Paid Media Strategist

QRY

1d•$70,000 - $80,000•Remote

About The Position

QRY is a media-buying agency specializing in scaling retail brands. We connect brand awareness and performance media to unlock growth, use sophisticated data analytics, and employ a full-funnel marketing strategy to help brands reach their most valuable consumers. We’re a high-performance, high-ownership team that values candor, curiosity, and results. We’re hiring a Paid Media Strategist to own channel performance across a portfolio of clients. You’ll plan, launch, and optimize social campaigns, keep budgets and pacing tight, and translate data into crisp decisions. This role involves successfully managing client campaigns in the digital advertising space across 4 main sectors: Media Strategy, Performance, Reporting + Forecasting, and Cross Channel Strategy + Collaboration.

Requirements

2-5 years of successful hands-on paid media management experience, ideally in an agency environment.
Experience in channel platforms such as Meta, TikTok, Pinterest, and Reddit.
Analytical thinker with experience turning complex data into digestible reports, seeing the big picture, and breaking it down into an actionable plan that gets results.
Top-notch communication skills and ability to communicate with senior stakeholders effectively and efficiently.
Master of time management with the ability to juggle multiple tasks effectively.
Genuine interest in the e-commerce, advertising, and agency space.
Creative problem-solving skills to troubleshoot challenges with innovative solutions.
Genuine passion for learning and staying updated with the latest trends in digital advertising and marketing.
Understanding of the importance of a clean and quiet work environment suitable for video conferencing.
Respect for digital etiquette and ensuring smooth virtual collaboration.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading and managing large media budgets for retail and ecommerce brands, with a focus in social media and programmatic display advertising.

Responsibilities

Plan, book, and optimize paid media campaigns (i.e. Meta, TikTok, Pinterest, and Reddit) for 6-8 clients, utilizing available media planning tools to develop media plans.
Strategize and implement A/B experiments to test audiences, creative, landing pages, offers, etc.
Facilitate campaign implementation, including asset collecting and trafficking.
Manage the channel's monthly reporting and strategy sessions with the client, owning overall communication for all channel initiatives.
Scope, develop, and manage channel initiatives to consistently hit the goals for channels across all clients.
Act as a strategic advisor and recommend strategic pivots to increase the channel's performance.
Enthusiastically present reports to clients, highlighting the performance of your channels, how it assisted other channels in the funnel, how it affects the client's business, and recommended next steps.
Complete a monthly forecast for respective channels based on budget and/or revenue goals.
Collaborate with the other media and creative agency team members to ensure the creative specifications of negotiated plans are met.
Consistently identify cross-channel strategies / collaborations with clients to improve performance.
Effectively communicate with clients on teams' capabilities and opportunities, and proactively offer solutions for ad hoc issues.

Benefits

Competitive salary ($70,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year).
Quarterly bonuses tied to company revenue.
USA remote flexibility.
Unlimited PTO policy.
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance, fully covered for employees.
$100 monthly budget for wellbeing (e.g., gym memberships, coworking day pass).
401k program with a company match.
Investment in L&D, growth opportunities, and tools such as our Learning & Development Philosophy + Policy, role matrices, and skill assessments.
Latest Macbook Pro provided.
One-time $500 stipend to set up at-home workspace.
Annual team retreats.
Weekly Coffee Chats.
Monthly Happy Hours.