Associate Manager, Paid Social

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$85K/yr – $100K/yrMid Level3+ years exp

Posted 7 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own paid social execution end to end and drive performance through audience segmentation, creative rotation, and rigorous testing with analytics support to lift CVR and lower CPA across platforms.

  • Campaign ownership: end-to-end setup, optimization, and budget pacing across paid social
  • Experimentation: testing roadmaps, A/B and Conversion Lift plans, and automation tooling
  • Collaboration: partner with strategy and analytics to translate insights into high performing ad formats and scalable tests

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end paid social campaign execution and optimization
  • Design and manage audience segmentation, creative rotation, and budget pacing
  • Develop testing roadmaps to improve performance outcomes (test audiences, creative, bidding, placements etc)
  • Collaborate with in-house media strategy team to develop and build high-performing ad formats based on performance insights
  • Collaborate with analytics team members to execute testing plans across platforms (i.e. A/B Testing, Conversion Lift)
  • Manage vendor and platform relationships to stay ahead of industry changes and testing opportunities
  • Consult internal teams on channel best practices and provide creative insights to help inform the creative development process
  • Analyze performance trends on an ongoing basis and benchmark across key metrics (i.e. CVR, CPA) to make impactful optimizations to improve performance on an ongoing basis
  • Experimentation with automation tools and workflow processes
  • Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience managing paid social campaigns at scale (agency or in-house)
  • 2+ years in performance marketing
  • Deep expertise in Meta Ads Manager and at least two additional social platforms.
  • Track record of results-driven campaign execution and management
  • Familiarity with iOS 14+, CAPI, and evolving privacy frameworks
  • Analytical skills with proven experience hitting ROAS, CPA, or CPI goals

Preferred

  • Understanding of audience targeting, creative optimization, platform features

Benefits

  • Benefits may include medical, dental and vision benefits, Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s), a company-matching 401(k) plan, paid vacation, paid sick days, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement and professional development programs.
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