Manager, Commerce Search

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KINESSO is the technology-driven performance marketing agency providing actionable growth for both our agency partners and clients. We turn 'action' into 'outcome' for our clients, leveraging our unique capabilities in optimization, analytics, AI, and experimentation. KINESSO has brought together the collective power of what was formerly Matterkind, Reprise, P3, and Kinesso under one collective entity that will serve as the most powerful delivery engine in the industry.

We have extensive offerings spanning across performance marketing and data and technology. Fueled by a deep understanding of consumer behavior, we offer an end-to-end engine of planning and optimization while also delivering on data-driven strategy for social platforms, actionable growth in e-commerce, and creating curated marketplaces specific to each client's function and needs. The company has more than 6,000 employees operating in more than 60 countries.

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We are looking for you - dynamic, best-in-class talent - to join the growing Commerce team as a Manager. In this role you will be responsible for managing Sr. Associates & Associates and supporting in the development, planning, buying, executing and measuring media plans for designated shopper/commerce media clients. You will support the Associate Director/Director in the strategic and tactical development of each retail plan.

You'll work closely with national Planning and Buying teams to allow for holistic Commerce media function.

A passionate and driven professional, you excel at translating client business objectives at the senior level into Commerce daily tactical execution, to drive sales online and in-store. You're ready to challenge the status quo to produce world-class campaigns for high profile brands and take pride in your ability to clearly articulate the outcomes of the tactics and the strategy to the client as the day-to-day client lead.

You thrive in a multi-functional role and enjoy training and coaching team members to ensure flawless tactical execution.

• Knowledge of multiple retail media networks & their platforms, may include Amazon, Walmart, Roundel, Kroger, etc.
• Seasoned experience with self-service search platforms for both retailer specific (e.g. WMC, Roundel Media Studio, etc.) as well as aggregators (e.g. Criteo, Citrus, Pacvue, Skai, etc.)
• Comfortable and knowledgeable with D2C platforms (e.g. Google, Bing, Shopping, etc.)
• Understands individual RMN capabilities across tactic, targeting, reporting methodology, etc.

• Active participant in development, presentation, management and measurement of omnichannel commerce media programs and defines program objectives and strategies consistent with brand marketing objectives
• Ensures strategic consistency across all elements of plan development and implementation
• Participates in and guides Senior Associate during campaign buildout inclusive of keywords/targeting. Coaches Senior Associate campaign creation and search strategy to get best plan for client
• Takes learnings from previous campaigns and apply to next campaign
• Proactively identifies growth opportunities and shares ideas for potential test and learns
• Delivers an effective detailed media plan, inclusive of tactics, audiences, flighting, KPIs, etc. that drives client performance
• Contributes to the creation of client ready materials (e.g. presentations, reporting, etc) and delivers client communications
• Serves as first check for client documents ensuring accuracy and ease of understanding information
• Ability to tailor client presentations to the audience (i.e. Senior Level vs. Junior Level)
• Supports in establishing and implementing best practices within client accounts
• Ability to assess and rank issues and tasks in order of importance for taking action and escalating as needed
• Anticipates, recognizes, and clearly defines problems using various techniques to systematically analyze, weigh alternatives and propose solutions
• Work with Senior Associate to update any status documents and timelines whether internal or client facing. Responsible for ensuring all tasks are captured and tracking toward completion
• Implements team and client centric processes to ensure accuracy of all deliverables (e.g. client documents, budget stewardship/management/client billing), improve overall team performance and minimize risk of human error through consistent implementation of QA guardrails

• Supervises buying process and stewardship for media programs to ensure original objectives are being met
• Oversees and participates when needed in daily campaign & budget management including optimizations
• Oversees coordination of creative assets between client, creative agencies and partners

• Monitors pacing to ensure delivery is appropriate and aligned to campaign flighting for both managed and self service campaigns
• Measures media performance at all…