Paid Social Strategist

Flighted; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance stipend

401k

Job summary

Flighted is seeking a Paid Social Strategist to manage Meta ads, shape creative briefs, and present growth strategies to clients. The role reports to the founder and requires 1+ years managing Meta ads or relevant internship experience.

Hybrid remote work with 1–2 days in-office in NYC, offering exposure to growth marketing across DTC and ecommerce clients and mentorship to accelerate career development.

Qualifications

• 1+ years setting up and testing paid ad campaigns on Meta
• Strong writing and messaging skills for ads
• Excellent communication to present analysis and strategy to executives

Responsibilities

• Build, launch and optimize Meta ad campaigns
• Oversee creative strategy and build paid social briefs for clients
• Lead client calls and present growth strategies and reporting
• Scale paid social ads to acquire new customers profitably
• Execute high-profile and complex paid media campaigns

Skills

Meta ads management

Analytical mindset

Copywriting

Client communication

Growth marketing

Tools

Shopify

Job description

Flighted is a best-in-class growth marketing agency specializing in paid media and ad creative production for brands like Harry's, Todd Snyder, Ramp, Cometeer, Podium, Apple Bottoms by Nelly, Flintts, and more.

We are looking for a rockstar Paid Social Strategist to support our growth! This position will report directly to the founder. Required experience: 1+ years managing Meta ads, or relevant internship experience.

This job is for you if:

• You are interested in a career in growth marketing/GTM at a startup or agency
• You want a depth and breadth of experience that will allow you to become a Head of Growth 10x faster than your peers
• You deeply understand the latest content trends on TikTok/Instagram
• You are naturally quantitative/analytical, but also a fantastic copywriter
• You want to develop hyper-relevant 21st century digital marketing skills: AI prompt-writing, client communications, TikTok, Meta, Claude Code, Google and YouTube advertising, ad creative strategy, conversion rate optimization, content strategy, Shopify management, growth marketing analytics/strategy, and more

This job is not for you if:

• You are looking for a big name for your resume where you won't actually learn anything
• You enjoy slow-paced work environments at large companies
• You aren't interested in e-commerce, startups, or digital advertising/media

Job Responsibilities:

• Build, launch and optimize Meta ad campaigns
• Oversee creative strategy and build detailed paid social creative briefs for clients
• Lead client calls and present new growth strategies and reporting to clients
• Scale paid social advertising efforts geared towards acquiring new customers profitably
• Build, maintain and optimize digital advertising campaigns and have an experimental and methodological approach.
• Execute high profile and complex paid media campaigns

Requirements:

• Entrepreneurial with a hunger to learn new skills
• 1+ years of experience setting up and testing paid ad campaigns on Meta, or relevant internship experience
• An eye for content and effective messaging - you notice the ads you are served on Instagram, and understand what makes an ad "good" or "bad"
• Communication skills that will allow you to effectively present analysis and strategy to C-Suite executives and startup founders
• A passion for marketing, social advertising and a positive attitude in all regards
• Nice to have: Working knowledge of Shopify and the DTC ecosystem/ecommerce growth strategy

Benefits & Compensation:

• Hybrid remote: 1-2 days in-office in NYC
• Health Insurance stipend + 401k
• Once-in-a-career access to growth marketing mentorship that will accelerate your career