Manager, Emerging Media

California, MO (Remote)

$70K/yr – $95K/yrManager5+ years expFull time

Posted 1 day ago

Job Summary

Own the end-to-end management of PPL partnerships and campaigns, driving planning, optimization, and performance through close collaboration with partners and cross-channel expansion.

  • Lead partner onboarding, testing, and optimization across paid media channels.
  • Identify new opportunities and test pilots to scale lead generation and conversion.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Manage assigned PPL partners and campaigns, including planning, execution, performance monitoring, optimization, and ongoing partner communication.
  • Work with PPL partners to improve lead quality, conversion, efficiency, and overall campaign performance.
  • Partner with PPL and other media partners to evaluate new campaign concepts, placements, products, and growth opportunities.
  • Identify and test emerging channels, platforms, and partnerships that complement established Demand Capture efforts.
  • Develop structured tests and pilots to evaluate new media opportunities and determine their potential for optimization and scale.
  • Stay informed about evolving media platforms, technologies, partner capabilities, and industry trends to identify new opportunities.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in advertising, Communications, Marketing, Management, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of experience in paid media, digital marketing, performance marketing, Demand Capture, or a related area.
  • Experience managing external media or lead-generation partners, including performance-based or PPL campaigns.
  • Experience managing and optimizing paid media campaigns against lead generation and conversion goals.
  • Experience testing new media opportunities, audiences, targeting approaches, or emerging digital channels.
  • Working knowledge of paid search, paid social, display, video, programmatic, and other digital media channels; direct hands-on experience across every channel is not required
  • Experience with audience segmentation, targeting, testing, and campaign measurement.
  • Experience leading projects and working cross-functionally.
  • Experience managing direct reports a plus.
  • Experience in higher education marketing is preferred.

Preferred

  • Experience in higher education marketing is preferred.

Benefits

  • Base pay is one component of National University’s total rewards package, as we are dedicated to supporting the needs of the “whole you” with our holistic approach to employee benefits by offering comprehensive well-being benefits for you and your family.
  • For full details about our benefit plan offerings, please visit benefits.nu.edu . For Part-time benefits, please click here .
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$70K/yr – $95K/yr

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Manager, Emerging Media

National University · California, MO · Remote