Paid Digital Media Strategist

Baltimore, MD (On-site)

$75K/yr – $80K/yrMid Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 4 days ago

Job Summary

Own the paid media strategy for assigned brands, lead cross-functional collaboration, and drive growth through testing and optimization across multiple platforms.

  • Own paid media performance and budgets.
  • Build and optimize campaigns and reports for field marketing teams.
  • Present insights and strategic recommendations to leadership.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the paid media lead and primary strategic partner for assigned brands and markets.
  • Partner with field marketing teams to understand business goals and develop media strategies to drive reservations, ticket sales, event attendance, private event leads, and visitation.
  • Develop media plans including channel strategy, audience targeting, budget allocation, promotional support, and testing recommendations.
  • Own paid media performance for assigned markets and proactively identify opportunities to improve results and drive growth.
  • Build, launch, manage, and optimize campaigns across paid social and digital advertising platforms including Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, Snapchat, Spotify, Reddit, and emerging channels.
  • Partner with agency teams on paid search, programmatic, OTT/CTV, and broader media strategy, evaluating recommendations and ensuring alignment with business goals.
  • Analyze performance, attribution, customer acquisition metrics, and ROI to provide actionable recommendations to field marketing teams and leadership.
  • Create and present performance reports, insights, and strategic recommendations to field marketing teams.
  • Identify, test, and evaluate new channels, audiences, and advertising opportunities to improve performance and drive innovation.
  • Manage campaign budgets, pacing, tracking, measurement, and reporting across multiple brands and markets.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in marketing, advertising or media related field
  • 4+ years of paid media or digital marketing experience.
  • Hands-on experience managing campaigns across platforms such as Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, Snapchat, Reddit, or similar advertising channels.
  • Strong understanding of paid search, programmatic, display, video, audio, and OTT/CTV media.
  • Experience developing media plans, allocating budgets, analyzing results, and making strategic recommendations.
  • Experience partnering with agencies on media strategy, planning, and performance optimization.
  • Strong analytical and reporting skills with the ability to translate data into actionable business insights.
  • Able to work full time in a cooperative in-person team environment.
  • Able to participate in ad hoc collaborative meetings with colleagues to formulate marketing strategy and share best practices
  • Experience managing multiple brands, campaigns, locations, or markets simultaneously

Preferred

  • Canva experience is a plus
  • Hospitality, entertainment, restaurant, sports, multi-location, or agency experience preferred

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Personal and vacation time
  • 401(k) plan with employer match
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Live! Hospitality & Entertainment was created in 1999 and have been a staple in The Cordish Company developments thereafter. Today, Live! Hospitality & Entertainment operate successfully throughout the U.S., most notably Power Plant Live! in Baltimore, MD; Kansas City Live! in Kansas City, MO; Fourth Street Live! in Louisville, KY; XFINITY Live! in Philadelphia, PA; Ballpark Village in St. Louis; Waterside District in Norfolk, VA; Live! at the Battery in Atlanta, GA; Texas Live! in Arlington, TX and Cary, NC at Fenton.Live! serves up big, bold dining experiences. Award-winning concepts like fast-growing Sports & Social and PBR Cowboy Bar. Partnerships with world-famous chefs like Guy Fieri and Hall of Fame professional athletes like Troy Aikman. Premier concert and event venues like Arlington Backyard and The Hall. Live! attracts more than 55 million people each year. Each district is unique and embodies the local flare and culture that is special to each community and share a common commitment to quality and providing patrons best-in-class entertainment experiences. The focal point is the energy and excitement of live entertainment featuring approximately 200 major concerts, festivals and events throughout the year. The Company has partnered with and created entertainment concepts for many of the leading brands in the world including Anheuser Busch, NBC Sports, Comcast Spectacor, Hard Rock, Cardinals, Bally Sports, Molson-Coors, and others.Live! offers a unique culture to its Team Members well as a strong career path and growth opportunities. Managers are exposed to the many aspects of dining and entertainment business. Live! is dedicated to great food and hospitality in an entrepreneurial environment, with career paths in restaurant and culinary management, multi-unit operations, nightlife operations, marketing and promotions, live entertainment and events, and corporate positions.

Founded in 1999
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
212 employees (46 in marketing)
49% recommend to a friend
100% CEO approval

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2.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
54.6%
Direct
27.2%
Referral
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Social
12.2%
Paid
1.2%

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