Advertising Manager, Retail Media Paid Search

About Harvest Group

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.

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

About the Role

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, MA, 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 Qualifications

• Experience building and managing advertising strategies across multiple retailers.
• Agency or multi-client environment experience.

Benefits

Harvest Group offers a robust benefits package designed to support employees physically, financially, and emotionally. Benefits include:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
• 401K retirement plan
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Charitable Gift Matching Program
• Volunteer Hours

Pay

The national hiring range for this position is $70,000–$85,000 annually. Additionally, this position is eligible to participate in our bonus program.