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About Us

We are Assembly - and we're not like the rest. We're the modern alternative agency, bringing together industry-leading data, talent, and tech to Find the Change That Fuels Growth for the best brands on the planet, including LG, Adobe, Wework, Ralph Lauren, Moncler, Aesop, and more. Our diverse, global community of over 1,600 passionate experts combines global thinking with unmatched local expertise in more than 20 markets worldwide - enabling brands to engage and move consumers anywhere. We use STAGE, Assembly's proprietary, privacy-centric data solutions platform, to surface powerful insights that transform into actionable brand opportunities. We're at the cutting edge of new media, technology, and platforms embedded in the lives of today's consumers, and we're tapped into how culture and communities' need change. We do this while staying steadfast in our commitment to Leave the World Better Than We Found It through measurable social and environmental impact work.

Assembly Korea was named the media agency of the year 2022 - Campaign Asia

Overview

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING ON ANY GIVEN DAY

As a Retail Media Team Lead & Project Manager, you will lead the day-to-day operation and strategic execution of global retail media programs for a Korea-headquartered client operating across multiple international markets.

This role balances hands-on platform expertise, structured project leadership, and client-facing communication in a fast-moving, high-expectation environment.

On any given day, you will:

• Lead retail media strategy and activation across major global platforms (e.g. Amazon, Best Buy, other key retail networks)
• Own operational planning and execution for multi-million-dollar media budgets
• Act as the primary project lead, managing multiple concurrent workstreams and priorities
• Translate evolving client challenges into clear execution priorities and team guidance
• Define weekly and monthly deliverables, ensuring timelines and quality standards are consistently met
• Provide hands-on direction to team members on campaign structure, optimization logic, and performance focus
• Oversee verbal and written client reporting, ensuring clarity, structure, and business relevance
• Develop executive-level materials that synthesize performance, insights, and next-step recommendations
• Make informed judgment calls in environments with limited or imperfect retail data
• Connect retail platform signals with broader business, category, and market context to drive performance

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE IN THIS ROLE

You are successful if:

• Retail media programs deliver stable, scalable performance across markets
• The team operates with clear priorities despite multiple competing requests
• Client stakeholders trust your recommendations and operational leadership
• Reporting and executive materials consistently support decision-making
• Complex retail platform constraints are turned into actionable strategies

LEAD THE TEAM & CLIENT DELIVERY

• Lead and mentor a small retail media team, providing clear direction and prioritization
• Serve as a key client contact, confidently managing ongoing communication and expectations
• Act as the operational bridge between client needs and platform execution realities
• Foster a can-do, solution-oriented team culture in a high-pressure environment

DOES THIS SOUND LIKE YOU?

• 6-8 years of experience in digital marketing, retail media, or e-commerce media
• Hands-on expertise with global retail media platforms (e.g. Amazon Ads, major retailer networks)
• Proven experience managing large-scale media budgets
• Strong project management skills with the ability to prioritize under pressure
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including executive-level reporting
• Comfortable leading teams and providing clear operational guidance
• Ability to think creatively and analytically within data-limited retail environments
• Strong ownership mindset, resilience, and willingness to tackle ongoing client challenges

WHY ASSEMBLY?

• We're part of Stagwell, the challenger network built to transform marketing. We're nimble, smart, and digital-first, and we're quickly growing to take on the biggest legacy hold cos.
• We care about your growth - we offer competitive salaries, annual compensation reviews, and keep detailed personal development plans to ensure you're hitting your personal and company goals.
• We recognize and celebrate your success...all the time! Whether it's through company meetups, employee recognition programs, or just a regular day, we make sure our people's achievements are known and appreciated!
• We're truly a people-first organization. That's why we offer a Flexible Time Off policy that puts you in control of your work-life balance, as well as market-leading primary and secondary caregiver and parental leave policies.
• We care about social and environmental Impact - we have dedicated Impact Champions that collaborate globally to make sure we're leaving the world better than we found it.
• We have an amazing group of employee resource groups committed to guiding the agency to become more inclusive, diverse, and representative of the world around us.