Envision Horizons LLC is hiring: VP of Advertising in Chicago

Sr. Director/VP of Advertising Reports to: VP of Client Services Location: Remote - Boston, Chicago, Denver, NYC, Salt Lake City, or Seattle Compensation: Base: $170,000 - $210,000 with OTE in the $200,000-$250,000 range Envision Horizons is a global marketplace growth agency specializing in Amazon, Walmart, and other major retail media networks. Our team helps brands build awareness, capture market share, and drive profitability through data‑driven strategy and execution. We believe high‑performing teams are built on trust, curiosity, and the power of collective expertise. As a leading force in global eCommerce acceleration, our diverse, tech‑driven professionals don’t just react to the industry; they shape it. By fusing ambitious thinking with compassion, we deliver exceptional client outcomes while making space for every individual to create, grow, and genuinely thrive. Each team member influences our evolution, enjoying flexibility and support unmatched by larger organizations. Here, your impact is real, your ideas matter, and your career trajectory is limitless. Role Overview Envision Horizons is seeking a strategic, data‑driven Vice President of Advertising to lead our multi‑marketplace media organization across Amazon, Walmart, Target, and other major retail media networks and marketplaces. This executive will oversee both endemic and non‑endemic advertising opportunities across retail media networks and marketplaces, owning the vision, strategy, and performance of our advertising practice while partnering with clients and internal teams to drive profitable, scalable growth across all marketplace channels. How You’ll Make An Impact Define and own the multi‑marketplace advertising strategy across Amazon Ads, Walmart Connect, Target Roundel, and other retail media networks (e.g., Ulta, Chewy, Instacart), including search, display, and DSP where applicable. Lead and scale a high‑performing advertising organization setting clear KPIs, operating rhythms, and career paths aligned to Envision Horizons’ growth goals. Oversee end‑to‑end media planning and activation for client portfolios across Amazon, Walmart, Target, and other marketplaces, ensuring campaigns align to objectives such as ROAS, TACOS, new‑to‑brand, and incremental revenue. Champion a rigorous test‑and‑learn culture using marketplace data, first‑party data, and advanced analytics to improve efficiency and drive cross‑channel insights that compound instead of fragment. Partner with Client Services leadership to develop full‑funnel marketplace strategies, integrating retail readiness, SEO/content, promos, and inventory considerations into media planning. Own the P&L for the advertising practice, including pricing and packaging of multi‑marketplace services, revenue forecasting, staffing plans, and margin optimization. Build and maintain senior relationships with retail media partners (Amazon Ads, Walmart Connect, Target Roundel, and others) and ad tech vendors to unlock betas, joint business plans, and co‑marketing. Standardize best practices, playbooks, and QA processes for campaign setup, optimization, reporting, and experimentation across all marketplaces, ensuring consistency while allowing for channel‑specific nuance. Serve as an external thought leader on marketplace and retail media, representing Envision Horizons in executive client meetings, new business pitches, content, and industry events. Monitor marketplace, retail media, and eCommerce trends (e.g., attribution changes, retail network expansions, new ad formats) to continuously evolve service offerings and maintain a competitive edge. What Sets You Apart 10+ years in digital advertising or performance marketing, including significant hands‑on experience with retail media and marketplaces (Amazon Ads, Amazon DSP, Walmart Connect, Target Roundel, and similar platforms). 5+ years leading multi‑disciplinary media or advertising teams in an agency or high‑growth eCommerce environment, with responsibility for hiring, coaching, and organizational design. Proven track record of delivering measurable growth for brands via marketplace media, including ownership of large budgets and revenue targets, with strong understanding of P&L levers, forecasting, and margin management. Deep expertise in performance media metrics, experimentation, attribution, and incrementality across retail media networks, with high proficiency in analytics and BI/reporting tools. Strong marketplace and eCommerce acumen, particularly across Amazon, Walmart, Target, and other major marketplaces, including search, display, audience targeting, category dynamics, and retail readiness. Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence C‑level stakeholders, represent the agency externally, and build high‑performing, distributed teams. Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Analytics, or a related field; advanced degree or relevant certifications in digital marketing or analytics are a plus. Benefits Competitive base salary and discretionary bonus, so your results and ambition are truly rewarded. Fully remote culture, with collaborative hubs in New York, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Salt Lake City, and Seattle; join us from anywhere, but connect where opportunity grows. Comprehensive health, vision, and dental insurance with a minimum company contribution, 401(k) match to plan for your future, and flexible PTO and wellness days to support both your personal and professional well‑being. Career growth support, ongoing learning opportunities, 1:1 leadership coaching program, and structured mentorship opportunities. Engaging virtual team events and activities throughout the year. Partnership with Talkspace for free mental health support. Why Envision Horizons? Culture‑Driven: Our values: Be a Leader, Get It Done, Be Inquisitive, and Have Humility, are more than words. They’re the foundation of every win and the reason our team stays and grows. Empowered Growth: With open leadership, mentorship, and real opportunities for upskilling and career pathing, your ambition won’t hit a ceiling here. Opportunity for Impact: Small enough that your voice matters and big enough to work with the world’s most exciting brands. True Flexibility: Design your workday around life, wherever you are, with both remote autonomy and collaborative energy. Envision Horizons is committed to building an inclusive environment for people of all backgrounds, and everyone is encouraged to apply. Envision Horizons is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, national origin, protected veteran status, age, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state, or local law. #J-18808-Ljbffr In Summary: Envision Horizons is seeking a strategic, data‑driven Vice President of Advertising to lead our multi‑marketplace media organization across Amazon, Walmart, Target, and other major retail media networks and marketplaces . This executive will oversee the vision, strategy, and performance of our advertising practice while partnering with clients and internal teams to drive profitable, scalable growth across all marketplace channels . En Español: Envision Horizons es una agencia de crecimiento del mercado global especializada en Amazon, Walmart y otras redes minoristas. Nuestro equipo ayuda a las marcas a crear conciencia, capturar cuota de mercado y impulsar la rentabilidad mediante estrategias e ejecuciones basadas en datos. Creemos que los equipos de alto rendimiento se construyen sobre confianza, curiosidad y el poder de la experiencia colectiva. Como una fuerza líder en la aceleración mundial del comercio electrónico, nuestros profesionales tecnológicos orientados solo hacia la industria; lo buscan. Fundiendo ambiciosamente con Rocket Market, nos esforzamos por generar un mayor impacto para cada uno de los principales clientes y nuestras organizaciones comerciales. Este ejecutivo supervisará las oportunidades de publicidad tanto endémicas como no endéticas en redes y mercados minoristas, incluidas la búsqueda, visualización e DSP cuando corresponda. Dirigirá y escalará una publicidad de alto rendimiento estableciendo KPI claros, ritmos operativos y caminos profesionales alineados con los objetivos de Envision Horizons. Supervisará la planificación y integración de medios para carteras de clientes a través de Amazon Ads, Walmart Connect, Target Roundel y otras redes de medios minoristas (por ejemplo, Ulta, Chewy, Instacart), asegurando que los datos se ajusten plenamente a los objetivos avanzados del mercado, incluyendo el diseño, exhibición y DSP si procede. Propiciar el P&L para la práctica publicitaria, incluida la fijación de precios y el envasado de los servicios multi-mercados, las previsiones de ingresos, los planes de personal y la optimización del margen. Construir y mantener relaciones con socios de medios minoristas (Amazon Ads, Walmart Connect, Target Roundel, etc.) y proveedores de tecnología publicitaria para desbloquear betas, planes comerciales conjuntos y co-marketing. Estandarizar mejores prácticas, libros de juego y procesos de calificación para la configuración de campañas, optimización, informes y experimentación en todos los mercados, asegurando coherencia al tiempo que se permite una nuancia específica de canal Amazon. Servir como líder externo en medios minoristas y de mercado, representando a Envision Horizons en reuniones ejecutivas, nuevos escenarios empresariales, contenidos y eventos de la industria. Monitorear las tendencias del mercado, los medios minorista y el comercio electrónico (por ejemplo, los formatos de distribución de anuncios minorista, los reportes y la experimentaciones), desarrollando continuamente un entorno de marketing digital o redes sociales más importantes, incluyendo el diseño e-commerce, las agencias digitales y los equipos de comunicación, así como Google AdWorks, 5 años de trabajo y 10+ Un historial comprobado de lograr un crecimiento mensurable para las marcas a través de los medios del mercado, incluida la propiedad de grandes presupuestos y objetivos de ingresos, con una sólida comprensión de las palancas de P&L, previsión y gestión de márgenes. Una profunda experiencia en métricas de rendimiento mediático, experimentación, atribución e incrementalidad en redes de medios minoristas, con alta competencia en análisis y BI / herramientas de información. Una visión fuerte del mercado y el comercio electrónico, particularmente en Amazon, Walmart, Target y otros mercados importantes, incluyendo búsqueda, visualización, orientación de audiencia, dinámica de categoría y preparación al por menor. Habilidades excepcionales de liderazgo, comunicación y administración de partes interesadas, con la capacidad de influir en actores de nivel C, representar externamente a la agencia y construir equipos distribuidos de alto desempeño. Apoyo al crecimiento profesional, oportunidades de aprendizaje continuo, programa de entrenamiento de liderazgo 1:1 y oportunidades estructuradas de tutoría. Participar en eventos y actividades virtuales del equipo durante todo el año. Colaboración con Talkspace para un apoyo gratuito a la salud mental. ¿Por qué Imagine Horizons? Cultura-Driven: Nuestros valores: Ser líder, conseguirlo hecho, ser curioso y tener humildad son más que palabras. Son la base de cada victoria y la razón por la cual nuestro equipo se mantiene y crece. Crecimiento empoderado: Con una dirección abierta, mentoría y oportunidades reales para mejorar las habilidades y caminos profesionales, tu ambición no alcanzará un límite aquí. Oportunidad de impacto: Lo suficientemente pequeño como para que su voz importe y lo suficiente grande para trabajar con las marcas más emocionantes del mundo. Verdaderas orientaciones: Diseñar tu día de trabajo, dondequiera que estés, con Flexibilidad y origen remoto.