Paid Media Lead

Baltimore, MD (Remote)

$85K/yr – $135K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

Job Summary

Own the paid media execution across multiple channels, turning audience and performance data into actionable bets that lift awareness-to-demand and lead conversion, with cross-functional collaboration to optimize attribution and landing-page results.

  • Plan, launch, and manage campaigns across programmatic, Google Ads, YouTube, Connected TV, and trade publications to drive demand and high-impact placements.
  • Analyze audience, conversion, and media data to inform bidding, pacing, budgeting, and targeting decisions for improved efficiency.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with internal stakeholders and agency partners to plan and activate paid media strategies across awareness, consideration, and demand generation programs
  • Lead planning, launch, and management of paid media campaigns across programmatic, Google Ads, YouTube, Connected TV, and trade publication channels
  • Execute publisher-direct and trade publication media buys, including sponsorships, high-impact placements, contextual targeting, and video activations
  • Optimize campaign performance through analysis of audience, conversion, and media data to inform bidding, budgeting, pacing, and targeting decisions
  • Apply audience, contextual, retargeting, intent, and account-based targeting strategies to improve efficiency and outcomes
  • Translate performance data into clear reporting, insights, and actionable recommendations for stakeholders
  • Partner with analytics, web, content, and regional marketing teams to support attribution, landing page performance, and lead conversion

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, or a related field
  • 8+ years of experience managing paid media campaigns, including programmatic display and Google Ads
  • Application of demand-side platforms, audience strategies, and measurement frameworks to support paid media optimization
  • Utilization of advertising platforms including Google Ads, YouTube, and ZoomInfo Marketing
  • Application of keyword, contextual, and audience targeting techniques with interpretation of campaign and conversion data
  • Experience executing publisher-direct and trade publication media buys
  • Ability to communicate campaign performance insights and challenge low-value media investments

Preferred

  • Experience in B2B, enterprise, or long buying-cycle marketing environments
  • Background collaborating with analytics, web, content, and regional marketing teams
  • Exposure to budget planning, forecasting, and performance-based media allocation
  • Familiarity with privacy, identity, and AI-driven optimization trends in digital media
  • Ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders
  • Experience managing multiple priorities in a high-velocity environment
  • Demonstrated problem-solving and proactive working approach

Benefits

  • medical, dental, and vision plans
  • participation in 401(K) (USA) & DCPP (Canada) with company matching
  • Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • company-paid holidays
  • paid sick leave, and vacation time
  • paid family leave and other leaves of absence compliance
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Ciena

Ciena (NYSE:CIEN) is the global leader in high-speed connectivity. We build adaptive networks to support exponential growth in bandwidth demand—empowering our customers, partners, and communities to thrive in the AI era. With unparalleled expertise and innovation, our networking systems, interconnects, automation software, and services revolutionize data transmission and network management.

Founded in 1992
Hanover, Maryland, USA
10K employees

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$85K/yr – $135K/yr

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Paid Media Lead

Ciena · Baltimore, MD · Remote