Associate Marketing Manager - Advertising & Media

The primary responsibilities are to help develop and produce all creative for all national advertising campaigns and... media executions as well as support the annual planning/buying process and ongoing changes throughout the year in which this creative is placed. Ensuring strategic integrity, consistent look, and messaging across tactics • Support the Advertising & Media Manager in the annual media planning and buying process, including activation, measurement, optimization, and updates/changes annually and throughout the year • Support the Advertising & Media Manager in ensuring cohesiveness of brand strategy, positioning, messaging and creative across paid and non-paid marketing channels • Manage day to day Advertising & Media budget, timelines, activations, executions from sub-agencies within lead strategic agency, plus measurement and success metrics • Manage day-to-day budgeting and billing processes for both the Advertising Production and Media budgets, including estimate and invoice processing, monthly projections, contract execution, etc • Partner with legal counsel to substantiate all creative communication legal disclaimers for National TV claims in advertising • Manage the strategic creative agency to develop and maintain a campaign guide and key assets to ensure full integration of campaigns across all marketing channels We live our values - W.E.L.I.G.H.T (Winning, Excellence, Love, Integrity, Gratitude, Humility, and Teamwork). We help locally-owned businesses thrive and make an impact in their communities – and we support our employees in doing the same by offering an annual Ace Cares Week, 20 hours off work per year to volunteer at an organization of your choice, opportunities to help Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and the Ace Helpful Fund through the Ace Foundation • Ace invests in every employee we hire, with a key focus on development and coaching. Ace Hardware Corporation is committed to a policy of promoting equal employment opportunities.