Media and Social Marketing Manager, Programmatic Strategy Lead

Phoenix, AZ (Hybrid)

$114K/yr – $218K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 7 days ago

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Job Summary

Owns the end-to-end, analytics-driven multi-channel media strategy process, guides cross-functional teams and agencies, mentors the media group, and drives on-brand, timely execution aligned to business objectives.

  • Owns analytics and measurement to test and optimize performance
  • Partners with senior leaders to socialize proposals and align priorities

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develops highly complex, multi-channel media strategies, working with a broad spectrum of media to ensure marketing strategies are integrated, ensures media strategies are on brand.
  • Collaborates and may lead Media Team to translate and interpret business intelligence and internal client objectives to guide media agencies and enable them to develop media strategies that support business objectives.
  • Collaborates with internal stakeholders and leadership to understand the parameters for developing media strategies.
  • Socializes media proposal and recommendations to partners and/or management to include senior executives.
  • Ensures that all necessary client media plans are implemented correctly and in a timely manner.
  • Manages highly complex budget plans whether.
  • Communicates status with management and internal/external partners as necessary.
  • Mentors others to ensure that media team is effectively communicating, collaborating and working with agencies and/or internal partners such as analytics.
  • Serves as the primary resource for cross-functional team members on high priority matters of a unique nature.
  • Effectively directs agencies to ensure alignment with goals and prioritization.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree; OR 4 years of relevant education and/or experience.
  • 8 or more years of experience in a marketing, sales, advertising and/or communications function, to include at least 4 years experience in one or more of the following areas: social marketing, digital marketing, website merchandising, search marketing, mobile marketing, or digital campaign management.
  • Subject-matter-expert knowledge of digital or social marketing industry and practices.
  • Subject-matter-expert knowledge on impact of social marketing to an omni-channel experience.
  • Demonstrated leadership in influencing business decisions, success in leading, influencing, motivating and collaborating with key stakeholders.
  • Effective communication and presentation skills; able to present to all levels of leadership.
  • Subject-matter-expert knowledge of Microsoft Office, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Preferred

  • Background in a conversion driven service business in financial services is preferred.

Benefits

  • Benefits: At USAA our employees enjoy best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellness. These benefits include comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans, 401(k), pension, life insurance, parental benefits, adoption assistance, paid time off program with paid holidays plus 16 paid volunteer hours, and various wellness programs. Additionally, our career path planning and continuing education assists employees with their professional goals.
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USAA

Since the beginning, our mission has been to provide a range of financial services to the military community and their families. Along the way, we’ve also established ourselves as a destination employer for passionate people looking to serve those who are willing to give it their all. Our mission is to stand with our members and be there for them and their families by facilitating their financial security. It starts with offering a range of highly competitive products, exceptional service, and trusted advice. But to be the military community’s provider of choice also takes dedicated team members who share our core values of service, loyalty, honesty, and integrity.

Founded in 1922
San Antonio, Texas, USA
40K employees (1,174 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
235.4K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$15.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
28.6%
Direct
45.8%
Referral
19.5%
Social
3%
Paid
2.9%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~40K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
771 (2% of company)
Median Career Experience
17 years
Median Tenure
5.8 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
9

Funding

Last Raise
Grant, 9 months ago

Funding History

  • Jul 2025
    Grant

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