Paid Media Manager, Hybrid

District of Columbia, USA (Hybrid)

$70K/yr – $80K/yrSenior Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 8 days ago

Job Summary

Own end-to-end paid media programs across Search, Social, and Programmatic, leading planning, launch, optimization, and reporting while translating performance into strategic client recommendations and mentoring the team.

  • Lead campaign strategies, targeting, bidding, and measurement frameworks
  • Oversee pacing, budgeting, and performance to meet client goals
  • Mentor and share best practices across the digital team

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead the planning, launch, optimization, and reporting of paid media campaigns across Search, Social, and Programmatic channels.
  • Develop sophisticated campaign strategies, audience targeting, bidding approaches, and measurement frameworks.
  • Oversee campaign pacing, budget allocation, and performance to ensure client goals are achieved.
  • Manage complex campaign builds while maintaining exceptional quality and attention to detail.
  • Serve as a trusted digital marketing advisor to clients by translating campaign performance into strategic recommendations.
  • Present campaign insights, reporting, and optimization strategies during client meetings.
  • Develop detailed performance analyses, competitor research, and actionable recommendations.
  • Partner with Account Directors to support integrated media planning and long-term client success.
  • Mentor, coach, and support Paid Media Executives and junior team members.
  • Share best practices, technical expertise, and platform knowledge across the Digital team.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent professional experience.
  • 4-6+ years of experience managing paid digital media campaigns in an agency or similar client-facing environment.
  • Demonstrated experience managing campaigns across Google Ads, Meta Ads, LinkedIn Ads, and other major paid media platforms.
  • Strong knowledge of Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, campaign tracking, and performance reporting.
  • Experience presenting campaign strategy and results to clients and senior stakeholders.
  • Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred

  • Experience leading or mentoring digital marketing team members.
  • Experience managing six-figure digital advertising budgets across multiple client accounts.
  • Deep understanding of paid Search, Paid Social, Programmatic, audience targeting, and attribution.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans; dependents and domestic partners eligible
  • 20+ days of PTO annually, in addition to paid firm and floating holidays
  • Daytime leave policy for community service and flextime for fitness activities (up to 10 hours per month each)
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan with annual discretionary company matching contribution
  • Health savings account, healthcare and dependent care flexible spending account, and pre-tax commuter plans
  • Employee assistance program with counseling services and resources available to all employees and immediate family
  • Wellness programs including gym discounts, incentives to promote healthy living, and family access to the leading app for sleep, meditation, and relaxation
  • Fertility treatment coverage and adoption or surrogacy assistance
  • Paid parental leave with phase back to work program for birthing and non-birthing parents
  • Access to milk shipping service to support nursing employees during business travel
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At EAB, we are insight-chasers and innovators, and our teams are as diverse as the problems we solve. For four decades, we’ve delivered extraordinary results, and we proudly support 2,800+ organizations from K-12 to college to career. Together with our partners, we can solve education’s toughest challenges. Our mission is to make education smarter and our communities stronger, and we strive to be a trusted partner to everyone we serve, in turn helping thousands of schools and millions of students thrive.Connect with us! Subscribe to our EAB Briefing, blogs, and more: http://pages.eab.com/Subscribe-to-EAB.htmlSubscribe to our podcast- Office Hours with EAB on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/officehours-with-eab/sets/office-hours-with-eab/

Founded in 2007
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
2.2K employees (309 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$70K/yr – $80K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

The middle of this range ($75K) is 19% below the median base salary for Paid Media Manager roles in the United States ($93K).

Paid Media Manager median pay in the United States

$93K/yr

Most pay falls between $80K and $108K. Based on 151 salaries.

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
239 (11% of company)
Median Tenure
5.6 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
7

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
3.1M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$7.4K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
10.5%
Direct
62.2%
Referral
26.1%
Social
0.3%
Paid
0.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~2.2K
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Paid Media Manager, Hybrid

EAB · District of Columbia, USA · Hybrid