Senior Associate, Digital Activation

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$50K/yr – $74K/yrSenior Level1+ years expFull time

Posted 2 weeks ago

Job Summary

Own end-to-end paid social execution, from forecasting and planning through setup, optimization, and reporting, while coordinating across Meta, TikTok, Snapchat and other platforms.

  • Drive campaigns from planning to insights with cross-platform responsibility
  • Manage tracking, budgeting, and stakeholder communications

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Forecast in-platform and create media plans based on campaign objectives, benchmarks and historical performance in a timely manner.
  • Build, launch, and manage paid social campaigns across platforms like Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, Reddit, LinkedIn & Pinterest. Meta, TikTok & Snapchat preferred.
  • Monitor campaign pacing and performance; identify optimization opportunities and flag delivery issues.
  • Set up tracking (pixels, UTM parameters, etc.) and QA assets and campaign builds to ensure flawless execution.
  • Maintain platform fluency — stay up to date on features, betas, and best practices through self-guided learning and partner education sessions.
  • Maintain accurate budgets and spend forecasts; actualize spend and reconcile invoices in internal systems (e.g., Prisma, Salesforce).
  • Work with APEX leads to ensure billing processes run smoothly for assigned campaigns.
  • Log and track all campaign details in Salesforce and internal systems.
  • Partner closely with Social Supervisors and Managers to support strategic planning and reporting.
  • Assist in pulling data, crafting insights, and building performance recaps.

Requirements

  • 1–2 years of experience in paid social campaign execution, either at an agency, in-house, or on the platform side. Looking for hands-on-keyboard experience across the following platforms: TikTok, SNAP, Meta, Reddit, LinkedIn & Pinterest.
  • Foundational knowledge of social media platforms and their ad buying tools (Meta Ads Manager, TikTok Ads Manager, Snapchat, etc.).
  • Proficient in Excel and comfortable with data analysis, reporting, and budget management.
  • Familiarity with internal systems such as Prisma, OX, Salesforce, or similar tools is a plus.
  • Highly organized, detail-oriented, and responsive to timelines.
  • Naturally curious, collaborative, and motivated to grow in the digital media space.

Preferred

  • You love social — and have a deep interest in how platforms evolve, how people engage with content, and what drives performance.
  • You’re solutions-oriented and bring a proactive, can-do energy to your team.
  • You’re excited by experimentation and welcome opportunities to test new formats and features.
  • You’re a strong communicator who values transparency, inclusivity, and continuous learning.

Benefits

  • medical coverage
  • dental
  • vision
  • disability
  • 401K
  • parential and family care leave
  • family forming assistance
  • tuition reimbursement
  • flexible time off
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Publicis Media harnesses the power of modern media through leading agency brands Dysrupt, Infinite Roar, Publicis Collective, Publicis Health Media, Spark Foundry, Starcom and Zenith, as well as global accelerator PMX; immersive experience group PMCI (inclusive of Picture Motion and RDL Worldwide); and access to integrated platform-based technologies and offerings from CJ, Epsilon and Influential. A key business solution of Publicis Groupe ([Euronext Paris FR0000130577, CAC 40]), Publicis Media’s digital-first, data-driven global solutions deliver client value and drive growth in a platform-powered world. It is present in over 100 countries with over 23,000 employees worldwide.

London, England, United Kingdom
11K employees (3,008 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$50K/yr – $74K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

Brand Activation median pay in the United States

$88K/yr

Most pay falls between $69K and $121K. Based on 625 salaries.

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Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
526.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
33.4%
Direct
38.4%
Referral
11.8%
Social
15.8%
Paid
0.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~10.8K
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Senior Associate, Digital Activation

Publicis Media · Chicago, IL · On-site