Senior Analyst, Paid Social

Publicis Groupe; Illinois; On-site; USD 60,800 - 84,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Family Care

Adoption & Fertility support

Pet adoption support

Wellness & health reimbursements

Tuition Assistance

Flexible PTO

Matching gifts

Flexible work arrangements

Work Your World program

Employee resource groups

Job summary

Starcom, a Publicis Groupe internal agency, seeks a Senior Analyst to manage paid social campaigns across Meta, TikTok, Reddit and more. You’ll contribute to strategy, QA, and billing while collaborating with analytics and creative teams in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires 2+ years of hands-on paid social experience, strong data skills, and the ability to work independently within a team. Equal opportunity employer with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in marketing, advertising, business, or equivalent.
• 2+ years of experience in paid social bid management, campaign development/management/optimization with leading platforms (Meta, TikTok, Reddit).
• Digital media operations experience preferred.
• Strong analytical thinking and mathematical skills with data management ability.
• Experience with Meta, TikTok and Reddit Ads platform or 3rd party API technology.

Responsibilities

• Execute, manage, and optimize media campaigns for agency clients across paid social and performance media.
• Develop innovative strategies to meet/exceed client objectives.
• Direct and manage daily workflow of all paid social campaigns (activation, maintenance, post-buy recaps).
• Collaborate with Analytics to create weekly/monthly reports and insights.
• Maintain campaign materials and documentation; ensure QA and proper pacing.
• Generate monthly spend reports and assist in proposing new opportunities.

Skills

Paid social management

Analytics & data

Ads platforms (Meta/TikTok/Reddit)

Excel skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Company description

With a history that dates back over 80 years, Starcom is a global communications planning and media leader. We are an agency still grounded in our founding principle that people are at center of all we do. Each day, we apply this belief to harness the transformative power of data and technology to inspire and move people and business forward. With more than 7,000 employees in over 100 offices around the world, Starcom partners with the world's leading marketers and brands, including Bank of America, Best Buy, Kellogg Company, McDonald's, Novartis, Samsung, Visa and more.

This role at Starcom will serve as a member of Publicis Groupe's strategic internal agency, Constellation.

Constellation serves as an internal-facing brand formed by a collective of Publicis Groupe agencies to address our client's creative, data, strategy, media, and technology requirements. Team members collaborate across agencies while functioning as sub-divisions within their respective brands to provide dedicated support for the client. By acting as a unified interface, Constellation eliminates operational silos and presents a single service entity and primary point of contact for the client.

Overview

The Senior Analyst is responsible for campaign management activities such as set‑up, documentation creation and maintenance, QA, performance reporting, and billing reconciliation for a specific client. The Senior Analyst is also responsible for identifying and implementing optimizations as approved by the manager and client. The ideal candidate is an organized, data‑driven, collaborative self‑starter who is eager to learn and thrives in a fast‑pace, ever‑changing landscape. They will have at least two years of hands‑on experience in executing paid ad campaigns across Meta, Tiktok, and Reddit with the highest level of accuracy with additional experience in Snapchat and Pinterest being preferred. Our social team works across a diverse range of sectors on some of the largest and most dynamic clients within the agency. We are looking for an enthusiastic leader and paid social expert who is keen to submerge themselves into a number of projects.

Responsibilities

• Execute, manage, and optimize media campaigns and programs for agency clients (e.g. paid social, auction/exchange based performance media, audience-based buying, remarketing campaigns) both independently and in support of Managers
• Assist the team in driving strategic paid social expertise within the team as well as helping to develop innovative strategies to meet and exceed client business objectives
• Direct and manage the daily workflow of all paid social campaigns, including proposal development, campaign activation & maintenance, and post‑buy recaps
• Work in collaboration with the Analytics team to create weekly/monthly reports, including analysis for insights, optimizations, and future strategy development
• Demonstrate diligence, attention to detail, and adherence to agency best practices
• Maintain and organize campaign‑specific materials
• Handle daily campaign maintenance, including internal questions regarding tracking and status of various campaigns
• Contribute to the assessment of inventory availability and the formulation of proposals for new client opportunities
• Manage the delivery of creative assets, insertion orders, campaign artifacts, and all relevant campaign documentation in preparation for campaign launch
• Run the campaign QA process to ensure accurate campaign implementation, pacing, and performance
• Generate and manage monthly bill/pay and spend reporting
• Participate in regular knowledge share sessions to share and learn new strategies for optimizing and enhancing campaign performance

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in marketing, advertising, business, marketing, or equivalent
• 2+ years of experience in paid social bid management, paid social campaign development/management/optimization with the use of leading Social platforms (e.g. Meta, Tiktok, Reddit)
• Digital media operations experience preferred
• Strong analytical thinking and mathematical skills and an ability to manage data
• Experience with Meta, Tiktok and Reddit Ads platform or 3rd Party API technology
• Resourceful, curious, and motivated individual with an ability to work independently as well as in a team setting
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite with intermediate to advanced understanding of Excel

Additional information

The Power of One starts with our people! To do powerful things, we offer powerful resources.

Our best‑in‑class wellness and benefits offerings include:

• Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more
• Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility
• Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption
• Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance
• Tuition Assistance
• Paid time off that includes Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and more
• Matching Gifts programs
• Flexible working arrangements
• 'Work Your World’ Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere Publicis Groupe has an office for up to 6 weeks a year (based upon eligibility)
• Business Resource Groups that support multiple affinities and alliances

The benefits offerings listed are available to eligible U.S. Based employees, are reviewed on an annual basis, and are governed by the terms of the applicable plan documents.

You must be actively employed for 90 consecutive calendar days in order to be eligible for Publicis medical and voluntary benefits. You will also be eligible to participate in the Publicis 401(k) Plan after you complete 1,000 work hours in a consecutive 12‑month period.

Starcom is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our employment decisions are made without regard to actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, medical condition as defined by applicable state law, genetic information, marital status, military service and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact [e-mail].

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation Range: USD $60,800.00 – USD $84,000.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third‑party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 8/1/2026.