Paid Media Strategist

New Gloucester, ME (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive data-driven paid media management for multiple clients across Google, Meta, and CTV, with budget pacing, optimization, and cross-team collaboration to connect media to business outcomes.

  • Must-have: 3+ years agency paid media experience with hands-on Google/Meta mastery.
  • Standout: Budget discipline across multiple clients and automated reporting.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Plan, launch, and manage paid media campaigns across Google Ads, Meta, connected TV, and YouTube, with occasional programmatic involvement
  • Monitor campaigns daily, tracking pacing, performance, and budget delivery across all active accounts and catching issues before they become problems
  • Set up campaigns correctly from the start, with proper structure, tracking, naming conventions, and attribution, so the data you're working with is trustworthy
  • Proactively adjust bids, budgets, targeting, and creative based on performance signals, without waiting to be told
  • Stay current on platform changes, new features, and best practices across Google and Meta
  • Develop media strategies that align with client goals, not just platform defaults
  • Test audiences, creative variations, and bidding strategies methodically, and apply what you learn across accounts
  • Make clear recommendations on where to invest, where to pull back, and why, backed by data and stated with confidence
  • Bring ideas to the table proactively, not just when asked
  • Manage significant media budgets across multiple clients simultaneously, with a disciplined eye on pacing and efficiency

Requirements

  • Agency Experience: 3+ years managing paid media at a digital or performance marketing agency. Candidates without agency experience will not be considered.
  • Platform Depth: Hands-on expertise in Google Ads (Search, YouTube, Performance Max) and Meta Ads Manager. Experience with connected TV platforms and programmatic a strong plus.
  • Budget Management at Scale: Comfortable managing significant paid media budgets across multiple clients simultaneously, with a track record of accurate pacing and strong performance outcomes.
  • Daily Discipline: You check your campaigns every day. You catch overspend, underspend, and performance anomalies early, and you act on them without being asked.
  • Reporting Infrastructure: You build systems, not spreadsheets. You've set up automated dashboards and reporting workflows that reduce manual work and improve visibility.
  • Data Storytelling: You don't just report numbers. You explain what happened, why it happened, and what you're doing about it, in language clients actually understand.
  • Strategic Conviction: You form opinions about what's working and what isn't, and you make recommendations with confidence, including the hard ones.
  • AI-Integrated Workflow: You're using AI tools to work smarter, whether for research, reporting, copy testing, or strategy, and you can speak to how it's made your work better.
  • Multi-Industry Fluency: Comfortable managing media for clients across different industries, adapting strategy and messaging to different audiences and objectives.
  • New England-Based: This is a hybrid role with set in-office days and occasional in-person client collaboration. Must be located in New England.

Benefits

  • Competitive Salary.
  • Profit Sharing. Our success is your success.
  • Retirement. Savings plan with a 4% company match.
  • Premium Insurance. Premium health, dental, vision, and life insurance with generous coverage for our US-based team members.
  • Optional HSA. An optional health savings account (HSA) for employees to set aside money on a pre-tax basis for medical expenses.
  • Home Office Setup. Get a laptop + 50% reimbursement for home office equipment.
  • Paid & Flexible Holidays. 12 paid holidays throughout the year, including three flexible holidays.
  • Paid Time Off. Minimum three weeks of paid time off per year.
  • Paid Leaves. Paid parental, medical, bereavement, and other types of leave.
  • Flexible & Summer Fridays. Half-day Fridays throughout the summer, and a get-it-done-and-go mindset year-round.
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Anchour

Anchour is a results-driven creative agency that helps ambitious brands unlock their full potential. We partner with companies across key industries—including CPG, finance, retail, professional services, healthcare, and technology—to drive sustainable growth through a unique blend of brand strategy, innovative design, digital experiences, and marketing.Our approach combines strategic insight with creative execution, enabling brands to connect deeply with their audiences and scale efficiently. Whether developing a distinctive brand identity or optimizing digital touchpoints for seamless, customer-centric journeys, we focus on what truly matters: driving measurable outcomes and fostering meaningful connections.From crafting unforgettable brands to executing high-performance campaigns, Anchour is dedicated to helping businesses thrive in competitive markets.

Founded in 2013
New Gloucester, Maine, USA
58 employees (23 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
5.7K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$48
Traffic Source Mix
Search
20.8%
Direct
29.4%
Referral
4.3%
Social
4.8%
Paid
0.6%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~58

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
14 (24% of company)