Albertsons Companies · 5 hours ago
Media Planning Manager
Pleasanton, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expAlbertsons Companies is seeking a Media Planning Manager to lead and innovate within their Media Collective team. This role involves managing media campaigns, optimizing performance, and collaborating across functions to drive results for CPG clients.
Food and BeverageFood DeliveryMeat and PoultryRetail
Responsibilities
Complete the media campaign enablement workflow to ensure documented campaign milestones are completed within expected SLAs or sooner
Active problem solving throughout the campaign lifecycle to maximize omni-channel capabilities and performance to map our shoppers to brands
Leadership of a defined business segment/category and management responsibilities of a team
Curate omni-channel media plans aligned to Collective best practices and end-to-end processes with strong media rational to drive CPG campaign performance
Review, pressure test, and interpret campaign briefs with corresponding media strategy
In partnership with peers, serve as the point of contact for product enhancement requirements tied to implementing media planning best practices at scale on owned book of business
Optimize operational metrics on owned book of business through process, tech & team development
Collaborate cross‑functionally to accelerate time‑to‑market and deliver strong results for CPG clients
Develop performance best practices + training materials to educate cross teams for your defined book of business
Build strong ties across disciplines to produce successful campaigns, maintaining high levels of communication throughout campaign lifecycle and ensuring consistent high-quality deliverables across media planning & activation teams
Partner with analytics team to deliver insights & recommendations to tell a story rooted in data tied to the media activation
Ongoing media operations enablement of the Collective business metrics to achieve efficiency and effectiveness, including participating & overseeing user testing, training, and adoption of new product features
Stay up to date with competitive landscape, industry (especially Retail Media) and digital advertising trends to influence future product offerings and ways of working
Strong stakeholder management and communication aptitude with Product Management, Technology, Sales and Account Management, Audience, Measurement, Clients and MarTech / AdTech vendor partners
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree (preferred in Business or Marketing) or equivalent experience
5-6+ years of experience in digital media planning and execution
End to end planning mindset – how do we do the optimal media approach at scale & deliver results
Innovative thinker & problem solver
Strong troubleshooting skill and oversight of the implementation and integration of new emerging tools and/or technologies that will enable Albertsons Media Collective to work effectively and efficiently
Media knowledge: detailed understanding of assessing target audiences, media planning and buying techniques, evaluation of media performance and digital ecosystem acumen (ex. Understanding of ad tech)
People management and team leadership experience
Benefits
Competitive wages paid weekly
Associate discounts
Health and financial well-being benefits for eligible associates (Medical, Dental, 401k and more!)
Time off (vacation, holidays, sick pay). For eligibility requirements please visit myACI Benefits
Leaders invested in your training, career growth and development
An inclusive work environment with talented colleagues who reflect the communities we serve
Benefits may include medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, sick pay, PTO/Vacation Pay or Flexible Time Off, paid holidays, bereavement pay, and retirement benefits (pension and/or 401k eligibility)
Company
Albertsons Companies
Albertsons Companies is a food and drug retailer that helped in the areas of hunger relief, education, cancer research, and treatment.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.25BKey Investors
Apollo
2025-10-21Post Ipo Debt· $1.5B
2022-10-14Acquired
2020-06-25IPO
Leadership Team
Susan Morris
Chief Executive Officer
Sharon McCollam
President & Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
2026-01-16
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