Director, Retail Search (Temporary)

About the role

Horizon Media is looking for a highly motivated Director of Retail Search to manage several client portfolios within its growing Retail Media practice. The role covers team leadership, building relationships with internal teams and external clients, and launching Retail Search campaigns across retail media networks and search platforms, while championing a test-and-learn culture. It is listed as a temporary position.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee and run the full lifecycle of Search campaigns (creation, implementation, activation, optimization, analysis and reporting), with 80% on retail media networks (Amazon Search, Target Search, Criteo) and 20% on traditional search (Google Ads and Microsoft Ads).
• Lead client relationships on behalf of the Search team: answer questions, lead status calls, present media plans and identify test-and-learn opportunities.
• Coordinate client deliverables with the team to ensure timely completion, data integrity and quality assurance.
• Develop the overarching Search strategy, budget allocations and testing roadmaps for client(s).
• Manage daily relationships with retail media partners (Amazon Ads, Target/Roundel, Criteo, Google) and ad tech partners (Pacvue).

Required profile

• More than 6 years of experience in Search, about 80% focused on retail media activation (Amazon Ads, Roundel Media Studio, Criteo) and 20% on Google Ads/Microsoft Ads.
• Proven track record of improving e-commerce KPIs such as total sales, TACoS and Media ROAS.
• Bachelor's degree.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to explain complex media and commerce metrics clearly.
• Excellent organization and the ability to handle multiple responsibilities in a fast pace.

Required skills

• Advanced MS Excel (pivot tables, charts, VLOOKUPs, SUMIFs).
• Hands-on experience with Pacvue or similar retail media bid management platforms is a plus.

Salary range: $2,788.46 to $3,173.08 per week, depending on experience and other factors. The role is hybrid.