Performance Marketing Specialist (Remote, Chicago)

Blacksmith Agency; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency LLC in Chicago is seeking a Performance Marketing Specialist to own paid media for a portfolio of B2B and growing-brand clients. You will define targeting, budget calls, roadmaps and the narrative when clients ask why, serving as the strategic voice in client calls.

You bring 3+ years of hands-on Google Ads and Meta experience, a track record of improving ROAS/CPA, and strong agency experience across multiple clients with clear English on live calls.

Qualifications

• 3+ years hands-on in Google Ads and Meta; built, run and optimized campaigns.
• Agency experience across several clients at once.
• Clear spoken English with US clients on live calls.
• Proven ROAS, CPA or pipeline improvements with measurable results.

Responsibilities

• Paid media across Google Ads, Meta, LinkedIn and Microsoft Ads for your accounts.
• Budget allocation, bidding, targeting and creative testing, and when to kill a campaign.
• Conversion tracking and attribution you can trust: GA4, tag manager and platform pixels.
• The 90 day and quarterly roadmap for each client, and the story behind the numbers on the call.
• Account growth: retention, upsell and the long-term relationship.

Skills

Google Ads

Meta Ads

Agency Experience

US Client Communication

Tools

LinkedIn Ads

Microsoft Ads

Job description

Blacksmith Agency

• Marketing
• Full time
• Remote (Canada, South Africa or USA)

Paid media only. SEO is a separate seat with its own strategist, so you are never split across both.

About The Role

Blacksmith Agency is an AI-first digital agency. As Performance Marketing Specialist you own paid media for a book of B2B and growing-brand clients: the targeting, the budget calls, the roadmap and the narrative when the client asks why. You are the strategic voice at the table, and you make the calls.

What You Will Own

• Paid media across Google Ads, Meta, LinkedIn and Microsoft Ads for your accounts.
• Budget allocation, bidding, targeting and creative testing, and when to kill a campaign.
• Conversion tracking and attribution you can trust: GA4, tag manager and platform pixels.
• The 90 day and quarterly roadmap for each client, and the story behind the numbers on the call.
• Account growth: retention, upsell and the long-term relationship.

What You Bring

• 3+ years hands-on in Google Ads and Meta: you have built, run and optimized the campaigns yourself.
• A record of moving ROAS, CPA or pipeline numbers you can walk us through.
• Agency experience across several clients at once.
• Clear spoken English with US clients on live calls.