Digital Marketing Paid Media Strategist

LMG Staffing Solutions
  • Chicago, IL
    6 days ago

    Job Description

    The Paid Media Strategist serves as the subject matter expert and strategic owner of paid media

    performance across a portfolio of clients. This role is primarily focused on Paid Search and Paid Social

    Advertising and may also involve Programmatic Display and other third-party platforms.

    The Strategist is responsible for translating client business objectives into paid media strategy,

    independently diagnosing performance, developing and optimizing campaigns, establishing testing

    roadmaps, and identifying opportunities for growth both within and across channels.

    Successful candidates will combine deep hands-on platform expertise with broader strategic

    thinking. We are looking for someone who can determine what the strategy should be, not simply execute

    a strategy developed by someone else.

    Requirements

    Client Strategy, Ownership and Communication

    -Serve as the paid media subject matter expert and strategic owner for an assigned portfolio of clients.

    -Develop a deep understanding of each client's business model, goals, customers, competitive

    environment, and economics.

    -Translate business objectives into clear paid media strategies, KPIs, channel roles, budgets, and testing

    priorities.

    -Independently audit new and existing accounts, diagnose performance issues, and develop prioritized

    recommendations.

    -Clearly articulate what is happening, why it is happening, and what we should do next.

    -Identify growth opportunities beyond individual platforms, including opportunities involving creative,

    landing pages, measurement, SEO, CRM, and other marketing channels.

    -Effectively present strategy, performance, and recommendations to clients and internal teams.

    -Create clear documentation and reporting that connects campaign performance to client business

    objectives.

    -Proactively identify risks and opportunities rather than waiting for client or account-management

    direction.

    Paid Media Strategy & Execution

    -Develop, implement, and continuously optimize Paid Search and Paid Social strategies across a variety

    of client types and business models.

    -Demonstrate deep hands-on expertise in Google Ads and competency in at least one major Paid Social

    platform, preferably Meta.

    -Build appropriate campaign and account structures across Search, Shopping, Performance Max,

    -Demand Gen, and other relevant campaign types.

    -Understand when automated campaign types, bidding strategies, and audience expansion should or

    should not be used.

    -Develop cross-channel media plans that define the specific role of Google, Meta, LinkedIn, TikTok, and

    other relevant platforms within the customer journey.

    -Recommend and continuously manage budget allocation based on business objectives, marginal

    performance, customer acquisition economics, and channel opportunity.

    -Evaluate platform-reported performance critically and understand the relationship between attribution,

    incrementality, and actual business outcomes.

    -Stay current on changes to advertising platforms, automation, and AI, and translate those developments

    into actionable recommendations for clients.

    Data Analysis, Measurement & Optimization

    -Extract insights from campaign and business data, identify meaningful trends, diagnose performance

    changes, and develop proactive recommendations.

    -Understand the fundamentals of conversion tracking, GA4, Google Tag Manager, attribution, and offline

    conversion measurement.

    -Evaluate performance using appropriate business metrics such as ROAS, CAC/CPA, LTV, conversion

    rate, revenue, qualified leads, and pipeline.

    -Distinguish between platform performance and overall business performance when evaluating

    campaign success.

    -Develop structured optimization plans rather than relying solely on individual platform recommendations.

    -Collaborate with analytics and measurement specialists when deeper technical implementation or

    analysis is required.

    Testing & Creative Strategy

    -Develop structured testing roadmaps based on clear hypotheses and business objectives.

    -Partner with creative teams to translate campaign performance into actionable creative

    recommendations.

    -Establish appropriate KPIs, budgets, and evaluation criteria for campaign, audience, messaging, and

    creative tests.

    -Use test results to generate actionable learnings and determine subsequent iterations.

    -Understand the role creative plays across different platforms and stages of the customer journey.

    Cross-Functional Leadership

    -Collaborate with specialists across SEO, Creative, Analytics/Measurement, CRM, and other disciplines

    to improve overall client outcomes.

    -Recognize when a paid media performance issue originates outside the advertising platform and

    proactively engage the appropriate specialists.

    -Share platform knowledge, emerging best practices, and successful testing approaches with other

    members of the Paid Media team.

    -Contribute to agency-wide paid media methodologies, standards, and SOPs.

    -Help establish repeatable frameworks for turning account audits and campaign data into comprehensive

    client strategies.

    Requirements

    -Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.

    -3+ years of hands-on paid media experience at a digital marketing agency or similarly complex multi-

    client environment.

    -Demonstrated experience independently owning paid media strategy, not solely executing campaigns or

    recommendations developed by others.

    -Deep working knowledge of Google Ads, including Search, Shopping, and Performance Max.

    -Hands-on experience with at least one major Paid Social platform, preferably Meta.

    -Experience managing meaningful paid media budgets and making independent budget-allocation

    decisions.

    -Demonstrated ability to diagnose account performance and explain the underlying causes of

    performance changes.

    -Strong understanding of conversion tracking, attribution, and digital measurement.

    -Experience developing structured campaign, creative, or audience testing programs.

    -Ability to translate platform data into clear business recommendations.

    -Strong written and verbal communication skills and comfort presenting strategic recommendations to

    clients.

    -Ability to independently manage multiple clients, priorities, and deadlines.

    Benefits

    Logical Benefits

    • Medical, Dental, Vision, Short-Term Disability, and Life insurance
    • 401(k) plus match, to help plan for your future
    • Paid time off (starting at 15 days), plus paid holidays, paid sick days, and paid personal days.
    • Flexible Fridays
    • Option to work completely remote
    • Access to senior management and mentoring opportunities
    • Optional COVID safe company gatherings

    Logical is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds and identities to apply. Each new hire is an opportunity for us to bring in a different perspective, and we are always eager to further diversify our company

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationChicago, IL

    Skills

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    • Biddingunmatched
    • Budget Managementunmatched
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    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Cross-Functionalunmatched
    • Customer Acquisitionunmatched
    • Customer Relationship Management (CRM)unmatched
    • Data Analysisunmatched
    • Digital Mediaunmatched
    • Disability Insuranceunmatched
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    • Economicsunmatched
    • Environmental Economicsunmatched
    • Establish Prioritiesunmatched
    • Identify Issuesunmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Life Insuranceunmatched
    • LifeTime Value (LTV)unmatched
    • LinkedInunmatched
    • Marketing Strategyunmatched
    • Media Buying and Planningunmatched
    • Mentoringunmatched
    • Metricsunmatched
    • Multiplatform/Cross-Platformunmatched
    • Online Marketingunmatched
    • Performance Analysisunmatched
    • Performance Metricsunmatched
    • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
    • Risk Analysisunmatched
    • Sales Managementunmatched
    • Sales Qualificationunmatched
    • Search Engine Marketing (SEM)unmatched
    • Search Engine Optimization (SEO)unmatched
    • Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)unmatched
    • Strategic Planningunmatched
    • Test Plan/Scheduleunmatched
    • Test Programunmatched
    • Testingunmatched
    • Time Managementunmatched
    • Trend Analysisunmatched
    • Writing Skillsunmatched

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