Senior Associate, Commerce & Retail Media, New Stream Media

dentsu; New York (NY); On-site; USD 54,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401k

Flexible paid time off

15 paid holidays per year

Paid sick and safe leave

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Dentsu seeks a Senior Associate, Commerce & Retail Media in New York to support planning, execution, and ongoing management of retail media campaigns across a dynamic advertiser portfolio.

You will ensure campaigns are set up accurately, launched on time, monitored effectively, and documented with high-quality reporting. Grow hands-on in retail media, eCommerce, and digital advertising.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Advertising, Business, Communications, Analytics, or a related field preferred.
• 1–2 years of experience in digital advertising, media, marketing, eCommerce, retail media, paid search, programmatic, or related field preferred.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple assignments and deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across teams.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day execution of retail media campaigns, including campaign setup, QA, launch, pacing, reporting, and optimization.
• Assist with campaign trafficking and implementation across relevant retail media and digital advertising platforms.
• Monitor campaign pacing and performance, flagging potential issues, discrepancies, or optimization opportunities to senior team members.
• Support campaign quality assurance, including reviewing campaign setup, creative assets, targeting, budgets, reporting, and launch readiness.
• Communicate campaign updates, outstanding needs, and potential issues clearly and proactively to the broader team.
• Participate in team and campaign status meetings, documenting key decisions, action items, and follow-ups when needed.
• Follow established processes, best practices, and quality standards while identifying opportunities to improve efficiency.
• Build knowledge of retail media, eCommerce, digital advertising platforms, measurement, and industry trends.
• Support ad hoc campaign and operational projects as needed.

Skills

Digital advertising

Campaign management

Excel

PowerPoint

Organizational skills

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing/Advertising/Business/Communications/Analytics

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Description

The Commerce & Retail Media team at dentsu leads strategy, activation, and optimization for a large retail media client. We are looking for an organized, detail-oriented, and highly collaborative teammate to join our growing team. As an Senior Associate, Commerce & Retail Media, you will support the planning, execution, and ongoing management of retail media campaigns across a dynamic portfolio of advertisers and brands. Working closely with senior team members, you will help ensure campaigns are set up accurately, launched on time, monitored effectively, and supported with high-quality reporting and documentation. This is an opportunity to build hands-on experience across retail media, eCommerce, digital advertising, and campaign management while developing the skills needed to grow within a rapidly evolving area of the media industry.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day execution of retail media campaigns, including campaign setup, QA, launch, pacing, reporting, and optimization.
• Assist with campaign trafficking and implementation across relevant retail media and digital advertising platforms.
• Monitor campaign pacing and performance, flagging potential issues, discrepancies, or optimization opportunities to senior team members.
• Support campaign quality assurance, including reviewing campaign setup, creative assets, targeting, budgets, reporting, and launch readiness.
• Communicate campaign updates, outstanding needs, and potential issues clearly and proactively to the broader team.
• Participate in team and campaign status meetings, documenting key decisions, action items, and follow-ups when needed.
• Follow established processes, best practices, and quality standards while identifying opportunities to improve efficiency.
• Build knowledge of retail media, eCommerce, digital advertising platforms, measurement, and industry trends.
• Support ad hoc campaign and operational projects as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Marketing, Advertising, Business, Communications, Analytics, or a related field preferred.
• 1-2 years of experience in digital advertising, media, marketing, eCommerce, retail media, paid search, programmatic, or a related field preferred.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple assignments and deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across teams.
• Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to ask questions, learn, and take initiative.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
• Collaborative mindset and willingness to support teammates across a variety of projects and responsibilities.
• Interest in retail media, eCommerce, digital advertising, and emerging media technologies.

Salary

The annual salary range for this position is $54,000 -$71,400. Placement within the salary range is based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and other factors permitted by law.

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• 401k
• Flexible paid time off
• At least 15 paid holidays per year
• Paid sick and safe leave
• Paid parental leave

Dentsu also complies with applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including, but not limited to providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, in accordance with its plans and policies. For further details regarding Dentsu benefits, please visit www.dentsubenefitsplus.com.

Location: New York

Brand: Iprospect

Time Type: Full time

Contract Type: Permanent

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