Advertising Manager, Retail Media Paid Search

Harvest Group is an integrated commerce agency that helps high-growth consumer brands win in today's complex retail landscape. Since 2006, we've partnered with some of the world's most recognized brands to navigate the intersection of in-store and digital commerce, retail media, and social platforms across leading retailers including Walmart, Sam's Club, Target, Amazon, Costco, and Kroger. What sets Harvest Group apart is our connected approach. By aligning strategy, execution, and insights across every stage of the retail journey—and powering that work through our proprietary technology platform—we help brands create sustainable growth in an increasingly dynamic marketplace. But our success starts with our people. At Harvest Group, our culture and values shape how we work, serve our clients, and support one another. We believe in building meaningful relationships, pursuing excellence with humility, and creating an environment where talented individuals can do their best work while continuing to grow professionally and personally. Our commitment to our people has earned recognition as one of the nation's best workplaces, including: Inc. Best Places to Work (2025, 2026) Great Place to Work Certified (2024) Fortune Best Workplaces for Women (2024) Fortune Best Medium Workplaces (2024) Fortune Best Consulting & Professional Services Workplaces (2024) Business Intelligence Group Best Places to Work (2023) Our Values Integrity – Doing what is right in all things Relationship – Pursuing depth, trust, and collaboration Service – Laboring for others with humility and care Excellence – Delivering extraordinary performance and results with humility Journey – Embracing our past and planning for our future with faith Description The Digital Advertising Manager, Retail Media Paid Search will play a key role in developing and executing digital advertising strategies for clients across multiple retailers, with a specific focus on paid search campaigns. This role is responsible for planning, optimizing, and reporting on sponsored product campaigns, while collaborating closely with both internal Harvest teams and external client stakeholders. The Digital Advertising Manager will act as a hands-on expert, ensuring campaigns deliver against client objectives and identifying opportunities for optimization. Success in this role requires a balance of analytical skills, strategic thinking, and clear communication to translate complex advertising data into actionable insights. For this role we prefer that candidates are based out of the following states: AL, AR, AZ, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, ID, IN, KS, KY, MD, MN, MO, MS, NV, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, or WI. Responsibilities Execute and optimize paid search advertising campaigns across multiple retail media platforms (Walmart, Sam’s Club, Amazon, Target, Kroger, etc.). Manage campaign builds, budgets, and performance reporting to ensure alignment with client goals. Analyze results and provide actionable recommendations to improve efficiency and drive sales impact. Deliver weekly reporting with performance insights and strategic next steps. Partner with Harvest account teams, external clients, and retail media stakeholders to maximize campaign success. Stay current on retail media best practices, platform updates, and new opportunities in the paid search ecosystem. Communicate clearly and concisely with clients and internal teams to guide advertising strategy and execution. Requirements 3+ years of experience managing retail media campaigns across platforms such as Amazon, Walmart Connect, Criteo, Instacart, or similar. Strong analytical skills with ability to translate campaign data into actionable insights. Proven ability to manage multiple campaigns, priorities, and stakeholders in a fast-paced environment. Self-starter with a growth mindset and commitment to continuous improvement. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with attention to detail. Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel. Ability to work independently while also collaborating cross-functionally. Strong attention to detail and able to make connections between small changes and big results Willingness to travel Preferred Experience building and managing advertising strategies across multiple retailers. Agency or multi-client environment experience. What We Offer Harvest Group understands that investing in our people and culture are vital to successfully attracting and retaining top talent. Our goal is to offer competitive compensation and benefits packages to all employees. Each year, we invest time to research and evaluate how our packages line up with the latest market dynamics. We carefully consider a wide-ranging list of factors to determine compensation, including but not limited to level of job-related experience, knowledge, skills, location, etc. Base pay is just one component of the total compensation and benefits package. The national hiring range for this position is $70,000-$80,000/annually . Additionally, this position is eligible to participate in our bonus program. Our robust benefits package was created to help support employees physically, financially, and emotionally through life’s big milestones and in your everyday life. Benefits include but are not limited to Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, PTO, Charitable Gift Matching Program, Volunteer Hours, and more! Our heart at Harvest is to provide and maintain a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusivity, authenticity, mutual respect, professionalism, and growth. Harvest Group is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, age, marital status, familial status, national origin, ancestry, disability or handicap, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. We encourage all interested candidates to apply.