ABOUT VAYNERMEDIA
VaynerMedia is a global integrated creative and media agency, built for today's consumers. As the Modern Agency of Record, it understands the nuances of today's attention landscape, empowering brands to win attention, drive relevance, and deliver business results. Founded in 2009, by Gary Vaynerchuk, the independently owned agency operates in 15 offices worldwide, including Amsterdam, Bangkok, Chicago, New Delhi, Kuala Lumpur, London, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Miami, New York, Tokyo, Toronto, Singapore, and Sydney. VaynerMedia is part of the VaynerX family of companies.
In a Nutshell
As Manager, Media, you will oversee the execution of strategic media campaigns across Retail Media channels. Reporting to a Director, Media, you will manage day-to-day operations, collaborate with clients and partners, and drive measurable outcomes through platform management, reporting, and optimization. You'll play a critical role in supporting innovative media strategies, improving processes, and ensuring the team’s efforts align with organizational goals.
What You’ll Do- Implement eCommerce media strategies to drive traffic, conversion, and sales across platforms like Amazon, Walmart, and other retail media networks.
- Support the development of media plans and execute campaigns to deliver on client business objectives.
- Serve as a key point of contact for clients, providing insights, performance updates, and actionable recommendations.
- Build relationships with platform partners (e.g., Amazon Ads, Walmart Connect) to stay updated on best practices and emerging opportunities.
- Oversee campaign setup, trafficking, QA, and optimization workflows to ensure seamless execution.
- Manage reporting processes, ensuring timely delivery of insights and performance dashboards for clients.
- Analyze media performance with strong excel skills and tools like Amazon Marketing Cloud and Tableau.
- Translate data into clear insights and actionable recommendations for internal teams and clients.
- Partner with cross-functional teams, including creative, legal, and finance, to streamline workflows and improve campaign outcomes.
- Mentor junior team members, fostering skill development and collaboration.
- Hands-on experience with platforms such as Amazon DSP, Walmart Connect, and familiarity with tools like Pacvue, Skai, or CommerceIQ.
- Proficiency in analytics and data visualization tools to track and measure campaign effectiveness.
- Strong client relationship management skills, with the ability to communicate complex analytics clearly and persuasively.
- Proven success in managing campaign operations, including QA processes, trafficking, and reporting frameworks.
- Proficiency in managing campaigns on retail media networks, including:
- Amazon Advertising: Sponsored Products, Sponsored Brands and Video, and Amazon DSP.
- Walmart Connect: Sponsored Search, Display, and DSP activations.
- Roundel Media Studio: Media placements that align with category and brand strategies.
- Instacart Ads: Managing campaigns across search and display within grocery-focused platforms.
- Kroger Precision Marketing (KPM): Executing retail media campaigns for grocery and CPG brands.
- Other Retail Media Platforms: Experience with emerging networks like Criteo Commerce Max, Promote IQ, Sam’s Club MAP, and more.
- Knowledge of retail-integrated social platforms (e.g., Pinterest, TikTok, Meta) to drive omnichannel campaign performance.
- A strong understanding of how retail media networks integrate with broader eCommerce strategies, such as driving sales lift, increasing ROAS, and building brand visibility.
- Experience mentoring or guiding junior team members and contributing to a collaborative, high-performing team environment.
This position is currently designated as hybrid and is subject to the Company's workplace attendance and in-office work requirements, as in effect from time to time. The Company reserves the right to modify these requirements at any time.
All information submitted with this application and disclosed in the interview and screening processes must be truthful. The Company reserves the right in its sole discretion, to disqualify a candidate from consideration, withdraw a conditional offer of employment, or terminate employment, if it discovers a candidate provided false, misleading, or materially incomplete information during the application process.
VaynerX is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where everyone has the opportunity to succeed. We provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, military status, veteran status, citizenship or immigration status (as permitted by applicable law), or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Skills Required
- Hands-on experience with Amazon DSP and Walmart Connect
- Familiarity with Pacvue, Skai, or CommerceIQ
- Proficiency with analytics and data visualization tools
- Strong client relationship management and communication skills
- Experience managing campaign operations, including QA, trafficking, and reporting
- Experience managing Amazon Advertising campaigns, including Sponsored Products, Sponsored Brands and Video, and Amazon DSP
- Experience managing Walmart Connect campaigns, including Sponsored Search, Display, and DSP activations
- Experience with Roundel Media Studio
- Experience with Instacart Ads
- Experience with Kroger Precision Marketing
- Experience with other retail media platforms, such as Criteo Commerce Max, Promote IQ, or Sam's Club MAP
- Knowledge of retail-integrated social platforms such as Pinterest, TikTok, and Meta
- Strong understanding of retail media integration with broader eCommerce strategies, sales lift, ROAS, and brand visibility
- Experience mentoring or guiding junior team members
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills
VaynerMedia Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about VaynerMedia and has not been reviewed or approved by VaynerMedia.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is considered broad, with substantial PTO and major holidays, and in some cases “unlimited” vacation policies. This breadth is often highlighted as a meaningful part of the overall package.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is reinforced by a 401(k) with employer matching and accessible plan administration. Past matching contributions indicate tangible investment in employee savings.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental leave includes fully paid time for primary and secondary caregivers with a phased return-to-work period. These elements signal family-friendly support within the package.
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What We Do
VaynerMedia is a global creative and media agency with offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Singapore and Mexico City. We work differently because we’re built differently. We are consumer-centric, not boardroom-centric; We respect the internet's impact on culture, not Madison Avenue’s; We have the humility and curiosity to find what’s right, not to debate it for months on end; We are all practitioners; We scale the unscalable; We value real consumer signals; We create ideas consumer-up, not ego-down; We believe that it’s our responsibility to deliver business results for our clients.
