Performance Marketing Associate, Social

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$66K/yr – $70K/yrEntry Level1+ years expFull time

Posted 6 days ago

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • - Launch and manage paid media campaigns across social, search, and emerging channels, supporting audience targeting, ad copy alignment, creative testing, bidding, pacing, and budget allocation.
  • - Optimize campaign performance by reviewing data daily, identifying trends, reducing inefficient spend, managing delivery, and refining bidding strategies to improve results against campaign KPIs.
  • - Drive scalable growth and stronger returns by continuously testing creative, audiences, bidding strategies, attribution approaches, and platform capabilities.
  • - Partner with platforms including Meta, Google, and TikTok to test new ad products, respond to platform updates, and implement capabilities that strengthen campaign execution.
  • - Leverage AI-powered tools to improve workflow efficiency, accelerate testing, and identify new opportunities for campaign optimization.
  • - Maintain daily and monthly forecasts, monitor performance against goals, and surface insights that support informed budget and optimization decisions.
  • - Translate campaign data into clear, actionable recommendations and share learnings across the Performance Media Group to support broader growth initiatives.

Requirements

  • - 1+ years of experience in paid media, performance marketing, digital advertising, or a related field.
  • - Hands-on experience with self-service paid media platforms, ideally including Meta Ads Manager and Google Ads, with an interest in emerging channels, formats, and platform features.
  • - Strong analytical skills and proficiency in Excel and/or Google Sheets; experience with Looker, Tableau, or similar reporting tools is preferred.
  • - Comfort working with campaign performance data, large datasets, and metrics such as ROAS, pacing, margins, and other performance KPIs.
  • - Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage budget changes, ongoing creative testing, and competing priorities in a fast-moving environment.
  • - Curiosity about AI-powered tools and the ability to use emerging technology to improve campaign execution, analysis, and workflow efficiency.
  • - A growth mindset and enthusiasm for performance marketing, experimentation, platform innovation, and evolving ad-tech trends.
  • - This role is based in New York City and requires working in the office four days per week.

Preferred

  • - Looker, Tableau, or similar reporting tools experience is preferred.

Benefits

  • - Work with the Best: Collaborate with top-tier professionals across media, advertising, tech, fashion, lifestyle, and publishing, shaping the future of these dynamic industries.
  • - Grow Your Skills: Unlock your potential with access to innovative training programs, immersive workshops, and exclusive industry events.
  • - Work-Life Harmony: Enjoy the flexibility of hybrid work, empowering you to balance professional success with personal priorities.
  • - Foster Connection & Belonging: Join our Employee Resource Groups and help create a welcoming workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered.
  • - Wellness First: Prioritize your well-being with a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance from Day 1.
  • - Plan for Your Financial Future: Enjoy competitive financial perks, including a 401(k) plan with a generous company match.
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Hearst Magazines, the world’s largest lifestyle media publisher, has a portfolio of more than 30 powerful brands in the U.S. that inspire and entertain audiences across all media platforms. Hearst Magazines’ print and digital assets reach 141 million readers and site visitors each month — 55% of all adults in the U.S., 53% of all Millennials and 50% of all Gen Z adults over the age of 18 (Source: 2024 Comscore Multi-Platform© MRI-Simmons - 09/24/S24). The company publishes more than 200 magazine editions and 175 websites around the world.Hearst Magazines International, a unit of Hearst Magazines, encompasses eight owned and operated businesses, nine joint ventures and 40 license partners across 47 countries. Together, we are welcomed into the lives of millions around the world with our portfolio of nearly 200 editions.

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