Sr. Media Specialist- Retail Media

Albertsons Companies • Pleasanton, CA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Albertsons Companies is seeking an impactful individual to join their team. This role offers the opportunity to lead, innovate, and contribute to the growth of a company that values great service and lasting customer relationships. The position is in a fast-paced, dynamic, and evolving environment. Albertsons Media Collective is a tech-centric, people-focused retail media network that aims to drive sales for clients and profitable growth for Albertsons. They are a collection of local businesses serving communities through diversity, relationships, and locality.

Requirements

• Possesses a solutions-oriented mindset, solves complex problems or issues and takes a broad perspective to identify solutions and best practices.
• Collaborates effectively across departments.
• Can function independently & effectively manage up, e.g. if needed raising key decision points for manager discussion to arrive at optimal solution.
• Is able to operate at volume with effective prioritization rooted in maximizing business impact.
• Provides and is open to feedback.
• Based on business opportunities, develops thought leadership to management and business leaders.
• Bachelor's degree (preferred in Business or Marketing) or equivalent experience.
• 6-7 plus years of experience in digital media planning and execution.
• End to end planning mindset – how do we do the optimal media approach at scale & deliver results.
• Innovative thinker & problem solver.
• Requires an individual that works well in a team-based, fast-paced, detail-oriented environment.
• Strong troubleshooting skill and oversight of the implementation and integration of new emerging tools and/or technologies that will enable Albertsons Media Collective to work effectively and efficiently.
• Media knowledge: detailed understanding of assessing target audiences, media planning and buying techniques, evaluation of media performance and digital ecosystem acumen (ex. Understanding of ad tech).

Responsibilities

• Expert organizational skills, great attention to detail and ability to implement and meet deadlines and manage multiple campaigns.
• Curate omni-channel media plans aligned to Collective best practices and with strong media rational to drive CPG campaign performance.
• Contribute to the development of annual Communications Plans, Key Narratives and Metrics inclusive of client or tier specific learning agenda.
• Ensure cohesive narrative/actionable media insights and next steps within Quarterly Business Reviews to generate incremental opportunities to influence sales or incremental sales for category growth.
• Review, pressure test, and interpret campaign briefs with corresponding media strategy.
• Contribute to Collective's new product roadmaps, playbooks and marketing materials with media expertise.
• Develop performance best practices + training materials to educate cross teams for your defined book of business.
• Support Sales and Account Management teams in closing business by providing media expertise.
• Partner with analytics team to deliver insights & recommendations to tell a story rooted in data tied to the media strategy.
• Stay up to date with competitive landscape, industry (especially Retail Media) and digital advertising trends to influence future product offerings and ways of working.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication aptitude with Product Management, Technology, Sales and Account Management, Audience, Measurement, Clients and MarTech / AdTech vendor partners.

Benefits

• Competitive wages paid weekly
• Access to up to 50% of your earned wages before payday, via our partnership with Stream
• Associate discounts
• Health and financial well-being benefits for eligible associates (Medical, Dental, 401k and more!)
• Time off (vacation, holidays, sick pay)
• Leaders invested in your training, career growth and development
• An inclusive work environment with talented colleagues who reflect the communities we serve
• medical
• dental
• vision
• disability and life insurance
• sick pay
• PTO/Vacation Pay or Flexible Time Off
• paid holidays
• bereavement pay
• retirement benefits (pension and/or 401k eligibility)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior