Manager, Performance Marketing

Chicago, IL (Remote)

$79K/yr - $88K/yr (Est.)Manager4+ years exp

Posted 1 day ago

Job Summary

Own the end-to-end paid media program for multi-channel campaigns, leading strategy, execution, optimization, reporting, and client engagement while fostering collaboration and growth opportunities.

  • Lead cross-channel paid media strategy and performance optimization across social, search, and programmatic.
  • Mentor Sr. Associates and manage client relationships, driving quarterly and annual business reviews.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development and execution of full-funnel, cross-channel paid media strategies aligned to client business objectives.
  • Own campaign performance across paid social (primary), paid search, and programmatic, ensuring strong execution, optimization, and reporting.
  • Translate client goals into media plans, balancing audience strategy, budget allocation, and channel mix.
  • Act as the senior strategic lead on accounts, guiding optimization frameworks and identifying growth opportunities.
  • Collaborate with Sr. Associates to develop performance driven insights, recommendations.
  • Own the development of clear client narratives; lead weekly, bi-weekly and monthly reports. Collaborates with Associate Director to develop quarterly, semi-annual and/or annual business reviews.
  • Manage and strengthen client relationships, being the lead point of contact for performance marketing related questions and strategic recommendations.
  • Drive a culture of experimentation across creative, audiences, bidding strategies, and platforms.
  • Partner with creative, strategy, and influencer management teams to ensure content aligns with platform best practices and performance goals.
  • Own final campaign QA and establish QA standards and tracking frameworks across your team.

Requirements

  • 4+ years of performance-driven digital marketing experience, with deep expertise in paid social and strong working knowledge of paid search; programmatic experience a strong asset.
  • Experience mentoring team members, supporting growth goals and education of strategic media planning best practices.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead multi-channel campaigns from strategy through execution, with a focus on performance and business goals.
  • Strong understanding of attribution, conversion tracking, and measurement frameworks.
  • Experience managing vendor and platform relationships (Meta, TikTok, Google, etc.).
  • Advanced understanding of media planning, audience strategy, platform algorithms, and optimization techniques.
  • Excellent client management and communication skills, including presenting to internal and external stakeholders.
  • Proficiency in the Google Suite and project management tools (e.g., monday.com).
  • Agency or fast-paced, client-facing experience is highly preferred.

Preferred

  • Agency or fast-paced, client-facing experience is highly preferred.
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Viral Nation

Viral Nation is a global leader in social media innovation, uniting powerful marketing services, proprietary technology, and creator representation. Founded in 2014, we’ve evolved to fuel cultural resonance and predictable growth for brands through a social-first approach. Our belief that creators and social communities are the new media of today and tomorrow steers our world-class services, which include influencer marketing, community management, social content production, social strategy, and our talent representation agency. Our creator intelligence technology, CreatorOS, and AI-powered brand safety solution, Secure, allow us to maximize creator partnerships while safeguarding brand reputation. To learn how we’re redefining the ways brands engage and thrive in an ever-evolving digital world, please visit www.viralnation.com

Founded in 2014
New York, New York, USA
450 employees (130 in marketing)

Salaries

SalaryGuide estimate

$79K/yr – $88K/yr

Modelled from 3 comparable roles.

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
109 (24% of company)
Median Career Experience
8 years
Median Tenure
2.7 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
3

Funding

Total Funding
$197.9M
Last Raise
$197.9M
Private Equity, 4 years ago

Funding History

  • Apr 2022
    Private Equity • $197.9M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
62.9K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$277
Traffic Source Mix
Search
47.4%
Direct
40.3%
Referral
9.2%
Social
1.9%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~450

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