Digital Paid Media Specialist, Paid Social and Display - Remote

Minnetonka, MN (Hybrid)

$73K/yr – $130K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 5 months ago

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Job Summary

Responsibilities include planning, optimization, and governance of display and paid social campaigns for Optum, with a focus on modern digital tactics and performance. The role emphasizes process improvement, analytics, and collaboration with marketing partners. Requirements highlight 3+ years in digital marketing and strong measurement across Paid Social and Display. Benefits cover a comprehensive package and incentives.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Assist digital team members with the development of display and paid social campaign strategy for Optum
  • Must have digital marketing experience, preferably in a regulated, performance focused, direct response environment
  • Need to have a thorough understanding of digital tactics specializing in Paid Social & Programmatic Display
  • Manage daily campaign optimization, testing, tracking, budget pacing and performance
  • Ensure campaigns adhere to brand standards, best practices, and meet industry benchmarks
  • Evaluate and improve internal display and paid social processes to support strategic planning and implementation e.g. cost files, partner billing and audience setup
  • Identify opportunities to improve the campaign QA process and overall efficiency
  • Build strategic relationships with marketing partners and peers
  • Influence marketing to adopt and test new ideas, products, and approaches
  • Develop, analyze, and present key findings on campaign performance while identifying areas for improvement

Requirements

  • 3+ years of recent experience in a corporate marketing or advertising agency environment
  • 3+ years leading digital marketing campaign strategy for a department, product line or workstream
  • 3+ years of experience planning, delivering & optimizing Paid Social & Display marketing campaigns using a 3rd party platform (Google Ads, Microsoft Ads, Search Ads360, StackAdapt, LinkedIn, Meta/IG)
  • 3+ years of paid media metrics reporting using Adobe Analytics, Google Analytics, Sprinklr tools or similar
  • Experience either client, agency, agency trading desk or programmatic technology vendor positions
  • Experience in managing complex media projects across multiple stakeholder groups
  • Advanced experience managing B2B campaigns
  • Advanced tracking technologies knowledge
  • Understanding of digital direct-response marketing tactics and best practices
  • Passion for digital marketing with an understanding of the complexity of the digital advertising landscape

Preferred

  • 3+ years of experience in digital media
  • Experience across DSPs, DMPs, ad serving and brand safety platforms
  • Experience with Adobe Analytics
  • Experience with Workfront
  • Experience in Sprinklr, DOMO & LookerStudio
  • Experience in Bl.ink
  • Experience in SEMrush
  • Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills

Benefits

  • comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements)
  • No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.
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UnitedHealth Group is a health care and well-being company with a mission to help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone.We are 340,000 colleagues in two distinct and complementary businesses working to help build a modern, high-performing health system through improved access, affordability, outcomes and experiences.Optum delivers care aided by technology and data, empowering people, partners and providers with the guidance and tools they need to achieve better health. UnitedHealthcare offers a full range of health benefits, enabling affordable coverage, simplifying the health care experience and delivering access to high-quality care.We work with governments, employers, partners and providers to care for 147 million people and share a vision of a value-based system of care that provides compassionate and equitable care.At UnitedHealth Group, our mission calls us, our values guide us and our diverse culture connects us as we seek to improve care for the consumers we are privileged to serve and their communities.Click below to search careers or join our social communities: • Search & apply for careers at careers.unitedhealthgroup.com/• Follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/UnitedHealthGrp• Follow and like us on Facebook at facebook.com/unitedhealthgroup• Follow us on Instagram at instagram.com/unitedhealthgroupMore about UnitedHealth Group can be found at unitedhealthgroup.com/

Founded in 2002
USA
102K employees (1,562 in marketing)
68% recommend to a friend
71% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.5M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$148.8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
18.1%
Direct
47.4%
Referral
23.4%
Social
9.3%
Paid
1.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~101.7K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1,070 (1% of company)
Median Career Experience
19 years
Median Tenure
10.8 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
11

Funding

Total Funding
$7.6B
Last Raise
$1.6B
Post IPO Equity, 7 months ago

Funding History

  • Aug 2025
    Post IPO Equity • $1.6B
  • Mar 2024
    Post IPO Debt • $6B
  • Aug 2021
    Post IPO Equity

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