Paid Social Media Assistant Manager

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$90K/yr – $100K/yrMid Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 5 months ago

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Job Summary

The role focuses on managing paid social campaigns across Meta and Pinterest, collaborating with creative teams, and driving performance through analysis and cross-functional partnership. It emphasizes tracking, reporting, and staying ahead of platform updates to maximize ROI. A 2-4 year track record in paid social and a proactive, innovative mindset are expected.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute innovative paid social media strategies to drive brand awareness and engagement across Meta, Pinterest, and additional platforms.
  • Manage and optimize paid social media campaigns, ensuring alignment with business objectives and maximizing ROI.
  • Stay ahead of industry trends and platform updates, leveraging new opportunities to enhance campaign performance.
  • Collaborate with creative teams to produce compelling social media content, iterating on designs and messaging to improve effectiveness.
  • Lead the creative process, from brainstorming to execution, to ensure high-quality, on-brand social media assets.
  • Conduct regular performance analysis and reporting, providing insights and recommendations for ongoing campaign improvement.
  • Manage paid social channel pixel, tagging, and tracking responsibilities for accurate conversion and data tracking, managing communication with web team to track events and updates across our website and ad campaigns.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to integrate paid social strategies with broader marketing initiatives.

Requirements

  • Proven experience with minimum of 2-4 years hands on keyboard managing paid social media campaigns directly, with a strong track record in Meta and Pinterest.
  • In-depth knowledge of paid social media channels, including hands-on experience with campaign optimization.
  • Expertise in creative performance optimization, with the ability to guide creative teams through testing and iteration processes.
  • Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret data and translate findings into actionable strategies.
  • Excellent communication and leadership skills, with experience managing creative teams and collaborating across departments.
  • A proactive, results-oriented mindset with a passion for innovation and continuous improvement.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive low-cost co-pay Health Insurance; medical, dental, prescription, and vision insurance benefits for every 30+ hour full-time employee. Insurance starts on day one!
  • Life insurance
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance
  • 401(k) Retirement plan that will match 100% of employees saved dollars up to the first 6% of your salary
  • 11 paid holidays per year
  • Paid vacation
  • Paid sick leave
  • Wellness Program, Employee Assistance Program, Parental Leave
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Community Involvement & Sustainable Solutions
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James Hardie

James Hardie Industries is the world’s #1 producer and marketer of high-performance fiber cement and fiber gypsum building solutions. We employ a diverse global workforce of approximately 5,800 employees across operations in North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, and generated more than $3.9 billion in net sales during our 2024 financial year. We believe that home is a sanctuary and a canvas for self-expression without compromise. As the trusted innovator and industry leader in the markets where we operate, James Hardie empowers homeowners and building professionals alike to achieve their dream home with premium quality solutions that enable endless possibilities for design and aesthetics, while also delivering trusted protection and long-lasting beauty. Key to this effort is our dedication to our customers, market driven innovation, an inclusive and empowering company culture, and an unwavering commitment to our Zero Harm safety initiative. We also recognize the company’s ability to influence the communities in which we live and work around the world. While operating with a global mindset, we put great care into how our business impacts the local communities in which we operate and serve by sourcing locally, employing locally and delivering locally.

Founded in 1900
Chicago, Illinois, USA
4.8K employees (302 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
454.6K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$97.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
54.8%
Direct
36.6%
Referral
5.4%
Social
1.6%
Paid
1.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~4.8K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
236 (5% of company)

Funding

Total Funding
$5.2B
Last Raise
$1.7B
Post IPO Debt, 5 months ago

Funding History

  • Jun 2025
    Post IPO Debt • $1.7B
  • May 2025
    Post IPO Debt • $3.5B

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