Senior Amazon Media Manager

Creative Circle, LLC; Chesterfield (MO); Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media company is seeking a Senior Amazon Media Manager for a 3-6 month assignment that could lead to full-time employment. The role involves developing media strategies, overseeing campaigns, and ensuring alignment with broader marketing initiatives, all while managing substantial budgets.

Benefits

Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) medical plan

Dental/vision/term life package

401(k) plan

Sick leave provided

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Paid holiday eligibility

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years proven experience in digital media planning, buying, and optimization.
• Experience managing a minimum of $1 million monthly media budget.
• Hands-on experience running programmatic Amazon Search or Display campaigns.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute comprehensive retail media strategies.
• Manage a portfolio of brand activity effectively.
• Monitor campaign performance and adjust strategies as needed.

Skills

Digital media planning

Optimization

Business acumen

Analytical skills

Negotiation

Tools

Amazon Marketing Cloud

Excel

Pacvue

SKAI

Job description

Our client is seeking a Senior Amazon Media Manager to join their team for a 3-6 month, 40 hour per week assignment. Opportunity to convert into a full-time position. This is fully remote. Computer equipment will be provided.

The Senior Amazon Media Manager will be responsible for creating media strategies for retailer partners based on business objectives. In addition, you'll oversee the implementation of media campaigns, track, report and optimize performance on campaigns, and work directly with customers + vendors to align on media efforts and overall marketing initiatives.

MUST HAVES
- Minimum of 8 years proven experience in digital media planning, buying, and optimization, preferably in a retail or e-commerce, who possess business acumen
- Comfortable working with a minimum of a $1 million monthly, media budget
- Experience managing multiple brands/ categories simultaneously with lots of skus (high hundreds or thousands)
- Hands on experience running programmatic Amazon Search OR Amazon Display campaigns natively (via the self service platform) or through other platforms like Pacvue or SKAI.
- Experience using Amazon Marketing Cloud
- Proficient in Excel for pivot tables in terms of analysis

RESPONSIBILITIES
Develop and execute comprehensive retail media strategies (e.g. Amazon, Walmart, Chewy) aligned with business objectives.
Collaborate with internal teams to define target audiences, messaging, and media channels specific to retail environments (both onsite and offsite).
Optimize retail media budgets to maximize ROI within the context of CPG retail.
Play key role in strategic brand planning discussions.
Manage a portfolio of brand activity effectively with ability to provide strategic approach to executive leadership and key stakeholders in Brand, Sales, Omni, Content, External Agencies and Creative
Oversee the implementation of retail media campaigns across various channels (e.g., retailer websites, offsite display opportunities, sponsored content).
Ensure timely and accurate execution of retail media plans and ongoing optimization recommendations.
Monitor campaign performance and adjust strategies as needed.
Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with external retail media partners, agencies, and vendors.
Negotiate contracts, pricing, and terms with retail media partners.
Collaborate closely with retail customers and business units to align retail media efforts with overall marketing initiatives.
Provide thought leadership and industry trends analysis.
Utilize data and analytics tools to measure retail media campaign effectiveness.
Provide regular reports on retail media performance and insights to stakeholders.
Support development of near- and long-term plans focused on delivering sales and market share growth for a portfolio of brands and products.

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Creative Circle's Freelance Employee benefits package includes eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) medical plan, dental/vision/term life package, discount prescription program, critical illness, accident, tele-behavioral health, and 401(k) plan. Sick leave is provided to Candidates whose assignment work location is in a state or city subject to sick leave laws. A Minimum Value (MV) PPO medical plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and paid holiday eligibility are based on length and dates of service.

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