Paid Social Manager- Freelance

New York, USA (On-site)

$75K/yr – $85K/yrMid Level3+ years expContract

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead paid and organic social operations across multiple channels for Complex, overseeing campaigns, events, and partnerships to drive growth.

  • Own end-to-end paid social campaigns across Instagram, META, TikTok, Pinterest, X, and Google Ads
  • 3+ years managing paid and organic social campaigns across major platforms with Ads Manager
  • Experience supporting tentpole events and ComplexCon activation

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Manage post-sale operations, including campaign overviews and statement of work execution
  • Oversee campaign delivery across multiple channels, including social media, video, and dynamic ad insertion
  • Execute and optimize paid media campaigns across social platforms including Instagram, META, TikTok, Pinterest, and X, as well as Google Ads
  • Support brand partnership campaigns from setup through delivery, including paid social execution
  • Support paid social campaign execution for tentpole and experiential events, including ComplexCon and Complex Family Style
  • Collaborate with the strategy, account management and ad operations to optimize reporting and campaign performance
  • Provide comprehensive campaign reporting, insights, and proactive communication around under-delivery for paid social campaigns
  • Collaborate with the Finance team to support month-end billing processes
  • Deliver regular performance reports and spend analysis for paid and organic social
  • Compile and present market insights to the sales team, including new social ad products

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, or a related field
  • 3+ years of experience managing paid and organic social campaigns across Instagram, META, TikTok, Pinterest, X, and Google Ads
  • Experience in brand partnerships and setting up paid social campaigns from start to finish in Ads Manager
  • Experience supporting live events or tentpole campaigns with paid social amplification
  • Proven track record of driving audience growth and managing successful paid media campaigns
  • Exceptional attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple campaigns simultaneously without dropping the ball on execution
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and drive decisions
  • Excellent communication and project management skills

Preferred

Complex NTWRK

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Complex is the definitive platform for global youth culture and music lifestyle, seamlessly integrating cutting-edge content, commerce and live experiences with unparalleled scale.Whether through video, long-form text, or social media, Complex tells stories of streetwear and style, music, sports, art and beyond. Its content engages in a dynamic conversation with the audience, reflecting and shaping the zeitgeist of convergence culture.A powerful media juggernaut paired with a curated marketplace, Complex is redefining the way fans interact with their favorite brands and artists and reshaping the future of digital culture and commerce. Complex's strategic partnership with Universal Music Group delivers unparalleled experiences and exclusive collaborations to passionate music fans.Complex NTWRK creates and distributes original programming with premium distributors including Netflix, Hulu, Facebook, Snap, Fuse, Pluto TV, Roku and more. If you want to be part of what's next and build valuable relationships with the audiences who live in it, join us at Complex NTWRK.

Founded in 2002
Los Angeles, California, USA
683 employees (323 in marketing)
100% recommend to a friend
100% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
5.9M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
51.8%
Direct
37.7%
Referral
4.9%
Social
5.4%
Paid
0.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~683

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
236 (35% of company)

Funding

Total Funding
$60.5M
Last Raise
Series Unknown, 10 years ago