Senior Associate, Paid Media

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$60K/yr – $76K/yrSenior Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 7 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own cross-channel paid media planning and optimization for B2B clients, turning multi-platform campaigns into measurable business outcomes.

  • Campaign Execution and Optimization across LinkedIn, Meta, Reddit, programmatic, OLV, YouTube, and publisher-direct placements.
  • Client stewardship and cross-functional collaboration to shape strategy, measurement, and reporting.
  • Insights-driven optimization with performance reports, audience learning, and channel recommendations.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Execute and optimize campaigns across multiple digital media channels including LinkedIn, Meta, Reddit, programmatic display, online video (OLV), YouTube, and publisher-direct placements
  • Manage campaign creation, forecasting, budgeting, pacing, testing, and optimization to achieve client objectives and KPIs
  • Support integrated media planning efforts across awareness, engagement, demand generation, lead generation, and account-based marketing (ABM) initiatives
  • Ensure campaign performance across multiple B2B client accounts meets business goals and success metrics
  • Produce and interpret high-quality performance reports to provide actionable insights, recommendations, and strategic guidance
  • Analyze cross-channel campaign and content performance to identify audience trends, creative learnings, and optimization opportunities
  • Act as day-to-day contact for clients and/or Account Leads regarding paid media strategy, execution, and performance
  • Provide strategic direction and input for media plans, audience strategies, channel recommendations, and measurement frameworks
  • Build and maintain relationships with key vendors, platforms, publishers, and technology partners
  • Monitor emerging trends across paid media, social platforms, programmatic advertising, and digital marketing to improve campaign performance and recommend innovative solutions

Requirements

  • 3+ years of digital media experience across paid social, programmatic, digital video, and/or search campaigns
  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university preferred
  • Experience planning, recommending, and implementing strategic paid media campaigns across platforms such as LinkedIn, Meta, Reddit, Google Ads, YouTube, DV360, The Trade Desk, and other digital advertising platforms
  • Experience developing integrated digital communications and marketing plans for B2B organizations, with a strong understanding of media strategy, evolving digital trends, and full-funnel marketing initiatives including brand awareness, audience engagement, demand generation, lead generation, and account-based marketing (ABM) programs.
  • Proven track record analyzing paid media campaign performance and developing and implementing optimization recommendations
  • Understanding of audience targeting, measurement frameworks, attribution methodologies, and media analytics
  • Relevant experience in marketing, advertising, communications or digital media
  • Strong research, writing, editing and client interaction skills
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment while maintaining attention to detail
  • Experience planning, recommending, and implementing campaigns across platforms such as LinkedIn, Meta, Reddit, Google Ads, YouTube, DV360, The Trade Desk
  • Knowledge of ABM programs and cross-channel marketing integration

Benefits

  • DJEH offers a wide range of benefits: medical and dental insurance, vision, 401K, life insurance, disability insurance, paid time off, travel assistance and wellness programing.
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4.8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
43%
Direct
42.1%
Referral
6.4%
Social
7%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~371

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