Marketing Manager II, Media Excellence

We're transforming the grocery industry

At Instacart, we invite the world to share love through food because we believe everyone should have access to the food they love and more time to enjoy it together. Where others see a simple need for grocery delivery, we see exciting complexity and endless opportunity to serve the varied needs of our community. We work to deliver an essential service that customers rely on to get their groceries and household goods, while also offering safe and flexible earnings opportunities to Instacart Personal Shoppers.

Instacart has become a lifeline for millions of people, and we're building the team to help push our shopping cart forward. If you're ready to do the best work of your life, come join our table.

Instacart is a Flex First team

There's no one-size fits all approach to how we do our best work. Our employees have the flexibility to choose where they do their best work-whether it's from home, an office, or your favorite coffee shop-while staying connected and building community through regular in-person events. Learn more about our flexible approach to where we work.

Why this role is on the menu

Media is one of Instacart's most powerful growth levers, and the team is actively evolving its operating model to serve multiple lines of business through a mix of in-house and agency-managed media. Without strong operating infrastructure, the media team risks spending its time on coordination and manual workarounds rather than strategy, innovation, and campaign performance. This role exists to design, own, and continuously improve the core mechanics of how the media team plans, executes, and optimizes work. Twelve months from now, the media team will operate with a clear, scalable, and trusted operating system that makes it easy to do great work without reliance on tribal knowledge.

What you'll cook up in your first year

  • Media's planning frameworks, templates, and cadences are redesigned and adopted across the team, driving clarity and accountability in annual and quarterly planning cycles.
  • A scalable media operating system is in place: budget pacing, performance reporting, campaign enablement, and process automation are governed by clear standards and a maintained roadmap.
  • Intake, automation, and workflow tooling are simplified and reliable, with manual double-entry eliminated through well-scoped AI and automation solutions.
  • Cross-functional operating rhythms, including business reviews and integrated campaign program management, run with transparent workback schedules, strong stakeholder communication, and consistent follow-through.
  • Change management for new systems and processes is executed effectively, with documentation, training, and communication plans that drive adoption across media and partner teams.


The secret ingredients we're looking for

Must-have pantry staples (Minimum Qualifications)
  • 7 to 10 or more years of experience in Marketing or Media Operations, Program Management, Business Operations, or a closely related field within complex, cross-functional organizations.
  • Demonstrated experience as a senior individual contributor with real decision authority and ownership over cross-functional operating systems.
  • Fluency in program management: workback schedules, risk management, project velocity, and hands-on ownership of project management tooling for non-technical teams.
  • Systems mindset: proven ability to take fragmented or inconsistent processes and make them clearer, simpler, and more reliable, with a track record of building standardized templates and driving adoption across multiple teams.
  • Strong understanding of how media teams plan, intake, prioritize, and execute work at scale, including familiarity with media tech stacks.
  • Excellent written communication and structured thinking, with the ability to turn complex inputs into crisp narratives and leadership-ready materials.
  • Analytical fluency: comfortable working with performance metrics and basic financial concepts, and able to pressure-test assumptions and identify gaps.


Optional garnishes (Preferred Qualifications)
  • Practical experience using automation and AI tools to streamline workflows, such as meeting prep, intake triage, and template population.
  • Experience in retail, consumer tech, or marketplace businesses.

#LI-Remote

Instacart provides highly market-competitive compensation and benefits in each location where our employees work. This role is remote and the base pay range for a successful candidate is dependent on their permanent work location. Please review our Flex First remote work policy here.

Offers may vary based on many factors, such as candidate experience and skills required for the role. Additionally, this role is eligible for a new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants. Please read more about our benefits offerings here.

For US based candidates, the base pay ranges for a successful candidate are listed below.

CA, NY, CT, NJ

$142,000-$150,000 USD

WA

$136,000-$143,500 USD

OR, DE, ME, MA, MD, NH, RI, VT, DC, PA, VA, CO, TX, IL, HI

$131,000-$138,000 USD

All other states

$119,000-$125,500 USD
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Common Interview Questions And Answers

1. HOW DO YOU PLAN YOUR DAY?

This is what this question poses: When do you focus and start working seriously? What are the hours you work optimally? Are you a night owl? A morning bird? Remote teams can be made up of people working on different shifts and around the world, so you won't necessarily be stuck in the 9-5 schedule if it's not for you...

2. HOW DO YOU USE THE DIFFERENT COMMUNICATION TOOLS IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS?

When you're working on a remote team, there's no way to chat in the hallway between meetings or catch up on the latest project during an office carpool. Therefore, virtual communication will be absolutely essential to get your work done...

3. WHAT IS "WORKING REMOTE" REALLY FOR YOU?

Many people want to work remotely because of the flexibility it allows. You can work anywhere and at any time of the day...

4. WHAT DO YOU NEED IN YOUR PHYSICAL WORKSPACE TO SUCCEED IN YOUR WORK?

With this question, companies are looking to see what equipment they may need to provide you with and to verify how aware you are of what remote working could mean for you physically and logistically...

5. HOW DO YOU PROCESS INFORMATION?

Several years ago, I was working in a team to plan a big event. My supervisor made us all work as a team before the big day. One of our activities has been to find out how each of us processes information...

6. HOW DO YOU MANAGE THE CALENDAR AND THE PROGRAM? WHICH APPLICATIONS / SYSTEM DO YOU USE?

Or you may receive even more specific questions, such as: What's on your calendar? Do you plan blocks of time to do certain types of work? Do you have an open calendar that everyone can see?...

7. HOW DO YOU ORGANIZE FILES, LINKS, AND TABS ON YOUR COMPUTER?

Just like your schedule, how you track files and other information is very important. After all, everything is digital!...

8. HOW TO PRIORITIZE WORK?

The day I watched Marie Forleo's film separating the important from the urgent, my life changed. Not all remote jobs start fast, but most of them are...

9. HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR A MEETING AND PREPARE A MEETING? WHAT DO YOU SEE HAPPENING DURING THE MEETING?

Just as communication is essential when working remotely, so is organization. Because you won't have those opportunities in the elevator or a casual conversation in the lunchroom, you should take advantage of the little time you have in a video or phone conference...

10. HOW DO YOU USE TECHNOLOGY ON A DAILY BASIS, IN YOUR WORK AND FOR YOUR PLEASURE?

This is a great question because it shows your comfort level with technology, which is very important for a remote worker because you will be working with technology over time...

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