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Paid Social Marketing Manager - Brand

Madison, WI 53783

Posted: 01/20/2026 Industry: Paid Social Job Number: 1805 Pay Rate: 120,000

Job Description


This role will own and scale paid social as a core performance channel for a high-growth, mission-driven digital marketplace operating in a sensitive, high-intent category. The Paid Social Marketing Manager will be responsible for hands-on execution, optimization, and experimentation across major social platforms, with a strong emphasis on performance, testing, and audience targeting.

This is a true performance role, not a brand-only or organic social position. The ideal candidate is deeply analytical, comfortable owning results, and energized by testing, learning, and scaling paid social programs in a fast-moving environment.

Hybrid in Madison, WI 

Responsibilities

  • Own and manage paid social campaigns across platforms including Meta, TikTok, Reddit, Pinterest, X, and emerging channels

  • Launch, optimize, and scale campaigns focused on driving qualified traffic and engagement

  • Partner with content and design teams to produce and iterate on high-performing ad creative

  • Collaborate with social leadership on creator partnerships and engagement strategies tied to paid campaigns

  • Build and execute structured creative and audience testing plans

  • Develop audience targeting strategies across multiple user segments

  • Monitor daily and weekly performance metrics and identify opportunities for optimization

  • Report on campaign performance, insights, and learnings in a clear, actionable way

  • Collaborate cross-functionally with data, product, and analytics teams to improve performance and measurement

  • Ensure paid social efforts align with broader acquisition and growth goals

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience managing paid social campaigns in high-growth environments

  • Proven ability to scale paid social programs and hit performance targets

  • Deep hands-on experience with Meta and TikTok

  • Strong understanding of performance marketing KPIs and optimization levers

  • Experience managing creative strategy for paid social campaigns

  • Highly analytical, data-driven approach to decision making

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience working in regulated or sensitive categories

  • Comfort using analytics tools such as Amplitude, Heap, Looker, or similar platforms

  • Ability to translate data into clear recommendations and next steps

  • Bias toward action and comfort operating in fast-paced, cross-functional environments

  • Familiarity with ad compliance requirements and platform policies

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