Paid Media Manager

Los Angeles, CA (Hybrid)

$90K/yr – $110K/yrMid Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 1 month ago

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Job Summary

Own paid media across major platforms, deliver end-to-end plans with test-and-learn roadmaps, and align creative, analytics, and ecommerce teams to drive CAC/ROAS growth.

  • Growth Ownership: End-to-end paid media planning across Google, Meta, TikTok, DSPs, and affiliates with audience segmentation and suppression
  • Measurement & Ops: Collaborate on attribution, tracking, and KPI dashboards to steer spend
  • Cross-functional Alignment: Drive creative and data alignment with brand and analytics partners to improve performance

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Execute high-performing paid media campaigns across multiple digital channels
  • Optimize programs against CAC, ROAS, and revenue growth targets
  • Translate strategy into structured campaign plans, budgets, and testing roadmaps
  • Partner cross-functionally to ensure creative, data, and execution are aligned
  • Continuously improve performance through disciplined testing and analysis
  • Plan, launch, and optimize paid media campaigns across platforms including Google, Meta, TikTok, DSPs, and affiliate networks
  • Execute campaigns across DTC, marketplaces (including retail media), and upper and lower funnel initiatives
  • Develop audience strategies including prospecting, retargeting, segmentation, and suppression
  • Translate growth strategy into actionable campaign plans, budgets, and test-and-learn roadmaps
  • Optimize campaigns against key metrics including CAC, ROAS, and revenue contribution

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience managing and optimizing paid media campaigns across digital platforms
  • Strong background in performance marketing within a DTC or ecommerce environment
  • Deep understanding of CAC, ROAS, attribution models, and performance measurement
  • Experience building and executing audience strategies and structured testing frameworks
  • Hands-on experience with platforms such as Google Ads, Meta, TikTok, DSPs, and affiliate channels
  • Familiarity with analytics tools, pixel implementation, UTM tracking, and A/B testing
  • Experience working cross-functionally with creative, analytics, and ecommerce teams
  • Experience managing agencies or external partners is a plus
  • Exposure to emerging or non-traditional platforms (e.g., Reddit, Twitch, Discord) is a plus

Preferred

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