Paid Media Manager, Performance Intelligence

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$72K/yr – $100K/yrSenior Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive end-to-end digital media campaigns for a leading analytics/data consultancy, coordinating cross-functional teams and vendor partners.

  • Lead day-to-day delivery of planned campaigns with publisher partners and cross-functional teams.
  • 4+ years in digital media planning/buying across programmatic, display, video, mobile, and paid social.
  • Strong vendor relationships and cross-functional collaboration across Analytics, Digital, Creative, and Account teams.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Maintain a deep understanding of company capabilities and the client business
  • Develop partner/channel consideration sets in response to client briefs, determining optimal mix based on platform/vendor nuances
  • Act as the day-to-day lead in delivery of planned campaigns, collaborating with publisher partners as well as cross-functionally with internal Analytics, Digital, Creative, and Account teams to bring programs to life
  • Execute all aspects campaign management processes – campaign strategy; tagging recommendations; platform setup; delivery management (pacing, budget, spend); analysis and reporting
  • Maintain relationships with key vendors, platforms, and technology partners
  • Monitor latest trends in digital advertising to improve campaign performance and provide recommendations on how clients can best leverage new tools and services
  • Help in designing and delivering performance updates, business reviews, new audience-based programmatic solutions and growth opportunity presentations to key agency contacts
  • Support training of team members on all aspects of campaign setup, optimizations, tactics, use of various buying platforms

Requirements

  • 4+ years digital media experience planning and/or buying across programmatic / display/ video/mobile and paid social
  • A bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent work experience

Preferred

  • At least 1 year of experience in-console audience-based RTB media
  • Display management experience, from strategic proposal creation to trafficking ads through ad servers
  • Proficient firsthand knowledge of programmatic display and video management from targeting to optimization and execution
  • Comfortable recommending and implementing strategic paid social campaigns across Facebook/Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, Snapchat, Pinterest, YouTube, and TikTok
  • Understanding of full-funnel campaigns, and ability to analyze and articulate how upper- and mid-funnel tactics contribute to and improve lower-funnel performance
  • Ability to understand key client information, including general business strategy, industry issues, products and services offered, key customers and competitors in the marketplace
  • Develop digital media plans, implement, and optimize campaigns, and impart knowledge to more junior team members
  • Experience with both B2C and B2B campaigns in financial services or consumer technology
  • Knowledge of audience and competitive research tools (e.g., comScore, GWI, MRI, Pathmatics)
  • Understanding of third-party tracking and ad serving technology, specifically DCM/Google Campaign Manager 360

Benefits

  • DJEH offers a wide range of benefits: medical and dental insurance, vision, 401K, life insurance, disability insurance, paid time off, travel assistance and wellness programing.
  • An employee’s pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, travel requirements, revenue-based metrics, any contractual agreements, and business or organizational needs. The range listed is just one component of DJEH’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, a Paid Time Off policy, and region-specific benefits.
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New York, New York, USA
391 employees (57 in marketing)
64% recommend to a friend
97% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
40.9%
Direct
42.4%
Referral
10.7%
Social
4.6%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~391

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
56 (14% of company)
Median Career Experience
14 years
Median Tenure
4.8 years