Senior Media Analyst, Paid Social

Starcom Worldwide - Chicago, IL

Full-time - Mid Level

Chicago, IL

5,001-10,000 employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Senior Media Analyst, Paid Social at Starcom is responsible for managing and optimizing paid social media campaigns for agency clients. This role involves campaign setup, performance reporting, and billing reconciliation, with a focus on delivering high-quality results. The ideal candidate is data-driven, organized, and has hands-on experience with social media advertising, particularly on platforms like Facebook and Twitter.

Responsibilities

• Execute, manage, and optimize media campaigns and programs for agency clients, including paid search and social media.
• Demonstrate diligence, attention to detail, and adherence to agency best practices.
• Maintain and organize campaign-specific materials.
• Handle daily campaign maintenance, including internal inquiries regarding tracking and status of various campaigns.
• Assist in the development of client-facing campaign performance reports.
• Contribute to the assessment of inventory availability and formulate proposals for new client opportunities.
• Manage the delivery of creative assets, insertion orders, and all relevant campaign documentation in preparation for campaign launch.
• Traffic campaigns into technology platforms.
• Run the campaign QA process to ensure accurate campaign implementation, pacing, and performance.
• Generate and manage monthly bill/pay and spend reporting.
• Participate in regular knowledge share sessions to share and learn new strategies for optimizing and enhancing campaign performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher preferred in marketing, advertising, business, or equivalent.
• 1+ years of experience in paid social bid management and campaign development/management/optimization using leading social platforms.
• Digital media operations experience preferred.
• Strong analytical thinking and mathematical skills with the ability to manage data.
• Experience with Facebook and Twitter Ads platform or 3rd Party API technology.
• Experience with PPC and digital display advertising and traditional media elements.
• Resourceful, curious, and motivated individual with the ability to work independently and in a team setting.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite with intermediate to advanced understanding of Excel.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Snapchat and Pinterest advertising platforms.

Benefits

• Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more.
• Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy, and Fertility.
• Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption.
• Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements.
• Tuition Assistance.
• Paid time off including Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days.
• Matching Gifts programs.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• 'Work Your World' Program allowing employees to work from anywhere for up to 6 weeks a year.