Senior Media Manager (Programmatic & Paid Social)

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$45K/yr – $100K/yrSenior Level3+ years exp

Posted 2 days ago

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Job Summary

Own and optimize cross-channel paid media campaigns end-to-end, collaborating with Omnichannel Strategy & Account teams to plan and execute Paid Search, Paid Social, Display, Video, Audio, and more, while leading reporting, stakeholder updates, and junior team guidance.

  • Campaign strategy, execution, and optimization across multiple channels
  • Reporting, analytics, and client progress updates
  • mentorship and oversight for junior team members

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Management of client paid media campaigns including strategy, issuing RFPs, trafficking, day-to-day pacing, optimizations and reporting.
  • Work collaboratively with our Omnichannel Strategy & Account teams to develop and execute media plans for Paid Search, Paid Social, Display, Video, Audio, ConnectedTV and others.
  • Creates and refines internal and client-facing performance reports in-depth analyses of marketing campaigns
  • Provides frequent progress reports regarding online marketing efforts and performance metrics to clients
  • Oversee strategic execution of media campaigns for more junior team members; ensure all media plans are in market and deadlines are met
  • Presents recommendations to managers, clients and prospects
  • Actively manages optimizations to assure client success
  • Assists in the management of tagging and tracking URLs
  • Executes media plans within DSPs, publishers, networks, and managed partner relationships such as Google Ads, Meta Ads, Amazon, Trade Desk, DV360, and others

Requirements

  • Around 3-5 years in a cross channel paid media activation role, digital or media agency experience required
  • Strong understanding of Programmatic, Paid Social and Paid Search
  • Hands-on experience in platforms such as: Programmatic DSPs (Amazon, DV360, Trade Desk, or similar), Paid Social Ads Managers (Meta, Tiktok, Linkedin)
  • Strong software use skills including in-depth knowledge of other Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Access), and aptitude to quickly learn new tools
  • Familiarity with conversion tracking methodologies
  • Knowledge of web analytics tools (Google Analytics, Omniture, Coremetrics)
  • Familiarity with DCM Trafficking and Reporting or other 3rd party ad servers
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Founded in 2024
New York, New York, US
33K employees (8,368 in marketing)
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279.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
42.8%
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42.1%
Referral
8.4%
Social
5.5%
Paid
0.9%

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Current headcount: ~34.6K

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