Media Planner, Paid Social

New York, USA (Hybrid)

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

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive paid social planning and execution for a mid‑sized digital agency focused on higher‑ed and mission‑driven brands.

  • Lead paid social planning and optimization for assigned clients.
  • Must-have: 2+ years in Meta/LinkedIn/Reddit ad platforms with data-driven testing.
  • Standout: Experience presenting performance narratives to clients with clear recommendations.

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

  • Google Looker Studio experience
  • Higher education and/or nonprofit marketing experience a big plus.

Benefits

  • 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
  • We have been honored for our commitment to our team with workplace awards from Crain's, Best Companies Group, Cynopsis, Digiday, and Fortune.
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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