Senior Paid Media Specialist - 34382

San Francisco, CA (Remote)

$60/hr – $68/hrSenior Level6+ years expContract

Posted 3 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own paid media strategy and cross-channel execution with agency leadership and clear governance.

  • Growth Infrastructure: Define playbooks, onboarding, and agency partnerships for Meta, Google, TikTok, and Display.
  • Campaign Execution & Optimization: Build, launch, optimize, and report across major channels with full-funnel focus.
  • Measurement & Reporting: Own attribution, incrementality, and regular stakeholder-ready performance storytelling.

Job Description

Responsibilities
  • Lead development of an organization-wide paid media strategy and playbooks, including agency selection, onboarding, and ongoing management.
  • Act as the primary point of contact and campaign lead between internal stakeholders and agency partners, ensuring all efforts support key business goals.
  • Build, launch, optimize, and report on campaigns directly across major digital media channels (Meta/Facebook, Google, TikTok, Display).
  • Own and manage paid media budgets, tailoring strategies for efficient acquisition and retention.
  • Develop targeting frameworks and creative optimization strategies (including AI tool utilization for creative iteration and data analysis).
  • Design and implement structured A/B tests for creative, targeting, bid strategies, and funnels; build reusable case studies and playbooks.
  • Translate merchant business objectives into tactical paid media plans and communicate results effectively to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Analyze performance across the full funnel, measuring through attribution modeling, incrementality, and partnership with analytics teams.
  • Own and execute regular reporting cadences, providing actionable insights and transparency on performance, growth opportunities, and optimization needs.

Requirements
  • 6+ years of direct, hands-on paid media experience (campaign setup, launch, and ongoing optimization).
  • Advanced expertise with major ad platforms (Meta Ads Manager, Google Ads, TikTok Ads, etc.).
  • Proven ability to build and document structured testing programs; translate learnings into playbooks.
  • Experience managing or partnering with external media agencies in a campaign leadership capacity.
  • Strong analytical skills; proficiency with attribution modeling, full-funnel and incrementality analysis.
  • Experience building paid media strategies for external clients or partners, and with clear reporting and communication.
  • Comfortable using AI tools for creative and performance workflows, and curious about emerging ad tech.
  • Self-starter, able to set processes and operate independently without a fixed playbook.

Nice to Have
  • Experience in digital agency or agency-client environments.
  • Experience supporting restaurants, local merchants, or marketplaces/delivery verticals.
  • Familiarity with mobile app marketing or attribution tools (e.g., Adjust, AppsFlyer).
  • Working knowledge of Google Tag Manager or conversion tracking setup.
  • Experience with subscription or digital services marketing.

Benefits
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