Senior Paid Social Analyst

Starcom; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 61,000 - 84,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Family Care for parents and other

Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility stip

Pet adoption support

Employee Assistance Programs

Tuition Assistance

Paid time off (Flexible Time off)

Matching Gifts

Flexible working arrangements

Work Your World program

Job summary

Starcom is seeking a Senior Analyst, Paid Social to lead hands-on management of paid social campaigns for assigned clients. You will handle campaign setup, QA, documentation, reporting, and billing reconciliation, while identifying optimization opportunities with the Manager and client approval.

The ideal candidate is organized, data-driven, and collaborative, with experience across Facebook, Instagram, TikTok (and Snapchat/Pinterest a plus), and a passion for performance.

Qualifications

• Experience executing paid social advertising campaigns with a high level of accuracy.
• Direct experience managing campaigns across Facebook and Instagram; TikTok is required; Snapchat and Pinterest experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of paid social campaign setup, QA, pacing, and performance measurement.
• Proven ability to analyze data, identify trends, and translate insights into actionable optimizations.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple campaigns simultaneously.
• Collaborative mindset with strong communication skills and a desire to train entry-level analysts on platform management.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Execute and manage paid social campaigns across key platforms, ensuring accurate setup, pacing, and delivery aligned to client objectives.
• Own campaign documentation, trafficking, QA processes, and ongoing maintenance with a high level of precision and attention to detail.
• Monitor performance and identify optimization opportunities across targeting, creative, bidding, and budgets; implement updates as approved by the Manager and client.
• Support the development of clear, insightful performance reporting and help surface key takeaways and recommendations.
• Manage billing reconciliation and spend tracking to ensure accuracy and alignment with planned budgets.
• Partner closely with Managers and cross-functional teams to support integrated media efforts and seamless campaign execution.
• Utilize platform tools and emerging AI-assisted capabilities (e.g., automated bidding, audience expansion, creative testing insights) where appropriate to enhance efficiency and performance.
• Contribute to knowledge-sharing and best-practice development within the paid social team.

Skills

Paid social advertising

Campaign management

Data analysis

Collaboration

Training teammates

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Facebook Ads

Instagram Ads

TikTok Ads

Snapchat Ads

Pinterest Ads

Job description

Starcom is seeking a Senior Analyst, Paid Social to lead hands-on management of paid social campaigns for assigned clients. You will handle campaign setup, QA, documentation, reporting, and billing reconciliation, while identifying optimization opportunities with the Manager and client approval.

The ideal candidate is organized, data-driven, and collaborative, with experience across Facebook, Instagram, TikTok (and Snapchat/Pinterest a plus), and a passion for performance.