Albertsons Companies, Inc.

Sr. Media Specialist- Retail Media

Albertsons Companies, Inc.$95K — $115K *
Media
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business or Marketing or equivalent experience
  • 6-7+ years in digital media planning and execution
  • End-to-end planning mindset for optimal media approach
  • Strong troubleshooting skills for new technologies
  • Detailed understanding of target audiences and media buying techniques
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, team-based environment
  • Innovative thinker and problem solver

Responsibilities

  • Create omni-channel media strategies that drive campaign performance
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to translate business goals into media strategy
  • Develop annual Communications Plans and Metrics focusing on key learnings
  • Ensure actionable media insights during Quarterly Business Reviews
  • Review and interpret campaign briefs and corresponding media strategies
  • Contribute media expertise to new product roadmaps and marketing materials
  • Develop training materials to educate cross teams on performance best practices

Benefits

  • Competitive wages paid weekly
  • Access to up to 50% of earned wages before payday via Stream
  • Associate discounts
  • Comprehensive health benefits including Medical and Dental
  • 401k and retirement benefits
  • Generous time off including vacation, holidays, and sick pay
  • Strong investment in employee training and career development
  • Inclusive work environment reflecting community diversity
Full Job Description
Job Description

What you will be doing

The Senior Media Specialist role creates omni-channel media strategies that drive campaign performance and business growth. This role partners with cross-functional teams to translate business goals into effective media strategy, actionable insights, and recommendations. The position provides subject matter expertise across campaign planning, performance analysis, client support, and product development while identifying opportunities to optimize results and enhance media offerings

This role will be based in Pleasanton, CA or Itasca, IL and will require 4 days per week in office.

Main responsibilities:
  • Expert organizational skills, great attention to detail and ability to implement and meet deadlines and manage multiple campaign
  • 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


We are looking for candidates who possess the following:
  • 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.


We believe the successful candidate has these qualifications and experience:
  • 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)


We also provide a variety of benefits including:
  • 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). For eligibility requirements please visit myACI Benefits
  • Leaders invested in your training, career growth and development
  • An inclusive work environment with talented colleagues who reflect the communities we serve


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About the Team

Pay Transparency:

Starting rates will be no less than the local minimum wage and may vary based on criteria such as location, experience, and qualifications. Candidates with unique qualifications may be considered for compensation above this range. Benefits may include medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, sick pay, PTO/Vacation Pay or Flexible Time Off, paid holidays, bereavement pay, and retirement benefits (pension and/or 401k eligibility). [If applicable:] Associates in this position may be eligible for a quarterly bonus.

About Albertsons Companies, Inc.

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Join the vibrant team at Albertsons Companies, Inc., a leading name in the retail industry, where job opportunities abound and career growth is not just a possibility but a promise. As one of the largest food and drug retailers in the United States, we pride ourselves on fostering an inclusive culture that thrives on diversity, innovation, and leadership.

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