Media Manager - Retail Media

Albertsons Media Collective; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly wages

Earned wage access

Associate discounts

Health & wellness benefits

Paid time off

Career development

Inclusive work environment

Job summary

Albertsons Companies is seeking a senior media professional to lead the media campaign enablement workflow within the Albertsons Media Collective. You will ensure milestones and SLAs are met, while solving problems across the campaign lifecycle to maximize omni‑channel performance.

The role includes leadership of a defined business segment and team management. Based in our office, you will work four days per week on site with locations including Pleasanton CA, Boise ID, Itasca IL, and NYC,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (preferred in Business or Marketing) or equivalent experience.
• 5–6+ years of experience in digital media planning and execution.
• End‑to‑end planning mindset for scalable media approaches and results.
• Innovative thinker with strong problem‑solving skills.
• Works well in a fast‑paced, team‑based environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead media campaign enablement workflow to meet milestones and SLAs.
• Collaborate to maximize omni‑channel capabilities for campaigns.
• Provide media planning guidance and best practices at scale.
• Support sales and account management with media expertise.
• Develop training materials and best practices for cross‑teams.
• Partner with analytics to deliver data‑driven insights.

Skills

Solutions oriented

Cross‑functional collaboration

Ability to manage up

Prioritization under high volume

Thought leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or Marketing

Job description

Why choose us?

Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Join us for an exciting opportunity at Albertsons Companies, where innovation and customer service go hand-in-hand!

At Albertsons Companies, we are looking for someone who’s not just seeking a job, but someone who wants to make an impact. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to lead, innovate, and contribute to the growth of a company that values great service and lasting customer relationships. This position offers the chance to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment that’s constantly evolving.

Why choose us?

Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Join us for an exciting opportunity at Albertsons Companies, where innovation and customer service go hand-in-hand!

At Albertsons Companies, we are looking for someone who’s not just seeking a job, but someone who wants to make an impact. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to lead, innovate, and contribute to the growth of a company that values great service and lasting customer relationships. This position offers the chance to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment that’s constantly evolving.

Role Description

As part of Albertsons Media Collective, retail media team you will complete the media campaign enablement workflow to ensure documented campaign milestones are completed within expected SLAs or sooner, as well as active problem solving throughout the campaign lifecycle to maximize omni-channel capabilities and performance to map our shoppers to brands. This role has leadership of a defined business segment/category and management responsibilities of a team. The position is in office 4 days per week and will be based in add locations (Pleasanton CA, Boise ID, Itasca IL, NYC)

Main Responsibilities

• Expert organizational skills, great attention to detail and ability to implement and meet deadlines and manage multiple campaigns
• Curate omni-channel media plans aligned to Collective best practices and end‑to‑end processes with strong media rational to drive CPG campaign performance
• Review, pressure test, and interpret campaign briefs with corresponding media strategy
• In partnership with peers, serve as the point of contact for product enhancement requirements tied to implementing media planning best practices at scale on owned book of business
• Optimize operational metrics on owned book of business through process, tech & team development
• Effectively manage team workload & support professional career development Collaborate
• cross‑functionally to accelerate time‑to‑market and deliver strong results for CPG clients.
• Develop performance best practices + training materials to educate cross teams for your defined book of business
• Support Sales and Account Management teams in closing business by providing media expertise
• Build strong ties across disciplines to produce successful campaigns, maintaining high levels of communication throughout campaign lifecycle and ensuring consistent high-quality deliverables across media planning & activation teams
• Partner with analytics team to deliver insights & recommendations to tell a story rooted in data tied to the media activation
• Ongoing media operations enablement of the Collective business metrics to achieve efficiency and effectiveness. Including participating & oversee user testing, training, and adoption of new product features. Stay up to date with competitive landscape, industry (especially Retail Media) and digital advertising trends to influence future product offerings and ways of working
• Strong stakeholder management and communication aptitude with Product Management, Technology, Sales and Account Management, Audience, Measurement, Clients and MarTech / AdTech vendor partners

What We Are Searching For

• Possesses a solutions-oriented mindset, solves complex problems or issues and takes a broad perspective to identify solutions and best practices
• Collaborates effectively across departments
• Can function independently & effectively manage up, e.g. if needed raising key decision points for manager discussion to arrive at optimal solution
• Is able to operate at volume with effective prioritization rooted in maximizing business impact Provides and is open to feedback
• Based on business opportunities, developers thought leadership to management and business leaders.

We Are Looking For Candidates Who Possess The Following

• Bachelor's degree (preferred in Business or Marketing) or equivalent experience
• 5-6 plus years of experience in digital media planning and execution
• End to end planning mindset – how do we do the optimal media approach at scale & deliver results
• Innovative thinker & problem solver
• Requires an individual that works well in a team-based, fast-paced, detail-oriented environment.
• Strong troubleshooting skill and oversight of the implementation and integration of new emerging tools and/or technologies that will enable Albertsons Media Collective to work effectively and efficiently
• Media knowledge: detailed understanding of assessing target audiences, media planning and buying techniques, evaluation of media performance and digital ecosystem acumen (ex. Understanding of ad tech)
• People management and team leadership experience

We Also Provide a Variety Of Benefits Including

• Competitive wages paid weekly
• Access to up to 50% of your earned wages before payday, via our partnership with Stream
• Associate discounts
• Health and financial well-being benefits for eligible associates (Medical, Dental, 401k and more!)
• Time off (vacation, holidays, sick pay). For eligibility requirements please visit myACI Benefits
• Leaders invested in your training, career growth and development
• An inclusive work environment with talented colleagues who reflect the communities we serve

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