Senior Manager, Paid Brand Media

San Leandro, CA (On-site)

$135K/yr – $145K/yrSenior Level6+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own upper-funnel brand media planning and execution while aligning with organic, PR, and product moments and mentoring cross-functional teams.

  • Lead upper-funnel brand media across traditional and digital channels and pilot new platforms.
  • Build integrated campaigns that synchronize paid media with organic, influencer, and product launch moments.
  • Drive audience segmentation and targeting frameworks to inform cross-channel tactics and measurement.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Leading planning and execution of upper-funnel paid brand media campaigns across TV, streaming TV, radio/audio, billboards/OOH, programmatic display, and ancillary channels.
  • Building integrated campaign plans that align paid media flighting and timelines with organic, PR, influencer, and key brand moments like product launches and seasonal pushes.
  • Developing audience strategy and segmentation frameworks, translating brand personas into precise media targeting parameters across channels.
  • Supporting media planning and execution tied to brand partnership activations, ensuring co-branded and sponsorship-related media is integrated, on-strategy, and measured effectively.
  • Partnering closely with the creative team to develop channel-specific briefs, manage ad specs and versioning, and ensure assets are built to perform in each format and placement.
  • Managing external media agencies and platform partners, ensuring campaigns deliver on performance metrics, budget efficiency, and brand goals.
  • Analyzing and reporting on campaign effectiveness, leveraging brand lift studies, reach/frequency, and media mix modeling to optimize spend.
  • Staying ahead of media industry trends, pilot new opportunities, and evaluate new platforms to expand reach and relevance with key audiences.
  • Monitoring competitive media activity, share of voice, and category trends to continuously sharpen our strategy and identify whitespace opportunities.
  • Partnering with Sr. Director to manage budgets, forecasts, and reconciliations with precision.
  • Being a resource and mentor for cross-functional partners, raising the bar on brand media thinking across the org.
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Ariat International

Ariat International, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of innovative performance equestrian footwear, apparel and belts. Featuring a patented technology designed to deliver stability, durability and comfort, Ariat pioneered the application of advanced athletic shoe technology into English riding boots and authentic Western boots. Ariat products are sold in a network of retail outlets throughout the world.

Founded in 1993
Union City, California, USA
1.2K employees (186 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
4.6M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$218.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
36%
Direct
52.9%
Referral
5.2%
Social
3.6%
Paid
2.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.2K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
120 (10% of company)

Funding

Last Raise
Private Equity, 19 years ago

Funding History

  • Nov 2006
    Private Equity

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