Paid Media Associate

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$70K/yr – $75K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive paid digital performance across Meta, YouTube, TikTok, and programmatic channels to acquire high-quality leads and optimize ROAS.

  • Own end-to-end management of paid channels and experimentation.
  • Must-have: 3–5 years in performance marketing with Meta Ads Manager and at least one other channel.
  • Standout: Cross-functional collaboration with analytics, creative, and compliance to scale paid growth.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end management of paid digital channels, including Meta, YouTube, TikTok, Google Display, and native platforms such as Taboola and Outbrain
  • Build, launch, and manage campaigns across full-funnel objectives — from awareness and consideration through conversion and retention
  • Develop channel-specific strategies tailored to platform behavior, audience intent, and creative format best practices
  • Stay current on platform updates, beta features, and emerging ad formats, and proactively bring new opportunities to the team
  • Continuously monitor and analyze performance data, including CPC, CPL, ROAS, conversion rates, and incrementality, to identify opportunities and anomalies
  • Own campaign optimization cycles — adjusting bids, budgets, audience targeting, creative rotations, and placements based on data-driven insights
  • Build and maintain dashboards and reporting cadences that surface meaningful trends, not just vanity metrics
  • Conduct A/B and multivariate tests across audiences, creatives, copy, and landing pages; document learnings and apply them systematically
  • Manage daily pacing and budget allocation across channels to maximize return and hit monthly spend and efficiency targets
  • Recommend shifts in channel mix based on performance signals, seasonality, and broader business priorities

Requirements

  • 3–5 years of progressive hands-on performance marketing experience, with strong experience in Meta Ads Manager and at least one of: programmatic, YouTube, or TikTok
  • Experience managing direct-response lead generation campaigns, ideally in a high-volume environment
  • Strong analytical skills and experience using spreadsheets, reporting tools, and internal data to evaluate performance
  • Experience with pixel implementation, Conversions API, UTMs, and platform-to-backend measurement workflows
  • Strong creative judgment and ability to turn performance data into clear testing direction
  • Comfortable working in regulated or compliance-sensitive environments
  • Ability to prioritize quickly, work independently, and communicate clearly in a lean team
  • Location & Hours - This is a Hybrid position in Chicago, IL (Note: not a requirement? kept as-is)
  • Hours of operation: 9 AM- 6 PM (EST) Monday - Friday (Note: included as information)

Nice To Have

  • Experience in lead generation, insurance, healthcare, or other regulated industries is a plus.
  • Familiarity with CMS/compliance requirements for digital advertising is a plus.
  • Exposure to programmatic platforms and audience data management (DSPs, DMPs) is a plus.
  • Background working in a startup or high-growth environment where resources are lean and speed matters is a plus.

Benefits

  • Competitive Compensation + Performance Incentives
  • PTO accrues per calendar year, after 3 month Probationary Period
  • Company Health, Dental, Vision Insurance after 3 month Probationary Period (Optional)
  • 401 K + Matching Program after 3 month Probationary Period (Optional)
  • Great Career development opportunities
  • Bi-Annual Company Events
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Fuego Leads, LLC

As an advertising and technology company, Fuego Leads excels in developing domain presence across industries and generating the highest quality customers while supporting the contact process through technology and data science agnostic to contact medium. Contact us today to learn how we can impact your business by fueling your sales team and business growth leveraging our contact and call center technology to reduce your customer acquisition costs while improving the return and performance of every individual in your sales organization.

Founded in 2019
Columbus, Ohio, USA
32 employees (3 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
2.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
32.6%
Direct
41.8%
Referral
12.7%
Social
10%
Paid
1.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~32

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
3 (9% of company)