Paid Ads Specialist – Contractor

Performance MarketingPerformance MarketingContractRemoteSeniorTeam 51-200Since 2015Company SiteLinkedIn

Location

United States

Posted

1 day ago

Salary

$38 - $41 / hour

Seniority

Senior

Bachelor Degree5.5 yrs expEnglish

Job Description

Paid Ads Specialist – Contractor

Apres Nail

• Own end-to-end planning, execution, and optimization of paid media campaigns across Google, Meta, Amazon Ads, TikTok Shop, Walmart, Target+, Pinterest, Reddit, and other Marketplace channels. • Develop full-funnel acquisition and retargeting strategies tailored to platform, audience, and product category. • Manage and scale multi-million–dollar budgets with an ROI-driven approach, leveraging testing frameworks to improve efficiency and performance. • Build and launch campaigns, including structuring accounts, setting bids, refining product feeds, and developing segmentation strategies. • Lead advertising strategy across marketplace channels (Amazon, TikTok Shop, Walmart, Target+, etc.), ensuring strong visibility, efficient spend, and conversion growth. • Partner with Marketplace and eComm teams to align advertising with inventory, launches, merchandising, and promotional calendars. • Analyze performance across all channels to identify opportunities, risks, and growth levers. • Build dashboards, performance reports, and forecasting models to communicate insights to marketing, leadership, and cross-functional partners.

Job Requirements

  • 5–6+ years of hands-on paid performance experience in beauty, CPG, retail, or another high-growth DTC brand.
  • Proven success managing and scaling multi-million–dollar annual budgets across Google and Meta.
  • Strong experience executing campaigns across Amazon Ads, marketplace ad platforms, TikTok Shop, Pinterest, and/or Reddit.
  • Deep understanding of full-funnel strategy and how to activate awareness, consideration, and conversion tactics.
  • Familiarity with Triple Whale for attribution, reporting, and performance analysis.
  • Analytical mindset with proficiency in performance measurement, attribution, and forecasting.
  • Experience navigating product feeds, SEO/SEM best practices, and marketplace merchandising considerations.
  • Exceptional communication skills and the ability to collaborate cross-functionally with creative, merchandising, operations, and executive teams.
  • Ability to lead strategic initiatives, take ownership, and manage projects in a fast-paced environment.
  • Passion for beauty, consumer products, and emerging digital marketing trends.

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