Paid Media Strategist

Pittsburgh, PA (Remote)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive Pitt EDGE enrollment through paid media strategy, budgeting, and optimization across Google Ads, Meta, LinkedIn, and display.

  • Own media planning, buys, and ongoing optimization to hit ROAS and CPA targets.
  • Must-have: 5+ years in paid media with multi-channel experience.
  • Standout: Cross-functional collaboration with creative and data-driven optimization.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • drive Pitt EDGE's enrollment pipeline through strategic campaign planning, optimization, and budget management across digital advertising platforms.
  • develop paid media strategies across Google Ads, Meta, LinkedIn, programmatic display
  • place media buys, manage campaigns, and conduct ongoing optimizations.
  • monitor campaign performance and adjust bids, targeting, and creative.
  • manage paid media budget allocation across channels. conduct A/B testing on ad creative and landing pages
  • report on ROAS (Return on Ad Spend) and cost per acquisition
  • stay current on platform updates and advertising best practices
  • collaborate with creative team on ad development

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree
  • 5 years of experience
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
19K employees (777 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
5.2M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$377.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
37.9%
Direct
52.5%
Referral
7.9%
Social
0.8%
Paid
0.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~19.2K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
588 (3% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
3

Funding

Total Funding
$143.3M
Last Raise
$2.5M
Grant, 1 years ago

Funding History

  • Dec 2024
    Grant • $2.5M
  • Aug 2024
    Grant • $250K
  • Mar 2024
    Grant

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