Retail Search Specialist (Amazon) - temp to hire
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Timing: ASAP Duration: 90-day contract-to-hire Hours per week: 40+ Location: Fully remote, but must be local to or within a commutable distance to Minneapolis, Detroit, Chicago, Cincinnati, New York, Bentonville, Dallas, Seattle or Nashville. Pay rate/Salary: $30-35/hr One of our shopper marketing agency clients is looking for a Retail Search Specialist to join their Commerce Media team for an exciting role working on key CPG and pet care accounts. This is a freelance role (40 hours a week) with potential to go fultlime for the right candidate. Must have Amazon DSP and Amazon Ads experience. This Retail Search Specialist will be responsible for building/executing best-in-class retail media campaigns across search, and own hands-to-keyboard setup, management, optimization and reporting of retail search efforts. The Retail Search Manager must be confident with hands-on-keyboard media buying across platforms (Amazon Ads, Walmart Connect, Criteo, Citrus Ads, Promote IQ, Instacart, etc.) including implementing keyword, ad group, audience and targeting strategies within various platforms; as well as real-time bidding, proactive campaign monitoring, optimization, and results-based reporting. Ideal Retail Search Specialist candidates will have: - Must have some hands-on-keyboard media buying experience, including actively building and implementing keyword, ad group, audience & targeting strategies in-platform - Real-time bidding expertise with proactive campaign monitoring - Retail media buying experience on one or more of the following platforms is required - Amazon, Walmart, Criteo, Citrus Ads, Kroger/Promote IQ, Instacart - Google Ads Paid Search (SEM) or similar experience is a plus, but not required. - Strong attention to detail and talented multi-tasker with an ability to organize and prioritize workload to manage timelines, budgets and deliverables for self, client, vendor and internal team. - Ambitious self-starter who takes ownership of and great pride in his/her work. - Passion for and strong knowledge of all elements of the retail and omnichannel media landscape. - Creative and strategic thinker who gets excited about taking on and solving complex challenges. - Curious and dissatisfied with the status quo, always thinking of ways to improve and grow. - Collaborative team player and great listener, but unafraid to challenge peers or clients when necessary, in order to achieve the best results for the project. - Doer (v. a talker) with a roll up your sleeves and figure it out mentality. - Experience in Excel is preferred (Pivot Tables, Vlookups, etc) - Google Suite Experience is a plus (Google Sheets, Docs, Slides) Job Responsibilities: - Learn to build and flawlessly execute best-in-class retail media campaigns across search with a goal of transitioning to full ownership once trained - Own hands-to-keyboard set-up, management, optimization and reporting of retail search - Develop and collaborate on keyword, ad group, audience and targeting strategy - Manage continuous improvement of daily and weekly optimizations across a variety of platforms and clients. -Have a strong understanding of campaign set-up, performance and reporting structure. - In conjunction with Manager, draft insights explaining campaign results with actionable next steps towards improvements - Reports to Director Retail Search. No immediate direct reports. *Fully remote, but must be local to **Computer will be provided ***Background check required ****Full time benefits including group health plans, parental leave, flexible PTO, employee assistance program, ongoing wellness support initiatives, trusted financial health advice and guidance, promotion of education through tuition support and assistance, etc.