Senior Associate, Paid Search (Retail Media Networks)

Company description Publicis Media Exchange (PMX) is the investment arm of Publicis Media, supercharging our agencies and clients to drive smart application of investment by leveraging scale, marketplace innovation, deeper partnerships, and intelligence. PMX is at the forefront of the converging marketplace, solving industry challenges and executing data-informed, tech-enabled media to help marketers connect with consumers in a measurable way. Overview We’re looking for a Senior Associate, RMN Search to join our centralized commerce activation team. This team supports retail media activation across agencies and clients within Publicis. You’ll get hands-on experience running retail search across Amazon and the major retail media networks for a wide range of CPG clients, categories and Publicis agency teams. Responsibilities PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: Execute retail search campaigns across Amazon and retail media networks, working toward full campaign ownership. Handle hands-on setup, management, optimization and reporting of campaigns in Pacvue, Skai and native retailer platforms. Help build keyword, ad group, audience and targeting strategies. Run daily and weekly optimizations across multiple clients. Manage campaign budgets day to day, including monitoring pacing, tracking spend and reconciling to approved plans. Build performance reports and work with Managers to write insights and recommended next steps. Keep trackers, timelines and budget reconciliations up to date. Work closely with Publicis agency teams and retailer partners on campaign setup and troubleshooting. Reports to the SVP, Commerce Partnerships. Qualifications SKILLS NEEDED: 2–4 years of digital, search or retail media experience, ideally at an agency or CPG company. Required: hands-on experience with Pacvue and Skai. Required: retail media buying experience on at least 1 of Amazon, Walmart Connect, Instacart, Kroger, Criteo or Citrus Ad. Experience tracking and reconciling budgets and pacing. Hands-on media buying experience with keyword and targeting setup in the platform. Strong Excel and Google Sheets skills, including pivot tables and VLOOKUP. Strong attention to detail and the ability to juggle multiple clients and priorities. Curious and eager to learn, takes ownership of their work and communicates clearly. Additional information Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent. Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off. If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact . All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Compensation Range: USD $50,065.00 - USD $73,944.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 12/20/2026.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: Execute retail search campaigns across Amazon and retail media networks, working toward full campaign ownership. Handle hands-on setup, management, optimization and reporting of campaigns in Pacvue, Skai and native retailer platforms. Help build keyword, ad group, audience and targeting strategies. Run daily and weekly optimizations across multiple clients. Manage campaign budgets day to day, including monitoring pacing, tracking spend and reconciling to approved plans. Build performance reports and work with Managers to write insights and recommended next steps. Keep trackers, timelines and budget reconciliations up to date. Work closely with Publicis agency teams and retailer partners on campaign setup and troubleshooting. Reports to the SVP, Commerce Partnerships.
SKILLS NEEDED: 2–4 years of digital, search or retail media experience, ideally at an agency or CPG company. Required: hands-on experience with Pacvue and Skai. Required: retail media buying experience on at least 1 of Amazon, Walmart Connect, Instacart, Kroger, Criteo or Citrus Ad. Experience tracking and reconciling budgets and pacing. Hands-on media buying experience with keyword and targeting setup in the platform. Strong Excel and Google Sheets skills, including pivot tables and VLOOKUP. Strong attention to detail and the ability to juggle multiple clients and priorities. Curious and eager to learn, takes ownership of their work and communicates clearly.