Account Manager, Paid Social

New York, USA (Hybrid)

$80K/yr – $90K/yrMid Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 5 months ago

Top 1% of applicants do these two things.

The other 99% submit and hope. You're about to do something different.

Job Summary

Drive paid social campaigns for TIME across major platforms, translating data into action while collaborating across teams and upholding inclusion commitments.

  • Plan, build, and optimize paid social campaigns across Meta, LinkedIn, TikTok, X, and Pinterest.
  • Must-have: 2–3 years of hands-on paid social experience (e.g., Meta Ads Manager, LinkedIn Campaign Manager).
  • Standout: Commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion reflected in daily work.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Campaign Management: Plan, build, and optimize paid social campaigns across platforms such as Meta (Facebook, Instagram), LinkedIn, TikTok, X (Twitter), and Pinterest.
  • Strategy & Storytelling: Develop holistic social strategies that align with client goals, combining performance data with creative storytelling.
  • Reporting & Insights: Monitor campaign performance, generate reports, and translate metrics into actionable insights and recommendations.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with all internal teams to deliver cohesive, high-performing campaigns.
  • Budget Oversight: Manage campaign budgets, pacing, and performance to maximize efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Social Innovation: Stay up to date with platform updates, emerging formats, and best practices in paid social media.Promote and abide by our commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Requirements

  • Experience: Minimum of 2-3 years of hands-on experience in paid social advertising (Meta Ads Manager, LinkedIn Campaign Manager, etc.).
  • Tools: Proficient with social posting, tracking, and reporting tools (e.g., Sprinklr, Hootsuite, Dash Social, or similar).
  • Analytical Skills: Strong understanding of campaign performance metrics and ability to make data-driven decisions.
  • Storytelling Ability: Skilled at crafting integrated narratives across channels
  • Project Management: Proven ability to manage multiple campaigns simultaneously and meet deadlines.
  • Communication: Excellence in written and verbal communication skills with a client-service mindset.
  • Education: Bachelor’s degree required

Preferred

  • Experience with social listening or competitive benchmarking tools.
  • Understanding of influencer or content marketing strategies.
  • Agency experience is a plus.
  • Comfortable experimenting with emerging ad formats and new technologies.

Benefits

  • Medical, vision, dental insurance
  • Over 4 weeks of paid time off, in addition to paid company holidays (plus a culture that supports and encourages time to actually be taken!)
  • 401k with a generous company match
  • 12+ weeks paid parental leave
  • Mentorship and community engagement experiences
  • Free print subscription to TIME Magazine
TIME logo

TIME

3.4 Glassdoor

TIME is a global media brand built on 100 years of unparalleled trust and authority, with an audience of more than 100 million people worldwide across our platforms. Our team is collaborative, innovative and committed to TIME’s mission of informing, guiding and engaging our audience with groundbreaking journalism, immersive experiences and live events.

Founded in 1923
New York, New York, USA
2.3K employees (555 in marketing)
31% recommend to a friend

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
14.4M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
45.4%
Direct
38.8%
Referral
11.9%
Social
3.4%
Paid
0.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~2.3K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
399 (17% of company)

Recent News