Senior Paid Social Specialist

USA (Remote)

$79K/yr – $133K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive Zillow’s paid social programs end-to-end, owning multi‑million-dollar budgets and advancing measurement-driven strategies across major platforms.

  • Own and optimize a multi‑million dollar paid social budget across lines of business.
  • Lead cross‑channel planning and experimentation across Meta, TikTok, YouTube, Reddit, and LinkedIn.
  • Elevate measurement and actionable insights to inform investment and optimization decisions.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own and manage a multi-million dollar annual paid social budget across multiple lines of business.
  • Develop full-funnel paid social strategies aligned to brand and business objectives.
  • Lead cross-channel media planning across Meta, TikTok, YouTube, Reddit, LinkedIn and emerging platforms.
  • Identify white space opportunities and lead innovation pilots to evolve Zillow’s paid social approach.
  • Serve as a thought leader on paid social best practices, trends, and platform evolution.
  • Architect and evolve measurement frameworks, including: Pixel placement strategy and governance
  • Conversion tracking and attribution modeling
  • Brand Lift Studies
  • Incrementality testing
  • A/B testing frameworks

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in digital marketing with deep expertise in paid social strategy and execution.
  • Demonstrated experience managing multi-million dollar budgets across multiple business objectives.
  • Advanced understanding of: Pixel implementation and tracking architecture; Brand lift studies and survey-based measurement; Incrementality testing; Attribution models; A/B and multivariate testing methodologies.
  • Strong proficiency in platform ad managers (Meta, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, etc.) and enterprise social management platforms, specifically Sprinklr.
  • Required: Hands-on experience managing paid social campaigns within Sprinklr, including campaign setup, optimization, reporting, and governance.
  • Advanced analytical skills with the ability to synthesize large, complex datasets into strategic insights.
  • Comfortable presenting performance insights to cross-functional stakeholders and leadership audiences.
  • Strong storytelling ability — able to translate performance metrics into clear business implications.
  • Proven ability to operate as a strategic thinker, not just an operator.
  • Demonstrated thought leadership and a track record of driving innovation and change.

Benefits

  • In addition to a competitive base salary this position is also eligible for equity awards based on factors such as experience, performance and location. Actual amounts will vary depending on experience, performance and location.
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Having a place to call your own changes everything. It’s where life happens, where stability grows and possibility begins.At Zillow, we’re transforming real estate so more people can take their next step with confidence and ease. We bring clarity to the process and progress to an industry ready for change, working alongside the people who make real estate work every day.With Cloud HQ, our distributed-first way of working, you can do meaningful work from wherever you work best. We’re always looking for smart, passionate people to help reimagine how people get home. Join us.https://www.zillow.com/careers/

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304.4M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$4.9M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
41.8%
Direct
55.2%
Referral
1.7%
Social
0.8%
Paid
0.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~9.7K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
511 (5% of company)
Median Career Experience
14.5 years
Median Tenure
4.9 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$96.6M
Last Raise
$4.1M
Post IPO Equity, 10 years ago

Funding History

  • Aug 2016
    Post IPO Equity
  • Apr 2014
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  • Dec 2012
    Post IPO Equity • $4.1M

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