The Sr Associate, Investment, Marketplaces plays a critical role in the execution, analysis, and optimization of retail media campaigns across leading eCommerce platforms including Amazon Ads, Walmart Connect, Instacart, Target Roundel, and more. With a strong foundation in digital performance marketing, this position bridges tactical execution and strategic insights.  The Sr Associate leads day-to-day marketplace operations across several clients, ensures high-quality campaign execution, and proactively recommends optimizations that enhance performance. The Sr Associate will also serve as a platform expert internally, sharing insights and helping mentor more junior team members. The successful Sr Associate is detail-oriented, data-savvy, and excited to contribute to the fast-growing world of retail media.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead day-to-day execution of digital marketplace campaigns across multiple clients and platforms including Amazon DSP, Walmart Sponsored Products, Instacart, Kroger Precision Marketing, and others.
• Own campaign setup, QA, and trafficking in collaboration with creative, media planning, and platform partners.
• Monitor campaign pacing, performance, and delivery daily, taking proactive steps to optimize performance and hit key KPIs such as ROAS, CTR, and conversion rate.
• Analyze performance reports and develop clear, actionable optimization recommendations; present results to internal teams and clients as needed.
• Manage product feed integrity, keyword expansion, negative keyword lists, creative rotations, and targeting structures across multiple retail environments.
• Coordinate closely with vendor reps to implement advanced tactics, troubleshoot issues, and access alpha / beta opportunities.
• Support development of testing roadmaps and participate in A/B test setup, measurement, and insight delivery.
• Represent the team in internal strategy meetings; contribute to client presentations and lead components of client-facing deliverables.
• Stay current on platform changes, tools, and trends; help disseminate learnings to the broader team through internal training and documentation.
• Assist with scoping new workstreams and onboarding new clients or platforms; provide input to improve workflow processes and documentation.
• Help mentor junior associates and interns, providing tactical guidance and peer-level training.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Advertising, Business or a related field.

Experience:

• 3+ years of experience in digital media, performance marketing, or eCommerce, preferably within an agency or brand managing campaigns on Amazon Ads, Walmart Connect, or similar platforms.
• Experience managing media budgets, pacing, and optimizations across multiple campaigns concurrently

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Deep working knowledge of retail media platforms such as Amazon DSP, Walmart Connect, and related tools like Pacvue, Skai, or others.
• Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills for data manipulation and reporting.
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to interpret campaign data and extract actionable insights.
• High attention to detail with the ability to QA campaigns and troubleshoot platform issues.
• Clear and confident communicator; able to present findings and recommendations to internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong time management and project management skills; ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously.
• Proactive, resourceful, and driven to learn in a fast-paced environment.
• Collaborative team player who thrives in cross-functional settings.
•  Ability to speak, read, and write the English language.

Employees can be expected to be paid an annualized salary range of $59,000-$65,000.00, based on variations in knowledge, skills, experience and market conditions. 

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