Advertising Paid Search Strategist – Ecommerce

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Illinois.

📋 Description

• Act as the strategic advertising lead for a portfolio of high-value enterprise and strategic clients, overseeing the planning, execution, and optimization of campaigns across digital marketing and retail media channels.

• Lead discovery and strategic planning sessions to establish media strategies that are aligned with client goals, platform capabilities, and best practices within the channels.

• Convert business objectives into detailed media plans, managing execution and optimization across budgets, bids, audiences, and creative assets.

• Deliver advanced performance analysis and insights to inform campaign strategies and investment decisions, utilizing attribution models, pacing, and return on ad spend (ROAS).

• Build and maintain strong relationships with client stakeholders, serving as a trusted advisor who proactively identifies avenues for growth, efficiency, and innovation.

• Collaborate closely with Client Success Managers, TAMs, and Product teams to ensure alignment between execution and client goals, adapting to evolving needs.

• Function as a subject matter expert on Rithum’s media products and tools, educating clients about new features, platform updates, and industry trends.

• Support internal development by mentoring Advertising Account Managers, sharing best practices, and enhancing team-wide execution consistency.

• Keep current on emerging media channels, platform updates, and advertising trends to drive forward-thinking strategies.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 3 years of experience in digital advertising, media buying, or ecommerce marketing, with a proven track record in managing enterprise or strategic accounts.

• Proven ability to develop strategic advertising plans that enhance performance and align with client business objectives.

• Practical experience with major platforms including Amazon Advertising, Google Ads, Meta Ads, and Walmart Connect.

• Strong analytical skills; experience in conducting in-depth analysis and presenting insights to clients and teams using dashboard and visualization tools (e.g. Tableau, Looker, Power BI).

• Excellent communication skills, capable of translating complex advertising concepts into clear guidance for both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Experience working with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple stakeholders.

• Demonstrated capability to manage and forecast advertising budgets, making data-driven decisions to maximize efficiency and meet performance targets across campaigns.

• Strong fluency in AI, with experience integrating AI tools into daily workflows and processes to enhance efficiency, analysis, and overall impact.

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, or a related field.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits: Affordable healthcare plans and company HSA contributions, effective from Day 1.

• A 6% 401(k) match.

• Competitive time off package including 20 days of Paid Time Off, 9 Company-Paid holidays, 2 paid floating holidays, 7 paid sick days, 2 Wellness days, and 1 Paid Volunteer Day; PTO increases to 22 days at 3 years of service, and to 25 days at 5 years.

• 12 weeks of primary caregiver leave and 4 weeks of secondary caregiver leave.

• Accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance.

• Pet insurance.

• Legal assistance and identity theft insurance plans.

• Life insurance at 2x salary.

• Access to the Calm app and the Employee Assistance Program.

• $65/month Remote work stipend for internet costs.

• Culture and team-building activities.

• Tuition assistance.

• Opportunities for career development.

• Charitable contribution match up to $250 per year.