to feel productive, inspired, and connected to others - team members go into Hub Offices 3x a week

Competitive paid time off, including annual leave plus paid public holidays

Great learning and development opportunities

Benefits that help you live your best life

Parental leave and benefits

Volunteering opportunities

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The Interview Process

Every role starts the same, an introductory call with someone from our Talent Acquisition team. We will be looking for company and values-fit as well as your professional experience; there may be some technical role-specific questions during this call.

Every role is different after the initial call, but you can expect to meet several people from the team 1:1 and there might be further skill assessments in the form of a Take Home Assignment/Case Study Presentation or Pair Programming/Live Coding exercise depending on the role. In your initial call, we will walk you through exactly what to expect the process to be.

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Flywheel Commerce Network is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location.

$78,000 - $110,000 USD

Flywheel Commerce Network is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location.

$78,000 - $110,000 USD