Senior Media Strategist

Apollo Interactive, Inc.; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Career development

Medical insurance

401(k) matching

Job summary

Apollo Interactive, Inc. is seeking a Senior Media Strategist in our El Segundo office to lead high-volume paid media campaigns across Native, Display, and Social channels.

You will craft data-driven strategies, optimize bids, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet aggressive lead-generation goals. The role requires 5+ years in paid media, strong analytics, and expertise with Meta/Instagram, Reddit, TikTok, and native networks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year university.
• Experience managing large monthly advertising budgets.
• Familiarity with conversion tracking, attribution, and analytics platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to scale profitable campaigns while maintaining efficiency targets.

Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize multiple paid media campaigns across Native, Display, and Social advertising platforms.
• Develop campaign strategies, media plans, and budget allocations to maximize lead generation performance.
• Execute hands-on campaign management, including bidding, pacing, optimization, and performance analysis.
• Monitor KPIs and continuously improve CPL, conversion rates, and overall campaign profitability.
• Design and execute A/B and multivariate tests across creative, messaging, landing pages, and user experiences.
• Partner with designers and front-end developers to build and optimize high-converting landing pages and ad creatives.
• Produce detailed campaign reporting and communicate performance insights and recommendations.
• Build quantitative analyses and performance models to identify growth opportunities.
• Research emerging advertising platforms, traffic sources, and competitive trends.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with media vendors and platform representatives.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with internal marketing, affiliate, and creative teams to achieve business objectives.

Skills

Paid media management

Data analysis

Campaign optimization

A/B testing

Landing page optimization

Strong analytical Skills

Excellent communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Excel

Job description

Apollo Interactive is a performance-driven digital marketing agency specializing in customer acquisition for the insurance and financial services industries.

About the Role

We’re looking for an experienced Senior Media Strategist who is analytical, strategic, and passionate about performance marketing to join our growing team. In this role, you’ll own and optimize high-volume paid media campaigns across social, native, and display advertising channels. You’ll work closely with our Media Buying and Affiliate Marketing teams to develop data-driven strategies that generate high-quality leads while meeting aggressive performance goals. If you thrive on testing, optimization, and scaling profitable campaigns, we’d love to meet you.

Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize multiple paid media campaigns across Native, Display, and Social advertising platforms.
• Develop campaign strategies, media plans, and budget allocations to maximize lead generation performance.
• Execute hands-on campaign management, including bidding, pacing, optimization, and performance analysis.
• Monitor KPIs and continuously improve CPL, conversion rates, and overall campaign profitability.
• Design and execute A/B and multivariate tests across creative, messaging, landing pages, and user experiences.
• Partner with designers and front-end developers to build and optimize high-converting landing pages and ad creatives.
• Produce detailed campaign reporting and communicate performance insights and recommendations.
• Build quantitative analyses and performance models to identify growth opportunities.
• Research emerging advertising platforms, traffic sources, and competitive trends.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with media vendors and platform representatives.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with internal marketing, affiliate, and creative teams to achieve business objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) from an accredited four-year university.
• Experience managing large monthly advertising budgets.
• Familiarity with conversion tracking, attribution, and analytics platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to scale profitable campaigns while maintaining efficiency targets.

Required Skills

• 5+ years of hands-on experience managing paid media campaigns across Native and Display advertising platforms.
• Strong experience with Meta Ads, Instagram, Reddit, TikTok, and other paid social platforms.
• Proven success generating leads in the insurance, financial services, or other highly regulated lead generation industries.
• Experience with Native advertising platforms such as MGID, NewsBreak, Outbrain, Taboola, or similar networks.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and make performance-driven decisions.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel for reporting, analysis, and campaign optimization.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary with annual performance and compensation reviews.
• Career advancement and professional development opportunities.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) with company matching.
• Collaborative, fast-paced work environment.
• Ongoing educational opportunities, team events, and company socials.

If you’re a data-driven media buyer who enjoys building, testing, and scaling profitable campaigns, we’d love to hear from you.