Paid Media Associate Manager

Rocket Clicks

3h•Remote

About The Position

The Paid Media Associate Manager at Rocket Clicks is a high-ownership role for someone ready to grow fast. Reporting to the Paid Media Manager, you’ll manage digital advertising campaigns across search, social, and programmatic platforms for Family Law Firm clients — owning performance on your accounts while progressively building the strategic and leadership skills that define a Rocket Clicks Manager. What sets this role apart is how deliberately we invest in your growth. At Rocket Clicks, Associate Managers become Managers by doing the work — sprint ownership, team leadership, client communication, performance accountability — not by waiting their turn. There’s no tenure clock here: as you demonstrate competence, new responsibility follows. We provide the environment, the reps, and the coaching. You bring the drive and the hunger to grow. If you want to outpace a traditional career timeline and own the pace of your own advancement, this role was built for you. This role is also the front door to people leadership. The natural next step for a strong Associate Manager at Rocket Clicks is managing a team — and we'll be actively developing you toward that.

Requirements

Hands-on experience building and managing paid media campaigns, whether in a dedicated paid media role or as a generalist with clear, verifiable paid media responsibility.
Demonstrated success managing campaigns for local consumer (B2C) or small business accounts, ideally in competitive or service-based industries.
Familiarity with conversion tracking, analytics, and performance reporting using tools such as Google Analytics and Looker Studio.
Proficiency in Google Ads required; experience with Meta Ads Manager, Microsoft Ads, or programmatic platforms (StackAdapt, Simpli.fi) a plus.
Strong understanding of audience targeting, budget pacing, and campaign optimization fundamentals.
Prior agency or client-facing experience preferred but not required.
Proven experience working within project management tools (ClickUp, Monday.com, Asana) as part of a cross-functional team is a big plus.
Platform Proficiency: Hands-on experience building and managing campaigns in Google Ads, Microsoft Ads, Meta Ads Manager, and similar platforms.
Analytical Mindset: Comfortable interpreting campaign data and translating it into clear actions and recommendations.
Detail-Oriented Execution: Builds and manages campaigns with precision — tracking, settings, and budget pacing are consistently accurate.
Growth Orientation: Actively seeks feedback, learns quickly, and takes on new responsibilities with confidence.
Communication: Able to clearly communicate performance updates to teammates and, increasingly, to clients.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
2–4 years of professional experience in digital marketing, with direct, verifiable paid media experience required.

Nice To Haves

Prior agency or client-facing experience preferred but not required.
Proven experience working within project management tools (ClickUp, Monday.com, Asana) as part of a cross-functional team is a big plus.

Responsibilities

Execute Rocket Clicks’ paid media playbooks and methodology across assigned accounts.
Build, launch, and manage campaigns across Paid Search, Paid Social, and Programmatic ad platforms.
Optimize performance through data analysis, bid adjustments, audience segmentation, and creative testing.
Maintain accurate pacing against budgets, tracking, and delivery settings.
Partner with design and creative teams to brief and deliver high-performing ad assets.
Monitor daily and weekly campaign performance, proactively surfacing risks and opportunities to your Paid Media Manager.
Conduct regular account audits to validate strategy alignment and identify gaps or new opportunities.
Support conversion tracking setup, QA, and troubleshooting to ensure data accuracy.
Contribute to monthly and quarterly performance reporting, growing toward independent report ownership on assigned accounts.
Join client calls for assigned accounts alongside the Account Manager, building client communication skills in a lower-stakes environment.
Handle asynchronous client questions and account updates in partnership with the Account Manager.
Collaborate with your Paid Media Manager to translate client goals into actionable campaign tasks.
Work cross-functionally with SEO and Project Management teams to ensure paid media efforts integrate with broader marketing strategies.
Document client-specific learnings, experiments, and playbook updates.
Participate in sprint planning and, over time, take ownership of planning and delegating tasks to Paid Media support team members.
Support the development of support team members by sharing feedback, best practices, and learnings from your accounts.
Identify and implement opportunities for automation and process efficiency.
Contribute to team documentation, SOPs, and ongoing process refinement.
Grow toward owning the full operational cadence of a book of accounts — the foundation for your path to Manager.