VP of Paid Media

USA (Remote)

$220K/yr – $350K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own Clever's paid growth engine end-to-end across channels, driving profitable ROAS by owning creative, targeting, landing experiences, lifecycle touchpoints, and data-driven testing to scale with repeatable playbooks.

  • Growth Engine: Build and codify a repeatable process for launching, scaling, and pruning paid channels to convert ad spend into pipeline.
  • Analytics & Attribution: Define KPIs, dashboards, and rituals to track profitable growth and align leadership.
  • Channel & Innovation: Stay ahead with new formats and AI tooling, evaluating bets and maintaining strong opinions on worthwhileness for Clever.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Take full accountability for Clever's growth and ROAS across all paid channels—including Google, Meta, TikTok, ChatGPT Ads, and emerging channels as they mature.
  • Own the entire paid customer journey: ad creative, audience targeting, landing pages, on-page experience, lifecycle (email and SMS) follow-up, and conversion to qualified pipeline—not just the ad itself.
  • Build, test, and codify a repeatable system for launching, scaling, and pruning channels, so paid growth becomes a reliable internal advantage rather than a series of one-off wins.
  • Set the creative and testing roadmap—diagnose what's working, kill what isn't, and operate with a high cadence of disciplined experiments across ads, landers, and funnels.
  • Set the analytics and attribution standard for paid—define the KPIs, the dashboards, and the rituals that keep the team and leadership aligned on what's actually driving profitable growth.
  • Stay on the leading edge of paid channels, ad formats, and AI tooling—bring new bets to the table and have a strong opinion on which ones are worth Clever's time and dollars.

Requirements

  • 10+ years in paid marketing
  • Recent track record of managing million-dollar monthly budgets
  • Deep expertise in Google and Meta; fluent across TikTok and other emerging paid channels
  • Comfortable owning the full funnel—from ad to landing page to lifecycle
  • Portfolio of examples showing improved conversion across the entire customer experience
  • Bias toward building systems and testing playbooks
  • AI-forward—actively using AI tooling to improve creative output, audience research, and analysis
  • Excellent communication skills, able to influence across teams and levels

Nice to Have

  • Real estate, fintech, or marketplace industry experience a plus
  • Portfolio of examples where they improved conversion across the entire customer experience

Benefits

  • 💰 Salary : $220k-275k, OTE: $280-350k with upside potential for overperformance
  • 🏥 Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
  • 🌴 Paid Time Off: 18 days of PTO (increases with tenure) plus 10 paid holidays
  • 📚 Professional Development: Annual budget for learning and career growth
  • 🏝️ Tenure Sabbaticals: Paid sabbaticals to celebrate major milestones
  • 🏡 Clever Product Benefit: Exclusive access to Clever homeownership perks
  • 🖥️ Work-From-Home Stipend: Support for your remote workspace
  • 💼 401(k): Retirement plan administered through Guideline
  • 👶 Parental Leave: 6–12 weeks of paid parental leave
  • 💙 Wellness Benefits: Free counseling sessions and optional weekly meditation
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Clever Real Estate

At Clever Real Estate, we envision a world where every person makes real estate moves that bring them closer to their life's goals. To achieve that vision, we connect people with the most trustworthy advice and the best solutions for every step of their real estate journey.We've built the leading online education platform in real estate: a portfolio of four digital content brands that reach over 10 million consumers per year with tools, advice and data to help them make better decisions.And we've built a network of over 37,000 real estate professionals to help consumers take their journey with Clever offline, and reach better outcomes when they sell, buy, and move. Clever has a nearly perfect 4.9 rating on TrustPilot — and our solutions have helped people save over $210 million on real estate fees.Clever is venture-backed, profitable, and still scaling quickly. If you're looking for a challenging role with deep ownership, smart co-workers, and real-world impact, visit our careers page to see open positions and learn more: http://careers.listwithclever.com/

Founded in 2017
St Louis, Missouri, USA
162 employees (24 in marketing)