Media Planner, Paid Social

New York, USA (Hybrid)

$75K/yr – $80K/yrMid Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive paid social media strategy and cross-channel measurement for client campaigns with a focus on nonprofits/higher education clients.

  • Own end-to-end paid social campaigns across Meta, LinkedIn, Reddit, and TikTok.
  • Must-have: 2+ years in digital paid media planning with Meta/LinkedIn/Reddit.
  • Standout: Collaboration with buyers, creatives, and clients with Looker Studio dashboards.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop media strategies for paid social channels (primarily Meta, LinkedIn, Reddit, TikTok) grounded in measurement frameworks that map directly to client business objectives.
  • Daily monitoring of ad campaigns, including campaign structure, targeting, creative, and budget optimizations.
  • Define audience segments, identify opportunities for audience and creative testing, and recommend data-driven optimizations that improve efficiency and scale.
  • Pixel management and conversion event tagging via Google Tag Manager.
  • Collaborate closely with media buyers, paid-search strategists, and creative teams to ensure flawless execution and ensure message, channel, and audience cohesion across every touchpoint.
  • Partner with Account Directors to present strategies and performance narratives to clients – connecting metrics to outcomes and recommendations with clarity and confidence.
  • Prepare campaign performance reports, including formal presentation documents as well as Google Looker Studio dashboards that organize and visualize cross-channel KPIs.

Requirements

  • 2+ years of experience in digital paid media planning and execution including campaign and audience management in Meta Ads Manager, LinkedIn Ads Manager, and Reddit Ads Manager.
  • Strong foundation in performance marketing analytics, including conversion rate optimization, GA4 analysis, and pixel/tag-based measurement via Google Tag Manager. (Google Looker Studio experience a plus.)
  • Demonstrated to connect marketing KPIs to business results—lead volume, quality, cost efficiency, and revenue impact – with experience translating data into narrative insights and actionable recommendations.
  • Clear, confident communicator able to collaborate with cross-functional teams and present insights to non-technical stakeholders.
  • Passion for innovation and ability to stay ahead of industry trends, integrate AI-driven planning, and adapt to privacy-centric measurement.
  • Higher education and/or nonprofit marketing experience a big plus.

Preferred

    Benefits

    • We offer a competitive base salary and a range of benefits and perks:
    • Salary range $75,000 - 80,000 per year, commensurate with experience
    • Health care plan (medical, dental and vision)
    • Retirement plan with employer match
    • Life and disability insurance
    • Generous paid time off package that includes vacation, sick, “life happens” days, birthdays, summer Fridays and public holidays
    • Paid family leave
    • Cold brew coffee, snacks and fresh fruit
    • Wellness resources
    • Special access to New York City’s arts and entertainment scene
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    Situation

    Situation is an award-winning agency built for live entertainment brands and championing the power of shared experiences around the world.With 20+ years of award-winning work, Situation is designed to meet the challenges and opportunities facing the live events industry today. We offer full marketing and creative services for experience-based brands: live entertainment, attractions, theater, sports, arts and culture institutions, and more.Are you looking for a partner to support your end-to-end consumer experience? Whether we’re full-service or full-specialist, our preferred way of working is the one that sets our clients up to win.Want to join our team of experience champions? We are always on the hunt for new team members who share our core values: innovation, collaboration, and commitment. We’re dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities and creating a diverse staff, reflective of the experiences we champion and audiences we build.Situation is part of Situation Group, a global collective that supports life-changing impact—partnering with brand experiences that promote understanding, connection, community, and growth.

    Founded in 2001
    New York, New York, USA
    107 employees (56 in marketing)

    Traffic Signals

    Monthly Visitors
    3.2K
    Monthly Google Ads Budget
    $9.1K
    Traffic Source Mix
    Search
    28.6%
    Direct
    46.7%
    Referral
    5.8%
    Social
    17.3%
    Paid
    1.5%

    Headcount Trend

    Current headcount: ~107

    Marketing Team

    Marketing Team Size
    42 (39% of company)
    Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
    5