Senior Paid Media Strategist

Rhythm is seeking a talented, highly motivated, and seasoned professional to add to the team as a Senior Paid Media Strategist with an exciting day-to-day mix of media theory, strategy, execution, mentorship, and support of new opportunities. The ideal candidate brings extensive years of experience having designed and executed large scale media campaigns in support of brands within multiple verticals and as part of an overall digital marketing ecosystem. Equally important, this candidate has parallel years of experience working with and mentoring paid media specialists to maximize effectiveness and personal growth.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Identify business, brand, and user needs for a successful media endeavor through sourcing or leveraging the requisite research.

• Plan, setup, manage and execute paid media campaigns across paid search, programmatic, and social channels

• Mentor and be part of a growing team of media strategists

• Translate brand goals and objectives into campaign level KPIs and conversion points

• Analyze campaign native and 3rd party analytics platforms to surface impactful insights further driving paid media performance

• Converge media data streams into client shared insightful and actionable reports

• Research, analysis, and presentation support for new brand opportunities

WHAT IT TAKES:

• Don’t accept something as is but prefer to understand it, prove it, and improve it

• Are performance driven, thrive in a fast-pace environment, and adapt easily to change

• Are equally comfortable thinking strategically and acting tactically

• Enjoy learning about and working with a wide variety of brands and digital strategies

• Are self-motivated, autonomous, and operate with integrity

• Possess high emotional intelligence and a flexible mindset

• Are a humble team player willing to take on any task to ensure a successful outcome and elevate the game of those around you

ESSENTIALS:

• 6+ years of experience in a paid media role, e.g., Paid Search, Programmatic, Paid Social

• Ability to mentor and manage a growing team of media strategists

• Experience leveraging or speaking to Paid Search, Social Media marketing, or programmatic digital ad buying platforms/ DSPs, e.g., TradeDesk,

• Familiarity with Google Analytics

• Media certifications, e.g., Google Ads Academy

• Comfortability with large datasets and spreadsheets

• High attention to detail and ability to prioritize based on business needs and time available

• Strong communication skills, whether in writing, presentation, or speaking

• Exceptional problem-resolution skills including the ability to think creatively and contribute value in a dynamic, client-centered environment

• Having traditional experience is a plus, but not required

ABOUT US

Rhythm is an Irvine based performance focused agency striving to develop innovative solutions through research and data. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Code and Theory under the Stagwell Group, Rhythm develops and executes customer focused initiatives to achieve client ROI goals. We work in a broad range of industries, including health, real estate, finance services, automotive and food and beverage.

Rhythm is an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity at our company. We don’t discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status.