Manager, Media Activation
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60290, USA
Listed on 2026-06-18
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Marketing / Advertising / PR
Digital Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Marketing Communications
Mars United Commerce is a global commerce marketing practice that aligns people, technology, and intelligence to make the business of our clients better today than it was yesterday. Our worldwide capabilities coalesce into four key disciplines — Strategy & Analytics, Content & Experiences, Digital Commerce, and Retail Consultancy — that individually deliver unmatched results for clients and collectively give them an unparalleled network of seamlessly integrated functions across the entire commerce marketing ecosystem.
These disciplines are powered by our industry‑leading technology platform, Marilyn®, which helps marketers understand the total business impact of their commerce marketing activation, enabling them to make better decisions, create connected experiences, and drive stronger, measurable results.
Mars United Commerce is seeking a Manager, Media Activation. Programmatic and Meta experience is required. Candidates must reside in a commutable distance from Mars United Commerce’s Chicago or Detroit office.
Role Description- Develop and flawlessly execute BIC retailer‑led digital media campaigns
- Hands‑to‑keyboard set‑up, management and optimization of programmatic and social campaigns
- Develop RFPs and work closely with vendors for proposals
- Develop and collaborate on targeting, negotiate rates and refine overall executional plan based on client objective, media strategy and vendor capabilities
- Create and share presentations highlighting the campaign set‑up and final plan with internal teams and clients
- Have clear understanding of campaign set‑up, performance and reporting structure and clearly set and communicate performance expectations with internal and external teams
- Ongoing campaign monitoring and management, including hands‑to‑keyboard optimizations (self‑serve programmatic and social campaigns) and optimization suggestions with vendors (managed service campaigns)
- Report back on campaign performance. Collaborate with vendor and team to provide campaign data, insights and strategic recommendations based on client objectives, media strategy and results
- Attention to detail
- Programmatic experience is required, including hands‑to‑keyboard set‑up, optimizing and reporting
- Meta experience is required
- Ability to organize & prioritize workload to manage timelines and deliverables for self, vendor and team
- Industry & media knowledge
- Strategic thinking in development of targeting, tactic, creative, etc.
- Strong verbal, written, presentation and intrapersonal skills
- Collaborative with willingness to listen and learn
- Sound decision making skills based on industry, agency and client knowledge
- Confident negotiator
- Paid social (Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest) experience, including hands‑to‑keyboard set‑up, optimizing and reporting
- Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more
- Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility
- Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption
- Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance
- Tuition Assistance
- Paid time off that includes Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and more
- Matching Gifts programs
- Flexible working arrangements
- ‘Work Your World’ Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere
- Business Resource Groups that support multiple affinities and alliances
- Open eligibility for U.S. based employees, reviewed annually, governed by plan documents
We also offer medical and voluntary benefits to our freelancers and temporary employees. Voluntary benefit options include supplemental medical insurance, transportation, and parking benefits, legal benefits, pet insurance, and auto and home insurance. You must be actively employed for 90 consecutive calendar days to be eligible for Publicis medical and voluntary benefits. You will also be eligible to participate in the Publicis 401(k) Plan after completing 1,000 work hours in a consecutive 12‑month period.
For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off.
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