Paid Media Manager (Paid Search & Social)

Florence, KY (Hybrid)

$72K/yr – $82K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 2 weeks ago

Job Summary

Own end-to-end paid media programs across Google Ads and Meta, driving performance through strategy, optimization, testing, reporting, and cross-functional collaboration.

  • Lead campaign launches and ongoing optimization across platforms
  • Develop and maintain regular performance reporting and insights
  • Collaborate with creative, web, and marketing teams and mentor junior staff

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Execute paid media strategies aligned with company objectives across Google Ads, Meta, and other applicable advertising platforms.
  • Manage and optimize national paid advertising campaigns across Google Ads, Meta, and other applicable platforms, including campaign launches, audience targeting, bidding strategies, budget pacing, and ongoing optimization.
  • Execute and optimize franchise development and truck sales campaigns while partnering with the Director on campaign strategy.
  • Stay current on platform updates, emerging technologies, and paid media best practices.
  • Monitor campaign performance, analyze results, and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, lead quality, and overall campaign effectiveness.
  • Plan, execute, and evaluate A/B tests to validate optimization opportunities and improve campaign performance.
  • Maintain organized, scalable campaign structures and ensure adherence to paid media and brand-specific best practices.
  • Recommend landing page and conversion rate optimization (CRO) improvements to support campaign objectives.
  • Maintain accurate campaign tracking, UTMs, conversion tracking, and reporting across paid media platforms.
  • Develop and maintain recurring performance reports that communicate campaign results, trends, and actionable insights.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, Data Analytics, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
  • 3–5+ years of hands-on experience managing paid media campaigns across Google Ads and Meta.
  • Demonstrated experience independently launching, managing, and optimizing paid advertising campaigns, with a strong understanding of campaign structure, audience targeting, bidding strategies, budget management, and performance optimization.
  • Hands-on experience with Google Analytics (GA4), campaign reporting, and performance analysis. Familiarity with Looker Studio (Data Studio), conversion tracking, Google Tag Manager, or other reporting and analytics tools is preferred.
  • Experience planning, executing, and analyzing A/B tests to identify optimization opportunities. Familiarity with landing page optimization and conversion rate optimization (CRO) principles is preferred.
  • Proficiency with workplace productivity, communication, and project management tools, including Google Workspace, Slack (or similar platform), and ClickUp (or similar software), is preferred.

Preferred

  • Familiarity with Looker Studio (Data Studio), conversion tracking, Google Tag Manager, or other reporting and analytics tools is preferred.
  • Google Workspace, Slack (or similar platform), and ClickUp (or similar software) are preferred.

Benefits

  • 401(k)
  • Paid time off
  • Health insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Life insurance
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Kona Ice

Kona Ice is dedicated to providing a unique experience, spreading fun, and creating smiles while giving back to our local communities. From our one-of-a-kind Flavorwave to our giveback of over $180 million, we strive to grow more each day. For information about starting your own Kona franchise, please visit us at https://www.ownakona.com/number-1-food-truckConnect with us!Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/konaiceexperience Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/konaice/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KONAICE YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/KonaIceExperience

Founded in 2007
Florence, Kentucky, USA
1.4K employees (42 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$72K/yr – $82K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
32 (2% of company)
Median Tenure
4.6 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Last Raise
Private Equity, 7 years ago

Funding History

  • Jan 2019
    Private Equity

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
149.3K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$3.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
50.1%
Direct
43%
Referral
4.4%
Social
1.8%
Paid
0.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.4K

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Paid Media Manager (Paid Search & Social)

Kona Ice · Florence, KY · Hybrid