Paid Media Analyst | The Points Guy

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$100K/yr – $120K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 4 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own and optimize paid media campaigns to drive customer acquisition and funnel performance at scale, focusing on Google Search and Microsoft Ads, while conducting data-driven optimization, experimentation, and stakeholder storytelling.

  • Translate complex performance data into actionable insights and strategic roadmaps.
  • Collaborate across teams to optimize the end-to-end user journey from impression to conversion.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own and optimize paid media campaigns to drive customer acquisition and complex conversion funnel performance at scale, with a focus on Google Search and Microsoft Ads.
  • Continuously analyze performance data, surfacing actionable recommendations to improve campaign efficiency and profitability.
  • Translate complex performance data into clear, compelling insights that influence outcomes and tell the performance story to internal stakeholders.
  • Continuously iterate through full-funnel testing, rigorously leveraging A/B and multivariate testing, to drive incremental improvements across core KPIs.
  • Leverage analytical and visualization tools such as SQL, Databricks, LLMs, Hightouch, and Google Tag Manager to monitor, understand, and optimize paid media performance, attribution, and incrementality.
  • Stay at the forefront of a rapidly evolving search landscape by testing and scaling emerging ad platforms and surfaces, while building vendor relationships to maintain product innovation awareness.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with other business teams to optimize the end-to-end user journey—from impression to conversion.

Requirements

  • 1-3 years of demonstrated experience executing paid media strategy and performance for high-volume or complex acquisition programs.
  • Proficiency with Google Ads, including running structured experiments, setting up conversion uploads, and optimizing bidding strategy. Experience with additional paid media platforms such as Meta Ads is a plus.
  • Strong analytical and data-driven mindset with a focus on performance marketing and growth economics.
  • Strong communication skills and bias to action. Ability to work autonomously, prioritize projects based on impact, and translate insights into strategic roadmaps.
  • Advanced Excel and SQL skills, with familiarity in data visualization tools such as Databricks. Familiarity with data transformation platforms such as Fivetran and Hightouch is a plus.
  • Experience navigating attribution, incrementality, and reduced signal transparency as platforms evolve. Ability to collect and manipulate data from disparate data sources, with a willingness to dig deeper and problem-solve.
  • Desire to work hands-on in a performance-driven, analytically rigorous environment. Passion for paid media marketing and awareness of emerging best practices, and tools in the space.
  • Demonstrated ability to synthesize complex analysis into actionable insights and effectively communicate recommendations to stakeholders.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance Coverage (medical, dental, and vision)
  • Life Insurance
  • Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Holiday Pay
  • 401(k) with match
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Paid Parental Bonding Benefit Program
  • Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO): We believe time to rest and recharge is essential. That’s why we offer a generous and flexible PTO policy. Full-time employees accrue 20 days of PTO for a full calendar year annually, with an increase to 25 days after five years of service.
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$250M
Last Raise
$250M
Private Equity, 8 years ago

Funding History

  • Jul 2018
    Private Equity
  • Jan 2015
    Private Equity • $250M
  • Aug 2010
    Series Unknown

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