Retail Channel Marketing Manager (Paid Media)

Job Title: Retail Channel Marketing Manager

Client Location: Chicago or Remote

Starting: 01/02/2026

Salary/Pay Rate: 40-55 per hour

Firm, non-negotiable: Yes

Hours: Full-time

Duration: 3-6 months

Job Description:

The Channel Marketing Manager's primary responsibility is to support the growth of the major retailers through the implementation of regional and national marketing strategies that drive demand for

our tech gaming products. This role requires frequent interaction with the sales counterparts, product managers, finance, agency partners and customers (retail merchants and retailer marketing

contacts). The client does have a preference for talent that are in the Chicago and surrounding area but will consider remote for the right fit.

This employee must have strong organizational, prioritization, and analytical skills, as well as proven results integrating with cross-functional teams.

Key areas of responsibilities will include-but will not be limited to:
• marketing support for the sales team
• in-store merchandising, project management
• media planning
• new product roll-out
• and effective communication with both internal and external stakeholders.Necessary Skills:

 Paid Media Management: Manage our paid media (Tiekametrics) and our paid

media (Roundel or Citrus Ads). Must understand how to interpret paid ad reporting and metrics

and ideally what suggestions to optimize results. Must be comfortable learning new advertising

dashboards to make campaign and budget adjustments.

 Analytics: Measure and report the success of marketing tactics and digital campaign KPIs along

with their longer-term business impacts. Monitor and suggest improvements to optimize

impressions, CTR, CPC, and ROAS to continually improve the effectivity of investments

 Omni Marketing: Oversee development of marketing material for promotions, instore displays,

associate training, and new product introductions. Manage store requests for replacement parts

for instore merchandising displays. Includes writing creative briefs for display ads, reviewing and

approving creative.

 Budget Management: Utilize financial acumen in the creation and adherence to budgets, MDF

accruals, and a focus on optimizing spend and maximizing return.

 Champion for A+ merchandising online, including creation of A+ product pages, product

videos,How-To Guides, webinars, product selector tools and other best practice merchandising

tools

 Data Management: Manage the setup and maintenance of product details in retailer portals,

ensuring accuracy and adherence to customer-specific requirements. Troubleshoot issues in

collaboration with retail partners to maintain highest levels of data integrity.

The target hiring compensation range for this role is $40 to 55.00 an hour. Compensation is based on several factors including, but not limited to education, relevant work experience, relevant certifications, and location.