Managing Strategist, Paid Media (Temporary)

Chicago, IL (Remote)

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Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive high-impact digital fundraising advertising for multiple large clients, with management responsibility and cross-functional collaboration to shape client narratives and campaigns.

  • Own advertising strategy and cross-team leadership for major client programs.
  • Must-have: Proven experience delivering large-scale digital ad campaigns (Facebook/Google Ads, Switchboard, CRMs).
  • Standout: Management responsibilities including staff development and performance decisions.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Act as the advertising lead for a significant number of large clients and work alongside client leads, managers, and other departments to develop advertising strategies that maximize our clients’ online fundraising and engagement
  • Manage employees within the department and contribute to making improvements to the department. That includes conducting reviews, being responsible for employees’ development, making recommendations about raises/promotions, discipline, etc.
  • Lead on setting best practices for ad copy and developing innovative advertising strategies for clients. Brainstorm and develop creative ideas for our clients, write, fact-check, and proofread content.
  • Ensure all content is rooted in the authentic and honest voice of the client, and that each program is unique to each client
  • Set up and track ads and advertising spend in Facebook Ads Manager, Google Ads, Switchboard, Scale to Win, and other advertising and texting platforms as needed
  • Optimize digital ads in advertising platforms and report on results
  • Contribute to a collaborative culture that helps improve our work product
  • Produce professional memos and maintain internal and external reporting
  • Work with designers, email strategists, and vendor partners to meet your client’s needs as necessary

Requirements

  • Knowledge of the issues and a passion for electing Democratic candidates and advancing the progressive movement
  • Experience executing large-scale digital advertising programs for campaigns and causes
  • Deep knowledge of advertising platforms like Facebook and Google Ads, texting platforms like Switchboard, and CRMs like NGP and ActionKit
  • Ability to plan and execute advertising campaigns for clients including regular campaign tracking and in-platform optimizing
  • Demonstrated experience of creating and setting strategy for a client
  • Proven effective written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience and/or training managing and/or mentoring
  • Proven ability to handle multiple tasks, work well under pressure, and meet tight deadlines
  • Extensive experience in client management, copywriting, and digital ad campaigns
  • Proficient computer skills and familiarity with Google Sheets/Microsoft Excel and the necessary attention to detail that comes with it

Benefits

  • - 100% employer-paid health care, vision, and dental
  • - 100% employer-paid life insurance and disability
  • - 401(k) with 3% employer contribution plus additional 2% employer match, fully vested on day one
  • - 4-day work week
  • - Flexible vacation and sick leave
  • - Generous paid parental leave & dependent care benefits
  • - Flexible telecommute and remote work policies
  • - Monthly phone reimbursement
  • - Wellness benefits
  • - Mental health benefits
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Authentic

Founded in 2018, Authentic is a team of impact-driven fundraising experts who have a proven history of delivering groundbreaking results, exceptional creative, and using modern, but always authentic, data centric tactics for the causes we care about.Here at Authentic, your goals are our goals, and we’re an industry leader because we know how to help you achieve them. From raising hundreds of millions of dollars for progressive campaigns to launching ground-breaking digital persuasion programs, we focus on unique and creative approaches to help you connect with your audience and expand your impact. Since winning Best New Firm at the 2019 Reed Awards, we’ve gone on to win nearly 100 awards over the last five years, including “Company of the Year” at CampaignTech in 2022, becoming one of the most celebrated digital agencies in all of politics. You know you can trust Authentic to get the job done right.

Founded in 2018
Chicago, Illinois, USA
135 employees (32 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
5.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
27.1%
Direct
52.3%
Referral
7.1%
Social
12.1%
Paid
1.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~135

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
23 (17% of company)

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