Senior Associate, Paid Social

Los Angeles, CA (Hybrid)

$70K/yr – $75K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 12 days ago

Job Summary

Own and optimize paid social campaigns, provide strategic recommendations, and mentor junior teammates while staying current on platform updates.

  • Drive campaign strategy and performance insights
  • Collaborate with internal partners and clients on reporting and tests

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Provides tactical details and strategic input to develop paid social media recommendations.
  • Ability to independently execute and optimize comprehensive paid social campaigns within platform for the brand you work on. Duties include: trafficking campaigns within platform, monitor creative requests and spec details, quality assurance, adhering to timelines and following general paid social best practices.
  • Monitors campaign performance to achieve goal KPIs and budget parameter, recommending optimizations based on observed data and trends.
  • Collaborate to compile and share routine campaign performance reports, providing insightful observations, and recommend tests internally and with clients.
  • Presents recommendations and reports results with thoughtful next steps and actions, communicate with internal and external partners, maintaining professional and collaborative relationships.
  • Stay up to date with partner offerings, platform enhancements and industry updates, making applicable recommendations for clients.
  • Attend internal and external trainings and complete required social platform certifications as needed.
  • Senior Associate will help train and mentor Associates and other junior members of the team.
  • Budget and financial duties include oversight of routine budget pacing including more complex data fees and overseer billing administration.

Requirements

  • Software: Proficiency in MS Office applications (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, etc.)
  • Previous experience executing multiple campaigns in Meta (Facebook and Instagram) and one other platform. (X [formerly Twitter], Snapchat, Pinterest, TikTok, Reddit and LinkedIn)
  • Thorough knowledge of said social platform capabilities and how to set up a variety of campaigns with differing objectives.
  • Communication: Comfortable routinely working closely with peers and internal teams in-person and via email, phone and video.
  • Soft Skills: Strong organizational skills, ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment, ability to prepare presentations and share with internal stakeholders.

Preferred

  • 1-2 year's of experience in a role where paid social media management was a core job responsibility.
  • Interest and passion for social media and advertising

Benefits

  • We offer a Total Rewards package that includes medical and dental coverage, 401(k) plans, flex spending, life insurance, disability, employee discount program, employee stock purchase program and paid family benefits to support you and your family.
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Founded in 1975
New York, New York, USA
3.2K employees (1,113 in marketing)

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$70K/yr – $75K/yr

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Senior Associate, Paid Social

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