Digital Media Specialist

DAC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health benefits

PTO & parental leave

Retirement plans

Job summary

DAC is seeking a Digital Media Specialist to lead full-funnel paid media programs for key clients. You will plan, execute, and optimize campaigns across paid search, social, and display, leveraging platforms like Google Ads, DV360, and Microsoft Ads. You’ll produce performance reports and work with Analytics teams to improve results.

Three in-office days per week are required; remote work is not available. The role offers competitive salary, health benefits, PTO, and retirement plans.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years managing paid search/paid social/display/video campaigns.
• Agency background in performance media preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-funnel paid media campaigns across search, social, display and video.
• Collaborate with media planning to create high-impact plans.

Skills

Paid media management

Campaign optimization

Client collaboration

Bid management platforms

Data analysis

Tools

Google Ads

Microsoft Ads (Bing)

DV360

CM360

Job description

Move Your Career Forward with DAC as a Digital Media Specialist

Who We Are

We are DAC—a global full-funnel performance media agency dedicated to delivering transformative results. With expertise spanning SEO, paid media, creative production, analytics, and local optimization, we combine the brightest minds with innovative technology to deliver seamless, forward-thinking strategies. Powered by AI, data, and creative ingenuity, we deliver integrated campaigns that engage customers at every touchpoint—from global audiences to individual store locations.

Position Summary

The Digital Media Specialist is responsible for the creation and execution of full-funnel integrated paid media programs for key DAC Group clients. This individual will be accountable for the strategies and functional activities as they relate to the effective delivery of core client programs that include paid search, paid social, CTV/OLV, DSP/display, OOH/DOOH, linear TV, digital audio/broadcast radio and other critical channels to DAC Group’s core offering.

What You’ll Do

• Become an expert in managing full-funnel paid media.
• Collaborate with our media planning team to create plans that deliver results.
• Build, launch, optimize and maintain paid search, paid social & display campaigns via Google Ads, Microsoft Ads, DV360, YouTube, Meta, Reddit, Pinterest & other platforms as appropriate to client’s audience.
• Produce weekly/monthly reports, covering all paid media channels & performance data.
• Work collaboratively, coordinate and communicate with internal and external partners, in particular our Account Services and Proove (analytics) teams.
• Provide ongoing analysis and monitoring of campaigns with an eye to proactively expanding and improving the media plan based on client business needs.
• Conduct search ad copy & banner ad testing per best practice to drive performance improvements.
• Conduct keyword, placement & market research to make additions to new and existing campaigns.
• Perform necessary conversion tracking implementation with assistance from our Marketing Science team. Learn how to traffic campaigns through CM360. Understand ins and outs of Google Analytics.
• Perform QA on campaign set-up and post-campaign launch.

What You Bring

• 2-4 years of hands-on experience managing paid search / paid social / display / video campaigns. Agency background in performance media preferred. Come to the interview prepared to talk about what you did to improve KPIs.
• Involvement in leading client relationship, contributing to strategy, and client presentations.
• Good communication skills. Understanding of how to distill message to its key points. Ability to adapt message to audience.
• Ability to master and use a 3rd party bid management platforms (DoubleClick, Kenshoo, etc.).
• Demonstrate ability to build campaign structures on Google and Microsoft Ads that follow client’s business needs and search best practice.
• Demonstrate ability to pull reports and provide insights and observations on campaign performance at a high level.
• Accurately track and maintain budgets across campaigns and on multiple search engines.
• Provide traffic and cost estimates.
• Create campaigns that encompass multiple locations / geos and lines of business.
• Demonstrate ability to create campaigns that are mapped through to conversion focused landing pages that are highly relevant and built at scale.
• Provide in-depth optimization suggestions based on account performance.
• Perform ad copy testing.
• Perform testing against various ad extensions.
• In-depth knowledge of Google Ads and Microsoft Ads (Bing) features and how they can be effectively integrated into campaigns.
• Ability to download data into Excel, perform VLookups, create Pivot Tables and charts. Solid understanding of how to visualize data for ease of comprehension.
• Most importantly, a sense of ownership over your managed campaigns. Attention to detail and diligence in execution.

What You’ll Get

• Professional Growth: Work with top-tier clients and cutting-edge tools in the performance marketing industry.
• Collaborative Culture: Be part of a global organization that values curiosity, transparency, and innovation.
• Competitive Benefits: Competitive salary and comprehensive health benefits.
• Generous PTO, wellness initiatives and parental leave.
• Retirement saving plans.
• Opportunities for continued learning and professional development.
• A supportive, collaborative, and casual work environment.

How We Work

This role requires three in-office days per week. Remote work is not available for this position.

This description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this position. The actual duties, responsibilities, and qualifications may vary based on assignment or group. DAC is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, creed, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship, genetic information, disability, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, provincial, state, or municipal law. If you require an accommodation in any aspect of the selection process, please reach out to [e-mail].

At DAC we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, vision, dental, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and employee assistance support. Full-time employees are eligible to participate in the DAC benefit programs.

Salary at DAC is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $55,000 to $75,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of DAC’s total compensation package for employees.