Senior Media Strategist, Paid Social

San Diego, CA (Remote)

$95K/yr – $130K/yrSenior Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive omni-channel paid media strategy and client outcomes for growth-focused brands.

  • Must-have: 4+ years managing paid media across Meta, TikTok, Pinterest, or similar platforms.
  • Standout: Experience translating AI insights into actionable strategies for clients.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Owning media strategy and defining next steps to meet client objectives.
  • Collaborating with creative teams to assess performance and guide next-generation creative strategy.
  • Auditing accounts to ensure implementation of best practices and identifying areas for improvement.
  • Building strong client relationships and demonstrating consultative, solution-oriented communication.
  • Engaging with platform partners to gather insights and advocate for better support and collaboration.
  • Developing and maintaining systems, processes, and shared resources to support cross-channel media operations.
  • Embracing and applying adQuadrant’s omni-channel performance marketing approach.
  • Demonstrating a proactive, test-and-learn mindset to continuously improve performance and strategy.
  • Leading campaign performance analysis and using data to inform strategic direction and optimizations.
  • Translating AI insights into actionable strategies and clearly communicating them to clients and internal stakeholders.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Data Science, or a related quantitative discipline; advanced degree a plus
  • 4+ years of experience managing paid media across Meta, TikTok, Pinterest, or similar platforms
  • At least one current paid media certification (e.g., Meta Blueprint, TikTok Academy)
  • Deep understanding of auction-based media buying and strategies to scale profitably
  • Strong grasp of ad targeting methodologies, performance optimization, and iterative testing
  • Familiarity with AI-powered marketing tools (e.g., predictive analytics, automated bidding, generative creative testing)
  • Experience leveraging machine learning models to inform media mix, creative decisioning, or performance forecasting
  • Comfortable interpreting outputs from AI tools and translating them into actionable strategy
  • High proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, lookups, etc.) and performance reporting platforms
  • Fluent in mathematical and statistical concepts with strong critical thinking skills

Nice to Have

  • additional expertise with TikTok Shop, Snapchat, or LinkedIn is a strong plus
  • Advanced degree is a plus
  • At least one current paid media certification (e.g., Meta Blueprint, TikTok Academy) as a nice-to-have

Benefits

  • Excellent Health Benefits (health, dental, vision, and life insurance)
  • 401K + 4.5% Match
  • Unlimited Vacation Policy
  • 2PM Fridays, Every Friday
  • An extremely supportive and fun company culture
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Adquadrant

adQuadrant - DTC growth strategists that know how to navigate the complexities of full-funnel marketing, data-driven creative, artificial intelligence, and advanced measurement to ultimately grow net contribution margin for our customers.

Founded in 2015
Irvine, California, US
66 employees (33 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
13.5K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$69.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
40%
Direct
43.6%
Referral
8.4%
Social
6.6%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~65

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
28 (43% of company)
Median Career Experience
8 years
Median Tenure
1.5 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2