Performance Media Manager

Human; California (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Schedule

Unlimited Vacation

Excellent Health Benefits

401K

Job summary

A progressive digital marketing agency in California is seeking a Senior Paid Media Strategist to lead performance media campaigns across platforms like Meta, Google, and TikTok. The role involves analyzing data to drive strategies, managing significant media budgets, and maintaining client relationships. The ideal candidate has over 4 years of experience in performance media buying and strong proficiency in analytics.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in performance media buying, especially with Meta and Google.
• Proficiency in managing large-scale media budgets.
• Strong knowledge of eCommerce KPIs like CAC, LTV:CAC, and ROAS.

Responsibilities

• Own and execute paid media strategies across multiple platforms.
• Analyze campaign performance to drive improvements.
• Maintain clear communication of insights and strategies to clients.

Skills

Performance media buying

Client management

Data analysis

Communication

Tools

Google Ads

Meta Ads

GA4

Northbeam

Triple Whale

Job description

Senior Paid Media Strategist (Meta, Google)

Hi! I’m Joel. Thank you for taking a minute to check us out. I promise not to waste your time. Are you looking for a career and company with a higher purpose that you feel more connected to? Then read on…

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We accomplish this by aligning team members with their personal and career goals, providing learning opportunities and focusing on happiness with the best culture. With a strong, productive and happy internal team, we go to market with the best digital marketing strategies.

The Goods:

• OTE: $90,000 - $110,000
• Flexible Schedule
• Unlimited Vacation – Take vacation when you need it
• Excellent Health Benefits – Great options & 100% employee coverage
• 401K

About the Role

This is a hands‑on performance media role focused on planning, launching, and optimizing campaigns across Meta, Google, YouTube, TikTok, and emerging platforms. You’ll manage daily execution, testing, pacing, and reporting while translating performance into clear recommendations for clients. The role is highly client‑facing and requires strong communication, data fluency, and collaboration with account managers, creative, and analytics to ensure paid media aligns with client goals and profitability targets.

Key Responsibilities

• Own full‑funnel paid media strategy and deployment for client accounts across Meta, Google, YouTube, TikTok, and other emerging channels.
• Lead campaign planning, build, optimization, and budget management across platforms.
• Use data to continuously analyze performance and drive decision‑making that improves Contribution Margin.
• Identify trends, formulate hypotheses, and run multivariate tests to improve creative and audience performance.
• Translate performance insights into clear, actionable strategy for both internal teams and clients.
• Serve as a strategic advisor and main point of contact for paid media with key clients.
• Clearly communicate strategy, performance, and insights to clients on a weekly/monthly basis.
• Proactively bring recommendations to clients, backed by data and trends.

Cross‑functional Collaboration

• Work closely with account managers, creative, and analytics teams to align paid media with broader marketing objectives.
• Guide creative direction based on performance data—partner with design/copy teams to brief and refine ad assets.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in performance media buying, with a heavy focus on Meta and Google.
• Proven ability to manage millions in media spend across multiple clients.
• Deep understanding of eCommerce Incrementality and KPIs including Contribution Margin, CAC, LTV:CAC, ROAS. Hyper familiar with daily and weekly incrementality and incrementality testing.
• Strong working knowledge of paid social platforms (Meta), with additional experience in Google Ads, TikTok, and YouTube preferred.
• Client‑facing experience: able to present insights, manage expectations, and build trusted relationships.
• Agency experience is strongly preferred.
• Proficient in analytics platforms (GA4, Northbeam, Triple Whale, etc.).
• Comfortable managing multiple accounts in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environment.