Manager, Paid Social

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$75K/yr – $108K/yrSenior Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 9 days ago

Job Summary

Lead end-to-end paid social campaigns, coordinating cross‑functional strategy and mentoring analysts while translating data into actionable optimization and client-ready recommendations across social platforms.

  • Own campaign lifecycle from proposal to post-buy recap and ongoing optimization
  • Drive cross-functional strategy, client education, and knowledge sharing

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Direct and manage the day‑to‑day workflow of paid social campaigns, including proposal development, campaign activation and ongoing maintenance, and post‑buy recaps
  • Partner cross‑functionally with Investment, Strategy, and Activation teams to respond to client briefs, develop strategic campaign plans, communicate service offerings, and collaboratively identify and deliver new solutions
  • Train, mentor, and develop Analysts and Senior Analysts, providing guidance on executional excellence, optimization approaches, and career growth
  • Compile and synthesize data across multiple social platforms, collaborating with the Analytics team to deliver weekly and monthly performance reporting, inclusive of insights, optimization recommendations, and future strategy considerations
  • Uphold established account management standards while continuously enhancing campaign best practices and operational rigor
  • Monitor emerging trends across social platforms, ad formats, and technologies, translating new developments into performance opportunities and client‑ready recommendations
  • Champion strong communication and collaboration within the paid social team and across the broader agency
  • Actively participate in and lead knowledge‑sharing sessions, contributing learnings, new approaches, and optimization strategies
  • Develop and execute action plans for achieving and measuring social media success, including defining KPIs, measurement frameworks, and optimization roadmaps
  • Advocate for the value of paid social by educating clients, partners, and internal teams on evolving capabilities, platform innovation, and best practices

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher preferred, ideally in marketing, advertising, business, engineering, statistics, economics, sociology, or a related field
  • 3+ years of directly relevant paid media experience, with a strong emphasis on paid social campaign development, execution, and optimization
  • 1+ years of hands‑on experience managing and optimizing campaigns across Facebook and Instagram, with experience in TikTok required; experience leveraging API‑based and/or self‑serve tools strongly preferred
  • Solid understanding of traditional and digital media planning principles, including audience targeting, budgeting, pacing, and measurement
  • Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret performance data and translate insights into actionable recommendations
  • Demonstrated organizational, problem‑solving, and communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams in a fast‑paced environment
  • Prior people management or leadership experience preferred, including coaching, mentoring, or project oversight
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, with intermediate to advanced Excel skills (e.g., formulas, pivot tables, data manipulation)
  • Resourceful, curious, and self‑motivated, with the ability to work independently while also thriving in a highly collaborative team environment

Benefits

  • Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more
  • Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility
  • Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption
  • Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance
  • Tuition Assistance
  • Paid time off that includes Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and more
  • Matching Gifts programs
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • 'Work Your World’ Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere Publicis Groupe has an office for up to 6 weeks a year (based upon eligibility)
  • Business Resource Groups that support multiple affinities and alliances
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Starcom

3.7 Glassdoor

With a history that dates back over 80 years, Starcom is a global communications planning and media leader. We are an agency still grounded in our founding principle that people are at the center of all we do. Each day, we apply this belief to harness the transformative power of data and technology to inspire and move people and business forward. With almost 7,000 employees in over 100 offices around the world, Starcom partners with the world's leading marketers and brands, including Bank of America, Best Buy, Kellanova, McDonald's, Novartis, Samsung, Visa, WK Kellogg Company and more.

Founded in 1936
Chicago, Illinois, USA
6.1K employees (2,084 in marketing)
66% recommend to a friend
59% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$75K/yr – $108K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

The middle of this range ($91K) is 22% above the median base salary for Paid Social Manager roles in the United States ($75K).

Paid Social Manager median pay in the United States

$78K/yr

Most pay falls between $55K and $95K. Based on 81 salaries.

See all Starcom salaries

Funding

Total Funding
$57.1M
Last Raise
$43.2M
Series A, 1 months ago

Funding History

  • Feb 2026
    Series A • $43.2M
  • Aug 2025
    Series A
  • May 2025
    Series A • $13.9M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
20.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
43.1%
Direct
41.6%
Referral
9.1%
Social
4.6%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~6.1K
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Manager, Paid Social

Starcom · Chicago, IL · On-site