Analyst, Paid Search

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General Summary:
The Paid Social Specialist will lead the implementation and development of the paid social channel, maximizing customer growth at cost-effective levels. Reporting to the Paid Social Manager, the successful candidate will also integrate cross-functionally, regularly liaising with other teams within Subscriber Acquisition and the wider business org.
Daily Activities

• Hands-on technical bid based buying and optimization across a number of platforms, including Meta, Snap, TikTok, Twitter, Pinterest, Reddit.
• Own the strategy and performance of paid social activity with full operational responsibility.
• Application of advanced in-platform bidding for optimization
• Ability to integrate ad tech solutions to automate social buying
• Lead Paid Social planning and media-buying across multiple territories, ensuring both functions are optimized to achieve high levels of growth with an ROI-focus
• Work closely with the planning teams to recommend effective growth strategies and budget
• Lead Social innovation within the team and the effective use of relevant tools, identifying new BETAs and data sources to drive our Paid Social offering forward
• Clearly communicate performance and uncover growth levers
• Effectively document our strategies and approach to drive common understanding and efficiency
• Keep abreast of market trends and developments
• Effectively collaborate with other teams and internal stakeholders

The Essentials

• 3+ years' experience with a track record of delivering success in a similar role
• Demonstrated experience in media strategy and execution within buying platforms (e.g., Facebook Business Manager), showing the ability to manage multiple campaigns at once
• Experience with app campaigns and Mobile Marketing Attribution (such as Kochava, Apps Flyer) preferred
• Proven experience with Direct Response campaigns with experience with attribution, conversion tracking, and optimizing towards strict KPI goals.
• Highly numerate, logical thinker, comfortable using excel to both run campaign analysis and provide recommendations, with experience using analytics to drive decision-making
• Demonstrable experience driving growth through testing and analytics
• Strong appreciation of the marketing funnel, and the relationship with specific tactics with clear POVs on tracking, attribution, ad fraud, cookie windows, etc.
• Excited by working in a fast-paced environment with excellent troubleshooting and QA skills - strong attention to detail essential
• Proven project management, self-organization and prioritization skills - Ability to multi-task with effective resolution management in a fast-paced, growing environment
• Reasonable availability to respond to requests and attend the real-time needs of campaigns outside normal business hours.
• Clear communicator who can translate strategy into action. Additional languages a plus.
• Must have the legal right to work in the country you are applying for.

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