Senior Brand Paid Media Manager (Contracted Outside Consultant)

USA (Remote)

$75/hr – $95/hrSenior LevelContract

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive paid media across YouTube, Pinterest, and TikTok with end-to-end campaign management and cross-functional reporting.

  • Own day-to-day execution and optimization across platforms, including launches and pacing.
  • Must-have: 5–10 years of hands-on paid media leadership with YouTube Ads proficiency.
  • Standout: Ability to build/rebuild programs and present to senior stakeholders while coordinating 6-month engagement at 10–15 hrs/week.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Manage day-to-day execution across YouTube, TikTok, and Pinterest, including campaign setup, QA, launch, in-flight optimization, and pacing
  • Lead YouTube campaigns across US and UK markets, including new launches, ongoing experiments, and seasonal pushes
  • Run Pinterest and/or TikTok campaigns end-to-end, partnering with internal teams on shared workload and assisting with operations of creative asset development
  • Lead post-campaign reporting and translate results into clear, actionable recommendations for senior stakeholders
  • Track and analyze pacing, results, and learnings, and maintain visibility into campaign status for cross-functional partners
  • Lead reporting on sponsored media buys for 2–3 key trade shows and events
  • Work cross-functionally alongside project management, analytics, creative, and external partners to keep launches on schedule and optimized

Requirements

  • 5–10 years direct, hands-on experience managing large-budget paid media campaigns
  • Proficiency managing YouTube ads through the Google Ads platform (priority channel for this role)
  • Deep expertise in either Pinterest or TikTok ads; Pinterest preferred (expertise in both is a plus)
  • Strong understanding of brand and awareness media metrics, appropriate optimization levers for each platform, and translating the importance of these metrics to internal executive stakeholders
  • Strong communication skills, especially when presenting results and recommendations to senior audiences
  • Comfortable owning both day-to-day optimization and post-campaign reporting with limited oversight
  • Available for a ~6-month engagement at 10–15 hours per week, with flexibility to scale hours up or down based on campaign intensity
  • Comfort with ambiguity and a track record of building or rebuilding programs from scratch, not just optimizing established ones

Preferred

  • Experience with B2B advertisers or a two-sided marketplace is a plus
  • Expertise in both Pinterest and TikTok ads (Pinterest preferred) is a plus
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Faire is the wholesale marketplace empowering brands and retailers to strengthen the unique character of local communities.

Founded in 2017
San Francisco, California, USA
1.5K employees (172 in marketing)
73% recommend to a friend
86% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
7M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$84.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
22.4%
Direct
72.6%
Referral
3.5%
Social
0.9%
Paid
0.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.5K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
108 (7% of company)
Median Career Experience
11 years
Median Tenure
3.1 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
6

Funding

Total Funding
$1.7B
Last Raise
$416M
Secondary Market, 4 months ago

Funding History

  • Nov 2025
    Secondary Market
  • Sep 2023
    Corporate Round
  • May 2022
    Series G • $416M

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