Senior Paid Media Specialist

Costa Mesa, CA (Hybrid)

$95K/yr – $110K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 3 days ago

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Job Summary

Own and govern agency execution, monitor performance and budgets, and translate data into clear, strategic updates for senior stakeholders across paid media programs.

  • Oversee agency relationship and ensure alignment with strategy
  • Highlight risks and propose actionable remediation
  • Deliver concise performance updates to executives

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Agency Partnership & Oversight
  • - Support the VP of Paid Media in managing the day-to-day relationship with our external paid media agency.
  • - Ensure agency execution aligns with agreed strategies, media plans, and business priorities.
  • - Monitor campaign implementation to confirm accuracy across platforms, budgets, tracking, and reporting.
  • - Proactively identify risks, gaps, or inefficiencies and provide structured recommendations for resolution.
  • - Help hold agency partners accountable to timelines, deliverables, and performance standards.
  • Strategic & Executional Support
  • - Contribute informed perspectives on media plans, channel strategies, testing roadmaps, and optimization approaches.
  • - Participate in agency calls as a subject matter expert, ensuring full understanding of both tactical and strategic discussions.
  • - Partner with the VP to distill complex media conversations into clear, actionable summaries for senior stakeholders.

Requirements

  • ROLE SUCCESS CRITERIA - The VP of Paid Media has a trusted partner who ensures agency execution is aligned and well-governed.
  • ROLE SUCCESS CRITERIA - Paid media investments are accurately tracked, paced, and reconciled.
  • ROLE SUCCESS CRITERIA - Performance risks are identified early and addressed proactively.
  • ROLE SUCCESS CRITERIA - Senior stakeholders receive clear, structured updates.
  • ROLE SUCCESS CRITERIA - Paid media operations run smoothly, with strong visibility and accountability across partners
  • 5+ years of hands-on paid media experience across key digital platforms (Google, Meta, programmatic, etc.)
  • Experience working within an agency or with external media agencies in a governance or oversight capacity.
  • Strong understanding of media planning, forecasting and optimization principles.
  • Demonstrated ability to analyze performance data and translate findings into clear strategic insights.
  • Experience managing budgets and financial tracking related to paid media.

Preferred

  • Monday.com experience preferred.
  • Ability to work within and design esthetically pleasing PowerPoints preferred.

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