Performance Marketing Specialist, Paid Media

Socket.dev; Carrollton (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

DC International in Carrollton, TX seeks a Performance Marketing Specialist, Paid Media to manage campaigns for Coverstore and Leatherology. You will work with a Digital Acquisition & Analytics team to optimize search, social, and display ads, with strong focus on data-driven decisions.

You’ll collaborate with marketing and design to test creatives, build reporting dashboards, and automate workflows using AI tools, while ensuring tracking accuracy across platforms.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in an ecommerce performance marketing role.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or related field.
• Hands-on experience with paid search, paid social, programmatic display and other biddable media.
• Knowledge of AI tools to automate reporting and workflows.
• Working knowledge of web analytics, SEO, Email marketing, attribution, and ecommerce best practices.
• Strong analytical skills with data-driven decision making.
• Advanced Excel; proficient in Word and PowerPoint.
• Excellent project management, organization, and attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication; collaborative and an active listener.

Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize campaigns across Google Ads, Microsoft Ads, and Amazon/Walmart Sponsored Ads.
• Conduct keyword and competitive research to identify growth and defense opportunities.
• Continually test and refine campaign structure, data feeds, bidding strategies, ad formats, and copy.
• Build and launch campaigns across Meta, YouTube, TikTok, Criteo, and emerging platforms per the marketing plan.
• Partner with marketing and design teams to implement and maintain display and video ads; provide data-driven recommendations on creative elements.
• Optimize audiences, bidding, placements, ad copy, and banner creative against performance targets.
• Produce weekly and monthly paid media reports; monitor site and channel performance with analytics tools.
• Use AI tools to automate reporting and streamline workflows; maintain tracking accuracy across platforms.

Skills

Analytical skills

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Project management

Communication

Collaboration

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or related field

Tools

Google Ads

Meta Ads

Shopify

Google Analytics

ChatGPT

Claude

Gemini

Job description

Job Details

Level: Experienced, Job Location: Carrollton, TX - CARROLLTON, TX, Salary Range: Undisclosed

Job purpose The Performance Marketing Specialist, Paid Media will play a critical role in helping to manage performance advertising campaigns for two growing ecommerce brands: Coverstore and Leatherology. As a member of DCI’s Digital Acquisition & Analytics team, you will work side by side with a team of advertising and email marketing specialists to manage, implement, optimize, test and expand our performance marketing efforts for both brands. Your expertise and deep analytical skills will help create a digital marketing center of excellence and leverage best practices across the company.

Duties and Responsibilities

Paid Search & Shopping

• Manage and optimize campaigns across Google Ads, Microsoft Ads, and Amazon/Walmart Sponsored Ads
• Conduct keyword and competitive research to identify growth and defense opportunities
• Continually test and refine campaign structure, data feeds, bidding strategies, ad formats, and copy

Paid Social & Display

• Build and launch campaigns across Meta, YouTube, TikTok, Criteo, and emerging platforms per the marketing plan
• Partner with marketing and design teams to implement and maintain display and video ads; provide data-driven recommendations on creative and visual elements
• Optimize audiences, bidding, placements, ad copy, and banner creative against performance targets

Analytics, Tracking & Reporting

• Produce weekly and monthly paid media reports that surface trends, risks, and scaling opportunities
• Monitor site and channel performance using Google Analytics, Triple Whale, and internal dashboards
• Use AI tools to automate reporting, streamline repetitive workflows, and surface insights faster
• Maintain tracking accuracy across platforms (conversion tags, UTMs, attribution)

Budget & Forecasting

• Support ad spend allocation, pacing, and forecasting across Google, Meta, Microsoft, and marketplace channels
• Flag over/under-pacing and recommend reallocation based on incremental return

Testing & Experimentation

• Design and run A/B tests on ad creative, landing pages, and audience targeting to improve conversion rates
• Document results and turn wins into standard practice across accounts

Qualifications

• 2+ years in an e-commerce performance marketing capacity required
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or a related field
• Hands-on experience managing advertising campaigns across paid search, paid social, programmatic display (Google Ads, Meta Ads, Shopify and Google Analytics), and other biddable media platforms
• Knowledge and experience using AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or similar) to automate reporting, analysis, and repetitive marketing workflows
• Working knowledge of web analytics, SEO, Email marketing, conversion optimization, marketing attribution, and e-commerce best practices
• Strong analytical skills — able to interpret reports, build measurable strategies, and drive decisions with data
• Advanced Excel skills; proficient in Word and PowerPoint
• Excellent project management, organization, and attention to detail
• Strong written and verbal communication; collaborative and an active listener
• Local to the Dallas–Fort Worth area

About DC International

DC International is a vertically integrated ecommerce company and home to two fast-growing direct-to-consumer brands: Coverstore and Leatherology. What does it mean to be a vertically integrated company? It means working alongside a diverse team of creators, marketers, analysts, developers, designers, and innovators. It means overseeing the complete, end-to-end product lifecycle. Designed in Texas and crafted in our own factory, our products pass through the same hands from first sketch to final stitch. With our headquarters in Carrollton, Texas and a wholly owned manufacturing facility in Asia, DC International is uniquely positioned to create a great customer experience from start to finish. Since 2001, our mission has been simple: to bring customers products built to last and made to feel personal. We do this by marrying timeless design, innovative technology and an unwavering commitment to quality. Over the last 25 years, we have grown from a small family business into one of the industry’s leaders in product excellence and superior service. Despite our success, we never forget our humble beginnings and the customer-first values upon which we were founded Qualifications: