Senior Paid Advertising Strategist - Ecommerce

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Hiring Remotely in United States
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Senior level
Agency • Marketing Tech
The Role
Leads paid advertising strategy and execution for high-value ecommerce accounts across multiple ad channels. Responsibilities include campaign planning, optimization, QA, budget pacing, attribution and measurement analysis, reporting, client communication, testing roadmaps, and strategic recommendations. The role also mentors junior team members, supports new business appraisals, integrates AI and Nova tools, manages performance risks, and drives cross-channel growth initiatives.
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Who We Are:

Power Digital is an AI-Native Growth Firm built at the intersection of world-class talent and proprietary technology. We help leading and emerging brands grow by combining deep vertical expertise, strategic thinking, and enterprise intelligence to drive measurable business outcomes.

For more than a decade, we have built our business around one belief: the best technology makes great people better. Our teams of strategists, creatives, analysts, and technologists use Omega, our AI operating system, to surface opportunities faster, investigate what is driving performance, and execute approved work with greater speed and precision. Behind Omega is Iris, our proprietary intelligence layer, built on years of real performance data, strategic frameworks, testing, and learnings from across our client portfolio. AI expands the capacity of our people to think, create, solve harder problems, and make better decisions. Human judgment, creativity, and accountability remain central to how we work. 

As a people-first firm, we value diversity in backgrounds and experiences. We strongly believe our people and culture are key to our success. We partner closely with our clients as an extension of their teams, working across strategy, execution, and measurement to identify what is truly blocking growth and determine what to do next. Our culture is built on people who are curious, ambitious, accountable, and committed to delivering meaningful results for our clients and for one another.

At Power Digital, we believe the future belongs to teams that combine the best talent with the best technology. We are building that future today.

A day in the life:

The Senior Paid Advertising Strategist leads performance marketing strategy and execution across complex, high-value accounts, leveraging expert-level channel knowledge and advanced measurement techniques to drive results tied to broader business goals. They own campaign planning, optimizations, reporting, QA, and proactive client communication while navigating challenging conversations with confidence. They provide forward-thinking insights, facilitate strategic discussions, and enhance workflows through AI and the Nova ecosystem. As a senior leader, they mentor junior talent, uphold excellence across deliverables, and deepen cross-channel integration to elevate overall account performance.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Lead performance marketing strategy and execution across marquee accounts, ensuring delivery against all client goals.
  • Conduct thorough QA to prevent errors that could negatively impact client revenue.
  • Ensure accurate budget pacing and advise on budget changes.
  • Demonstrate expert-level proficiency in at least two major ad channels (e.g., Google/Bing, Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Reddit, YouTube, Snapchat).
  • Lead proactive strategy recommendations across assigned channels, surfacing opportunities and risks ahead of client requests.
  • Analyze campaign data and client-specific sources of truth (including MMTs) to develop actionable insights and strategic recommendations.
  • Maintain client testing roadmaps and project manage next steps, ensuring a consistent, ongoing cadence of experimentation.
  • Apply advanced technical knowledge across attribution, incrementality, contribution analysis, measurement frameworks, MMTs/LRAs, and channel-specific best practices.
  • Maintain consistent, high-quality communication with clients and internal teams.
  • Lead proactive, strategic conversations around media buying, performance opportunities, and optimization plans.
  • Escalate performance risks early, distinguishing normal fluctuation from genuine account risk requiring intervention.
  • Serve as a key strategic leader within the department and account teams, influencing direction and decision-making.
  • Complete new business appraisals as needed for the paid advertising product within your division.
  • Support the growth of junior talent through coaching, knowledge-sharing, and participation in team ceremonies (scrums, 1:1s, etc.).
  • Demonstrate full knowledge of the Power Circuit, executing on all recommendations from the solutions roadmap.
  • Leverage AI technologies to enhance workflows, outputs, and business efficiency.
  • Utilize and fully integrate Power Digital’s nova ecosystem tools and methodologies within day-to-day responsibilities.
Role Requirements:
  • 4-5 years of digital marketing experience; 3+ years in an agency setting
  • Minimum 3-4 years of hands-on experience with at least 2+ of the following paid advertising channels 
    • Google/Bing, Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Snapchat and other applicable paid advertising networks 
    • Specifically having experience with campaign development and optimization processes such as bid optimization, keyword research, ad copy development, campaign strategy, and optimizations 
  • Proficiency in Google/Microsoft Office Suite(s)
  • Proficiency in Google Analytics
  • Expert knowledge of funnel marketing and paid media’s place in the marketing funnel
  • Strong ability to formulate meaningful insights from marketing data, going beyond the stat and telling the story
  • Other skills required: 
    • Strong written and verbal communication skills
    • Strong organizational and project management skills
    • Self-motivated individual with a strong desire to succeed
    • Excellent interpersonal skills
    • Confident with client-facing presentations and communication
    • Strong work ethic and ability to learn quickly and independently
    • Interested in a long-lasting relationship with a growing company
  • Highly dependable, self-starter, high energy, positive attitude with good organization, and time management skills

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

  • Client Book Revenue per Employee: $30k
  • Client Retention (bi-annual): 90%
  • Team Retention (of DRs if applicable): 95%

Most Important Things (MITs)

  • Delivering a top-tier paid advertising product for partners
  • Advanced marketing and business strategy acumen
  • Serve as a key strategic leader within the department and on the account teams

Power Digital’s people and culture are at the core of our success, which is why diversity in our team’s backgrounds and experiences are paramount. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences, and backgrounds, who strive to make an impact inside and outside of the workplace. Diversity not only includes race and gender identity, but also age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, religion and many other parts of one’s identity. All of our employees' points of view are key to our success, and inclusion is everyone's responsibility.

Please be aware of fictitious job openings, consulting engagements, solicitations, or employment offers from suspicious sources. These engagements may be an attempt to obtain private information, or to induce you to pay a fee for services related to recruitment or training. Power Digital does NOT charge any application, processing, or training fee at any stage of the recruitment or hiring process. All genuine job openings will be posted on our careers page at https://powerdigitalmarketing.com/company/careers/. If you have any doubts about the authenticity of any messaging behalf of Power Digital, please send us an email at [email protected] before taking any further action in relation to the correspondence.

Skills Required

  • 4-5 years of digital marketing experience
  • 3+ years of experience in an agency setting
  • 3-4 years of hands-on experience with at least two paid advertising channels
  • Experience with campaign development and optimization, including bid optimization, keyword research, ad copy development, campaign strategy, and optimization
  • Proficiency in Google or Microsoft Office Suite
  • Proficiency in Google Analytics
  • Expert knowledge of funnel marketing and paid media's role in the marketing funnel
  • Ability to formulate meaningful insights from marketing data and communicate the broader business story
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong organizational and project management skills
  • Client-facing presentation and communication confidence
  • Self-motivated, dependable, organized, and able to work independently
  • Strong interpersonal skills, work ethic, and ability to learn quickly
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The Company
HQ: San Diego, CA
775 Employees
Year Founded: 2012

What We Do

Power Digital is a data-driven, ROI-focused marketing agency. Our team consists of highly specialized marketing professionals who are proven at the large agency level and are experts in their fields. Our mission is to move away from the standardized "one size fits all"​ marketing approach and deliver customized solutions with measurable results. Just like your business is unique, our digital strategy for you will be too. Our team understands that every business company has different analytics goals in mind and that different routes must be taken to accomplish them. We provide online marketing services & campaigns tailored to your business objectives and specific audience. Transparency and collaboration are very important to us. We want to be more than just an agency. We want to become an extension of our clients’ marketing teams, delivering online marketing solutions both parties can be proud of. And how can we be an extension if we aren’t connecting and reviewing projects every week? Email updates are nice, but nothing beats hearing the inflection in a client’s voice when we share the good news. It is for this reason that we connect with our clients every single week. You can rest assured knowing that your brand is always on our mind when we’re providing online digital marketing services. We understand that digital marketing has never been more competitive, which is why we stick to what we have always focused on: driving ROI. How do we do this? We help you connect with the right customers through our internet marketing services. Whether through social media or search engine optimization, we work to increase your brand's online presence in a meaningful way. One of the reasons we're so confident in our ability to deliver amazing results is that we have experts in each key digital channel. From SEO and PPC to social media and PR, we work together to ensure our clients see the best results of each campaign. For us, efficiency and results are the names of the game.

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