Social Media Performance Specialist

Syracuse, NY (Hybrid)

$65K/yr – $75K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 8 days ago

Job Summary

Own the paid social amplification program across multiple platforms, guiding strategy, optimization, and reporting to improve performance and inform content planning.

  • Lead day-to-day paid amplification across Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, Pinterest and more
  • Translate performance insights into actionable recommendations for future content and campaigns
  • Collaborate with social strategists, designers, creators and broader media teams to optimize budgets and outcomes

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Manage the day-to-day paid amplification of organic social content across platforms including Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, Pinterest and others as appropriate.
  • Evaluate content and recommend which posts should receive paid support based on client goals, content performance and available budget.
  • Set up and manage boosted posts and paid social campaigns, including objectives, audiences, placements, budgets and flighting.
  • Manage and pace amplification budgets across multiple clients and campaigns.
  • Proactively shift investment based on performance and opportunity.
  • Establish the appropriate KPIs for campaigns and individual content based on their objectives, including reach, engagement, video views, traffic, conversions and other relevant metrics.
  • Monitor performance and continually optimize budgets, audiences, placements and creative.
  • Develop testing approaches across creative, messaging, formats, audiences and investment levels.
  • Identify trends and opportunities that can improve performance over time.
  • Develop clear, concise performance reporting for internal teams and clients.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of hands-on paid social or social media advertising experience.
  • Strong working knowledge of Meta Ads Manager; experience with TikTok, LinkedIn, Pinterest and other social advertising platforms is a plus.
  • Experience managing and pacing paid social budgets.
  • Strong understanding of social media KPIs and how they connect to different campaign objectives.
  • Experience building and evaluating social audiences and targeting strategies.
  • Ability to analyze performance data and turn it into clear, actionable insights.
  • Strong understanding of social creative and what makes content perform.
  • Comfortable managing multiple clients, campaigns and budgets simultaneously.
  • Highly organized, detail-oriented and proactive.
  • Able to communicate performance and recommendations clearly to both social experts and people who don't live in Ads Manager every day.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work – split your week between working in our office or at home
  • Generous PTO policy, including flex time
  • Paid parental leave
  • Medical, vision, dental benefits
  • Resources for savings and investments such as our 401(k) plan with company match
  • Company-sponsored events and swag
  • Dog friendly work environment
  • Opportunities to learn, develop, network, and connect
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Pinckney Hugo Group is a full-service integrated marketing communications firm providing strategic solutions for clients in a broad range of industries. The firm is a member of the American Association of Advertising Agencies (4A’s), a Google Premier Partner and a Facebook Business Partner. Pinckney Hugo Group was named one of the Best Companies to Work For in New York State four times and has been included on Inc. magazine’s list of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in America eight times. PHG services:Branding•Brand Development & Positioning•Brand Narratives & Storytelling•Brand Identity DesignContent, Communities & Communications•Public Relations & Media Relations•Internal Communications•Corporate Communications•Corporate & Sales Presentations•Social Marketing•Social Monitoring & Community Management•Infographics•Business ConsultingCustomer Engagement/Sales Enablement•Direct Marketing•Email Campaigns•Shopper Marketing•Loyalty Programs•Lead Generation ProgramsDigital•Websites, Microsites & Landing pages•Site Optimization•User Experience (UX) Design & Prototyping•UI Design•Apps & Online Tools•Augmented Reality•Virtual Reality•AI•SEO StrategiesExperiential Design•Customer Experience•Promotional Displays•Trade Shows•KiosksMarketing & Creative•Creative Concepting•Buyer’s Journey Development•Creative Copywriting•Advertising•Brand Activations ContentMedia•Google Advertising Platforms•Social Media Advertising•Lead Generation•Retargeting•Traditional Media•Media AuditingResearch & Insights•Google & Social Analytics•Industry & Peer Audits•Qualitative Research•Quantitative Research•Industry Resources•User/Personal DevelopmentVideo•Animation•Drone•Editing•3D Animation•Production & Filming•Script & Storyboard DevelopmentLearn more:•twitter.com/pinckneyhugo•facebook.com/pinckneyhugo•instagram.com/pinckneyhugo•youtube.com/pinckneyhugo

Founded in 2002
Syracuse, New York, USA
100 employees (59 in marketing)
72% recommend to a friend
73% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$65K/yr – $75K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
30 (30% of company)
Median Career Experience
10 years
Median Tenure
9.9 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
25.8%
Direct
48.7%
Referral
12.4%
Social
11.7%
Paid
1.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~100

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Social Media Performance Specialist

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