Manager, Retail Media

1 week ago


Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States Ovativegroup Full time
About

Ovative Group:


Ovative Group is one of the only firms in the country uniting strategy, media, and measurement under one roof to drive enterprise results.

Our teams work together to drive business impact for clients such as General Mills, United Healthcare, Lane Bryant, Facebook, and more.

Recognized five consecutive years on Star Tribune's list of Top 150 Workplaces and four years on Inc.5000's list of the fastest growing private companies in America, we pride ourselves in always overdelivering for our clients, our teams, and our communities.


About the Role:
The Retail Media team is developing industry-leading strategy, optimizations, and measurement of the retail media landscape.

We envision that Retail Media will play an increasing role in the marketing mix and our team is positioned to be a strategic partner to move our clients forward.

As an Audience Activation Manager on the team, you will help guide the vision and drive the results. Your core mission will be to accelerate the impact retail media advertising has on improving enterprise marketing return.

The ideal candidate demonstrates great critical thinking, solid understanding of retail media paid search capabilities and is motivated by driving results for our clients.

Responsibilities of

Retail Media Audience Activation Manager:

Client relationship management:
Own, manage and grow the overall relationship and performance of some of Ovative Group's largest clients
Lead day-to-day management of client retail media programs including:
Clearly defining program objectives, tactics and KPIs
Developing and delivering client communication
Effectively manage client relationship and establish trust and credibility
Strive to be the best interaction of the client's day

Performance media management & execution:
Guide, manage, and support execution of client retail media programs including:
Strategy and campaign planning for mid and upper funnel channels, like CTV, OLV, Display, and Paid Social
Strategic audience planning

Strategic partner management across key Retail Media Networks (Amazon, Walmart, Instacart, Home Depot, Target, etc.) and technology partners (The Trade Desk, Verizon/Yahoo, Meta, Pinterest, DV360, Google Ads, PromoteIQ, etc.)


Work with cross-channel team leads to regularly evaluate the effectiveness of media briefs and update based on changes to overarching business strategies, client feedback, learnings, and research
Streamline planning process with cross-channel planning teams, account managers, retailers, and media partners
Actively identify new test and learn opportunities to build on expertise and unlock new capabilities
Custom analysis, reporting and insights that can scale across the channel
Retail media network strategy and management, including CTV, OLV, offsite programmatic display, and other retail media network tactics

Team leadership and employee development:
Be a leader in defining and building our Retail Media practice
Drive strategic channel capabilities forward and owning key solution area accountabilities
Support staffing strategy and help recruit, train and manage new Ovative team members
Inspire your direct reports to reach their quarterly, annual, and long-term goals
Foster a culture of open communication and 360-degree feedback

Cross-functional strategy & thought leadership:

Act as a subject matter expert for Retail Media by continually evolving Ovative's approach to best practices; vetting and partnering with new technology companies; managing planning and execution tools, and staying on top of emerging trends
Develop and drive forward multi-channel digital media strategies and roadmaps aligned with client program growth goals
Support higher level, cross-functional marketing strategy projects by providing deep media expertise

Requirements:

6+ years of media experience
Programmatic buying experience for channels like CTV, OLV, and and Display
Ideally directly with retail media (Amazon, Walmart, Instacart, etc),

Proven mastery of the following:
Execution with retail media technologies and tools (e.g. Amazon Advertising (AMS, DSP, AAP), The Trade Desk, Pacvue, Criteo, PromoteIQ, Profitero, and other technologies)
External partner management
Previous experience in performance marketing, retail, eCommerce, etc. preferred
Experience managing direct reports

Pay Transparency:


At Ovative, we offer a transparent view into three core components of your total compensation package: Base Salary, Annual Bonus, and Benefits.

The salary range for this position below is inclusive of an annual bonus. Actual offers are made with consideration for relevant experience and anticipated impact. Additional benefits information is provided below.

For our Manager positions, our compensation ranges from $79,000 to $132,000, which is inclusive of a 20% bonus.

Benefits of working at

Ovative Group:
We provide strong, competitive, holistic benefits that understand the importance of your life inside and out of work

Culture:
Culture matters and we've been recognized as a Top Workplace four-years running because of it. We demand trust and transparency from each other. We believe in doing the hard and complicated work others put off. We're open in communication and floor plan.

We're flat - our interns sit next to VPs, our analysts work closely with senior leaders, and our CEO interacts with every single person daily.

Put together, these elements help foster an environment where smart people can support each other in performing to their highest potential.


Compensation and insurance:
We strive to hire and retain the best talent in the Twin Cities.

Paying fair, competitive compensation, with a large bonus incentive, and phenomenal health insurance is an important part of this mix.

We're rewarded fairly and when the company performs well, we all benefit.

Tangible amenities we enjoy:
Flexible paid vacation policy
401k match program
Free parking and on-site fitness center with locker rooms
Sabbatical program
Charitable giving via our time and a financial match program
Shenanigan's day


Working at Ovative won't be easy, but if you like getting your hands dirty, driving results, and being surrounded by the best talent, it'll be the most rewarding job you'll ever have.

If you think you can make us better, we want to hear from you
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