Media Buyer

triumph-arcade; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lunch credit

Health insurance

Vision

Dental

401k

Job summary

Triumph Arcade is seeking an ambitious D2C Media Buyer to scale user acquisition for our mobile gaming app. You’ll manage paid campaigns across Meta, TikTok, and Google, run creative tests, and collaborate with marketing and creative teams to drive efficient growth.

You’ll optimize budgets, analyze performance data, and align acquisition with retention and LTV, staying ahead of platform changes and industry trends.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of experience managing paid media campaigns for D2C brands or mobile apps.
• Proven success with Meta Ads Manager and/or TikTok Ads Manager; other channels a plus.
• Strong analytical mindset with experience using analytics tools such as GA, AppsFlyer, or Looker.
• Understanding of creative testing, attribution modeling, and conversion optimization.
• Comfortable managing budgets and making data-driven decisions in fast-paced environments.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Passion for gaming, performance marketing, and continuous experimentation.
• Self-starter with ownership and accountability.

Responsibilities

• Plan, launch, and optimize paid media campaigns across Meta, TikTok, Google, and other channels.
• Manage budgets and pacing to maximize ROI while maintaining unit economics.
• Develop and execute A/B tests on creative, copy, and audience segments.
• Collaborate with creative teams to inform ad concepts and feedback.
• Analyze and report on campaign data to identify trends and optimization strategies.
• Align acquisition goals with retention and LTV metrics with product/growth teams.
• Stay updated on platform changes and industry trends.

Skills

D2C media buying

Paid social advertising

Analytics mindset

Cross-functional collaboration

Campaign optimization

Tools

Meta Ads Manager

TikTok Ads Manager

Google Analytics

AppsFlyer

Looker

Job description

Responsibilities

We’re looking for an ambitious and data-driven D2C Media Buyer to help us scale Triumph’s user acquisition through paid social and digital advertising. In this role, you’ll manage campaigns across major platforms, run creative tests, and work closely with our marketing and creative teams to drive efficient growth for our mobile gaming app.

• Plan, launch, and optimize paid media campaigns across Meta, TikTok, Google, and other performance channels

• Manage budgets and pacing to maximize ROI while maintaining strong unit economics

• Develop and execute A/B tests on creative, copy, and audience segments to uncover scalable opportunities

• Collaborate with the creative team to inform ad concepts and provide feedback on performance-driven creative

• Analyze and report on campaign data to identify trends, insights, and optimization strategies

• Work closely with product and growth teams to align acquisition goals with user retention and LTV metrics

• Stay up to date on platform changes, industry trends, and competitor campaigns to maintain a cutting-edge approach

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of experience managing paid media campaigns for D2C brands or mobile apps

• Proven success with Meta Ads Manager and/or TikTok Ads Manager; experience with other channels is a plus

• Strong analytical mindset with experience using tools like Google Analytics, AppsFlyer, or Looker

• Understanding of creative testing, conversion optimization, and attribution modeling

• Comfortable managing budgets and making data-driven decisions in fast-paced environments

• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate cross-functionally

• Passion for gaming, performance marketing, and continuous experimentation

• Self-starter with a strong sense of ownership and accountability

Why Triumph?

• Opportunity to build a scaling consumer mobile app that touches gaming, finance, and social (we build all of our games in house).

• Small, high-impact engineering team that is scaling up. The core engineering team that built the platform is 5 people! Now that we’re scaling rapidly, we’re building a team that can expand the scope of our products and reach. This means you’ll have opportunity to take leadership and grow as an engineer with the company.

• Passionate team that is proud of our work

• 16x year over year growth

• Competitive salary and benefits ($400/mo lunch credit, healthcare, vision, dental, 401k, etc.)

All open roles are based out of Triumph HQ in San Francisco, CA.