Account Manager

Aquent Talent is partnering with a leading global retailer dedicated to transforming the shopping experience through innovation and customer-centric strategies. This organization is at the forefront of digital commerce, constantly evolving to meet the needs of millions of customers worldwide. They are seeking a visionary professional to join their dynamic team and drive impactful advertising solutions.

Are you ready to shape the future of advertising strategy for one of the world's most recognized retail brands? As a **Manager, Account Strategy**, you will be at the heart of crafting and executing cutting-edge advertising solutions that directly influence brand growth and conversion. This is an exceptional opportunity to leverage your expertise in a role where your strategic insights and tactical execution will deliver measurable results, directly impacting how customers engage with products and brands on a massive scale.

You will play a pivotal role in translating complex brand marketing goals into actionable media strategies, ensuring campaigns not only meet but exceed expectations. Your contributions will be critical in driving revenue growth, fostering strong client relationships, and continuously innovating within a fast-paced, evolving digital landscape.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a strong executor and consultative partner, developing strategic plans and executing managed-service and self-service campaigns.
• Collaborate closely with Sales and Account teams to create strategic, data-driven media proposals that align with client objectives.
• Lead and participate in external advertiser and agency calls, demonstrating deep expertise in media tactics, audience strategy, and campaign stewardship.
• Apply a comprehensive understanding of diverse media types, including paid search, programmatic display, direct digital sponsorships, CTV, social media, digital OOH, and experiential tactics.
• Regularly communicate campaign performance metrics, insights, and optimization recommendations to both internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure seamless campaign launches and high-quality client experiences by adhering to internal SLAs and QA processes.
• Confidently present strategic upsell recommendations to drive incremental revenue and demonstrate strong executive presence in client and agency interactions.
• Partner cross-functionally to effectively traffic campaigns across various advertising technology platforms.
• Proactively troubleshoot and resolve campaign issues to ensure optimal performance and client satisfaction.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communication, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience managing digital media campaigns or consulting on digital campaigns across display, video, social, search, and programmatic channels.
• Deep understanding of digital media metrics (e.g., CPM, ROAS, CPC, CTR) and media math for effective optimization.
• Proven client-facing experience, including proactive risk identification and solution development.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, coupled with strong presentation abilities.
• Robust project management capabilities and the ability to thrive under pressure while managing multiple priorities.
• High comfort level navigating rapidly evolving environments and ambiguous situations.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook, with familiarity in industry-standard tools such as Salesforce, JIRA, Tableau, SQL, and Power BI.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communication, or a related field.
• Extensive experience in programmatic advertising, including in-depth knowledge of DSPs, DMPs, and ad exchanges.
• A proven track record of influencing advertiser investments in media strategies.

About Aquent Talent:

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world's biggest brands.

Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium. More information on our awesome benefits!

Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.