Senior Paid Media Manager

Phoenix, AZ (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive paid media strategy and execution across Search, Display, Social, and Programmatic to deliver business outcomes for clients, aligning stakeholders and managing budgets and analytics.

  • Own end-to-end media campaigns across Search, Display, Social, and Programmatic.
  • Must-have: Expert-level Google Ads, Meta Ads, and programmatic platform experience.
  • Standout: Budget ownership with forecasting, real-time rebalancing, and executive-ready reporting.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Strategic Leadership: Lead paid strategy and execution for complex campaigns across Search, Display, Social, Programmatic, and Flighted media.
  • Full-Funnel Integration: Partner with key stakeholders, including clients, client success managers, strategic planners, and project managers, to clearly define the vision, scope, and requirements for campaigns to create functional and strategic alignment.
  • Financial Stewardship: Own the full budget lifecycle, including forecasting, allocation, spend rebalancing, and pacing. Connect every dollar of investment directly to business outcomes.
  • Media Negotiation: Lead the negotiation and contracting for flighted media buys, ensuring optimal placement and value for clients.
  • Advanced Analytics & Reporting: Generate comprehensive performance reports that highlight what happened, why it happened, and where to go next while articulating considerations for C-Suite stakeholders.
  • Growth & Innovation: Identify upsell and cross-sell opportunities; support business development by performing audits and pitching directly to prospects.
  • Strategic Alignment: Partner with Client Success and Strategic Planners to define vision and scope, ensuring all activities are prioritized by impact and effort.

Requirements

  • 4+ Years of Experience: In high-level digital and traditional paid media management (Agency experience preferred).
  • Platform Mastery: Expert-level knowledge of Google Ads, Meta Ads, and programmatic platforms.
  • Financial Acumen: Deep experience in budget ownership, from initial forecasting to real-time spend rebalancing.
  • Communication Pro: Ability to translate complex data into actionable insights for executive-level audiences.
  • Technical Proficiency: Strong working knowledge of Google Analytics (GA4) and CRM integration.
  • Collaborative Spirit: A desire to work in a cross-functional team environment where creative and performance live under one roof.
  • Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Business, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

Preferred

  • Vertical Expertise: Travel & Tourism or B2B sectors
  • Adobe Analytics, Salesforce or Funnel are nice-to-haves

Benefits

  • An exceptional benefits package, plus a workplace emphasis on ongoing learning and growth: guest speakers and workshops, in-depth roundtable discussions, and of course, the opportunity to learn from some of the smartest and coolest coworkers around.
  • A see-it-to-believe-it time-off policy: two companywide paid weeks off every year (one week in July and another in December) when Noble closes its offices, plus 10 days of personal PTO, 5 days of sick & safe time, and all paid company-observed holidays.
  • The ability to work remotely or from home ideally near our headquarters location in Reno, Nevada or our satellite office in Las Vegas, Nevada. We will also consider candidates in Arizona.
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LET’S BE BETTER EVERY DAYWe’re a creative digital performance marketing agency that helps passionate organizations achieve inspiring results.Everything we create, from digital strategies to brands, websites and digital marketing programs, is designed to keep improving. We do this through custom-crafted solutions. Because real digital impact requires original craft. That’s creative digital performance. Since 2003, we’ve worked with international brands such as Autodesk, Google, Newport Beach & Co., Santa Monica Travel and Tourism, Tahiti Tourisme, University of California, Yosemite, and more.We’re an approved Google Analytics Certified Partner (GACP) and Premier Google Partner.In 2014, we were recognized as Nevada’s Small Business of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration. And for five years in a row, Inc. magazine has recognized us on its annual Inc. 500|5000 list of the nation's fastest-growing private companies, putting us in the Inc. 5000 Hall of Fame. .

Founded in 2003
Reno, Nevada, USA
76 employees (29 in marketing)
76% recommend to a friend
81% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
9.8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
34.1%
Direct
50.9%
Referral
7%
Social
6.5%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~76

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
21 (28% of company)