Paid Marketing Manager - Social

NAB Leadership Foundation; Washington; On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

Dental & vision

401(k) match

Teladoc & Spring Health

PTO & holidays

Job summary

TEGNA Inc. in Washington, DC or NYC is seeking a Paid Marketing Manager - Social to scale paid social campaigns across Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, and more, with strong creative testing and measurement focus.

You will collaborate with analytics, product, engineering and creative teams to drive traffic, engagement and conversions while optimizing CAC/CPA and ROAS.

The role requires 5+ years in paid social, hands-on campaign management, and a data-driven mindset with cross-platform success.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of paid social campaign management.
• Expertise across Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn and other platforms.
• Strong understanding of CAC/CPA, ROAS, and attribution.
• Collaborates with creatives to develop high-performing assets.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Develop paid social strategies aligned with marketing goals.
• Plan and manage media buys across platforms.
• Set up campaigns with budgets, targeting, bidding and variations.
• Monitor performance and adjust bids to meet goals.

Skills

Paid social strategy

Campaign optimization

Creative testing

Data-driven decision making

Cross-platform advertising

Communication skills

Tools

Facebook Ads Manager

TikTok Ads

LinkedIn Campaign Manager

Pinterest Ads

Job description

About TEGNA

TEGNA Inc. helps people thrive in their local communities by providing the trusted local news and services that matter most. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA reaches more than 100 million people monthly across the web, mobile apps, streaming, and linear television. Together, we are building a sustainable future for local news.

This role can be carried out in Washington DC or New York City.

About the Role

We're seeking a highly skilled Paid Marketing Manager - Social with deep hands‑on experience in scaling social media campaigns and a strong background in creative development and testing. This role requires someone who has an extensive understanding of the paid social ecosystem, including campaign strategy, execution, and performance optimization. The ideal candidate will have experience placing and managing media buys on platforms like Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, and others, with the ability to deliver measurable results.

Responsibilities

Campaign Strategy and Execution

• Develop and implement paid social media strategies that align with broader marketing objectives, focusing on driving traffic, engagement, and conversions.
• Plan, execute, and manage paid media buys across platforms, including Facebook Ads Manager, TikTok Ads, LinkedIn Campaign Manager, and emerging social platforms.
• Set up campaigns with detailed targeting parameters, budgets, bidding strategies, and creative variations.
• Monitor campaigns daily to ensure performance goals are met, adjusting bids and strategies as needed.

Creative Development & Testing

• Partner closely with internal creative teams to concept, brief, and develop high‑performing assets tailored for social and cross‑channel use.
• Provide data‑driven insights to influence creative direction, messaging, and visual strategy.
• Build structured A/B and multivariate testing roadmaps, including creative rotations, variant testing, messaging frameworks, and placement‑level analyses.
• Translate testing results into actionable creative and channel recommendations.

Performance Optimization & Analysis

• Monitor pacing, CAC/CPA efficiency, ROAS, retention, and device‑level performance daily.
• Analyze in‑platform metrics and downstream engagement to optimize budgets, bids, audiences, and creative mix.
• Work with analytics teams to refine dashboards, measurement strategies, and attribution frameworks.
• Run experiments across audiences, creatives, and placements to systematically improve efficiency.

Cross‑Functional Partnership

• Collaborate with analytics, product, engineering, and creative teams to align efforts across acquisition, retention, and monetization.
• Influence creative and product roadmaps through insights and performance trends.
• Communicate findings and recommendations clearly to leadership and peer teams.

Operational Excellence

• Ensure accurate campaign setup, trafficking, tagging, and QA across all social campaigns.
• Maintain documentation of campaign learnings, testing frameworks, and optimization decisions.
• Ensure data integrity across MMPs, attribution systems, and platform dashboards.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience managing paid social media campaigns.
• Proficiency in using social media ad platforms, including Facebook Ads Manager, TikTok Ads, LinkedIn Campaign Manager, Pinterest Ads, and others.
• Deep understanding of paid social media's role within the broader digital marketing landscape.
• Knowledge of audience segmentation, retargeting strategies, and full‑funnel paid social tactics.
• Experience working closely with creative teams to develop high‑performing assets.
• Strong understanding of creative testing principles, A/B methodology, and the creative optimization cycle.
• Sharp analytical mindset with experience reading dashboards, performance reports, and attribution data.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to simplify complex findings.
• Capable of thriving in a fast‑paced, multi‑project, high‑growth environment.
• Experience with cross‑device attribution (mobile OTT).
• Familiarity with MMPs (e.g., Kochava or AppsFlyer) and analytics/reporting tools (e.g., Google Analytics, Sprinklr, or similar).
• Background in media, streaming, subscription services, or app growth. #LI‑MS1

Pay Range

$100,000-$130,000 USD

Benefits

• TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and part‑time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.
• Our 401(k) program offers full, part‑time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre‑tax basis to TEGNA's 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one.
• Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans, ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor's appointments with a physician through Teladoc, and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health.
• TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year.
• Some jobs are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and thus some or all of the benefits described herein may not apply. For example, some newsroom bargaining unit employees receive health and retirement benefits under plans administered by the union.

EEO statement

TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, hiring and developing individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to add to our collaborative culture.

We value and consider applications from all qualified candidates without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, disability, medical condition, enrollment in college or vocational school, political affiliation, military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.

TEGNA will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law.

If you are in need of an accommodation in order to submit your application, please email [e-mail]