Paid Media Manager

Lombard, IL (Remote)

$60K/yr – $75K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 9 days ago

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Job Description

Responsibilities

  • PAID MEDIA STRATEGY & CAMPAIGN MANAGEMENT
  • - Develop and execute paid media strategies across Meta, Google, YouTube and other relevant advertising platforms.
  • - Manage campaigns supporting BTC initiatives, live-event ticket sales, educational programs, lead generation and client-specific marketing objectives.
  • - Build campaigns around clearly defined audiences, objectives, budgets, timelines and performance goals.
  • - Manage the full campaign lifecycle, including planning, setup, launch, monitoring, optimization and final reporting.
  • - Determine the appropriate campaign structure, platform mix, targeting strategy and budget allocation based on each initiative’s goals.
  • - Continuously evaluate campaign performance and make timely adjustments to improve results.
  • AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT & TARGETING
  • - Identify and develop audience segments based on demographics, interests, behaviors, customer data and campaign objectives.
  • - Create and manage custom audiences, lookalike audiences, retargeting groups and prospecting strategies.

Requirements

  • Three or more years of hands-on paid media experience in an agency, multi-brand, media, event or similarly fast-paced environment.
  • Demonstrated experience managing paid campaigns across Meta Ads Manager and Google Ads.
  • Experience creating campaigns for multiple audiences, brands or clients simultaneously.
  • Proven ability to develop conversion-focused campaigns rather than focusing solely on awareness or engagement.
  • Experience supporting ticket sales, event registrations, e-commerce, lead generation or other direct-response objectives.
  • Strong understanding of audience segmentation, retargeting, lookalike audiences and customer-funnel strategy.
  • Experience managing and optimizing campaign budgets.
  • Ability to interpret campaign data and translate it into clear recommendations.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills.

Preferred

  • Comfortable contributing to the creative development of paid media campaigns, including selecting imagery or video, writing or refining ad copy, and developing effective calls to action.
  • Experience promoting live events, conferences, ticketed experiences or educational programs.
  • Agency experience or experience managing paid media for a diverse portfolio of clients.
  • Experience marketing to professional or trade audiences.
  • Familiarity with the professional beauty, salon or hairstylist community.
  • Experience with HubSpot, Shopify, Google Analytics, Looker Studio or similar reporting and CRM platforms.
  • Experience reviewing landing-page performance and identifying conversion opportunities.
  • Familiarity with TikTok Ads, or Pinterest Ads
  • Familiarity with

Benefits

  • Competitive Health/Dental/Vision Benefits options*
  • Retirement Benefits with a company match option*
  • Collaborative and supportive team environment
  • Vacation/ Paid Holidays
  • Remote / Work from home
  • * options available to eligible employees
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Behindthechair.com Inc

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Behindthechair.com is the global leader in the salon media world, connecting the professional hair industry to the latest trends, education, and inspiration.We work with the world’s top celebrity stylists and colorists—the creators behind the hair trends worn by millions worldwide. With over 1 million monthly website visitors who read over 2 million pages of haircutting, styling and hair color trend content, Behindthechair.com is the largest online destination for hairdressers across the globe.We dominate social media with a combined community of over:• 2.6 million Instagram followers• 1.7 million Facebook followers• 150,000 YouTube subscribers• 220,000 TikTok followersThrough BTC University (btcuniversity.com), we’ve delivered over 180,000 online classes in more than 80 countries in the past year, providing world-class education to hairdressers everywhere.We are also the creators of the @oneshothairawards, the world’s largest and most prestigious hair awards program, with over 1.4 million entries in just five years.Our BTC Show and BTC On Tour events bring together thousands of hairdressers for non-stop education from the industry’s biggest names. With over 3,200 attendees, the BTC Show is the largest hair event of the year, offering back-to-back, 45-minute look-and-learn presentations by top platform artists and influencers.For 25 years, our mission has been simple: to make the lives of hairdressers better. Powered by a dedicated team of 35 passionate professionals, we live by the motto: “Good is the enemy of great.”

Founded in 2002
Chicago, Illinois, USA
42 employees (21 in marketing)
39% recommend to a friend
48% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
89K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$47
Traffic Source Mix
Search
51.2%
Direct
18%
Referral
5.1%
Social
7.8%
Paid
7.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~42

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
17 (40% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1