Mid Level Paid Social Manager Jobs
Mid level paid social manager jobs go to marketers ready to own paid campaigns end to end, make budget and targeting decisions with limited oversight, and guide junior team members on execution. Openings run across Staffing & Recruiting and Consulting & Professional Services, with a strong mix of remote and hybrid roles, and employers like 24 Seven Talent, WITHIN, and Ursus hiring at this level now.
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We are seeking a strategic, results-driven paid social media professional to lead the planning, execution, and optimization of high-impact campaigns across leading social platforms. In this role, you will partner with cross-functional marketing teams to translate digital strategy into effective daily activation, while managing and mentoring Paid Social Associates and Senior Associates. You will serve as a trusted client contact, helping brands achieve measurable business outcomes through thoughtful media strategy, rigorous optimization, and clear performance storytelling. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, balances strategic thinking with operational excellence, and is passionate about developing both people and innovative social media solutions.
Responsibilities
- Lead paid social campaign strategy, activation, optimization, and reporting across platforms including Meta, Instagram, Pinterest, Snapchat, X, LinkedIn, TikTok, Reddit, and emerging channels.
- Manage, mentor, and support the professional development of Paid Social Associates and Senior Associates.
- Oversee campaign setup, pacing, budgeting, trafficking, quality assurance, and ongoing performance optimization.
- Coordinate campaign assets and timelines with creative agencies, internal teams, and platform partners.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to incorporate paid social recommendations into integrated, multi-channel media strategies.
- Analyze campaign data to identify insights, communicate performance trends, and recommend actionable optimizations.
- Develop and execute testing plans across audiences, creative, placements, bidding approaches, and other campaign variables.
- Translate client objectives and KPIs into tactical paid social strategies that drive measurable results.
- Present campaign performance, recommendations, and strategic rationale clearly to clients and internal stakeholders.
- Collaborate with creative teams to provide platform-informed recommendations that support effective, feasible creative execution.
- Identify and evaluate new platform capabilities, beta programs, measurement opportunities, and first-to-market ideas.
- Maintain working knowledge of third-party tracking, attribution, and measurement solutions and their integration with social platforms.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience in paid social media, performance marketing, media planning, account management, or a related discipline.
- Strong knowledge of paid social platforms and supporting ad technologies, including Meta Ads Manager, LinkedIn Campaign Manager, TikTok Ads Manager, and X Ads.
- Experience managing paid social campaigns across multiple objectives, audiences, budgets, and platforms.
- Ability to translate high-level client goals into practical paid media strategies and campaign plans.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data, identify trends, and develop compelling performance narratives.
- Experience with native platform measurement tools and paid social reporting methodologies.
- Familiarity with third-party tracking vendors, pixels, conversion APIs, tagging, and attribution approaches.
- Proven ability to communicate processes, tactics, insights, and recommendations to clients, peers, and junior team members.
- Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and organizational skills.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 3+ years of paid social, performance media, digital marketing, or related experience.
- Agency experience is strongly preferred.
- Experience managing or mentoring junior team members.
- Detail-oriented and process-focused, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
- Strong time-management skills and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
- Curiosity about new media capabilities, social trends, testing opportunities, and emerging technology.
INTRODUCTION
We are seeking a strategic, results-driven paid social media professional to lead the planning, execution, and optimization of high-impact campaigns across leading social platforms. In this role, you will partner with cross-functional marketing teams to translate digital strategy into effective daily activation, while managing and mentoring Paid Social Associates and Senior Associates. You will serve as a trusted client contact, helping brands achieve measurable business outcomes through thoughtful media strategy, rigorous optimization, and clear performance storytelling. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, balances strategic thinking with operational excellence, and is passionate about developing both people and innovative social media solutions.
Responsibilities
- Lead paid social campaign strategy, activation, optimization, and reporting across platforms including Meta, Instagram, Pinterest, Snapchat, X, LinkedIn, TikTok, Reddit, and emerging channels.
- Manage, mentor, and support the professional development of Paid Social Associates and Senior Associates.
- Oversee campaign setup, pacing, budgeting, trafficking, quality assurance, and ongoing performance optimization.
- Coordinate campaign assets and timelines with creative agencies, internal teams, and platform partners.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to incorporate paid social recommendations into integrated, multi-channel media strategies.
- Analyze campaign data to identify insights, communicate performance trends, and recommend actionable optimizations.
- Develop and execute testing plans across audiences, creative, placements, bidding approaches, and other campaign variables.
- Translate client objectives and KPIs into tactical paid social strategies that drive measurable results.
- Present campaign performance, recommendations, and strategic rationale clearly to clients and internal stakeholders.
- Collaborate with creative teams to provide platform-informed recommendations that support effective, feasible creative execution.
- Identify and evaluate new platform capabilities, beta programs, measurement opportunities, and first-to-market ideas.
- Maintain working knowledge of third-party tracking, attribution, and measurement solutions and their integration with social platforms.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience in paid social media, performance marketing, media planning, account management, or a related discipline.
- Strong knowledge of paid social platforms and supporting ad technologies, including Meta Ads Manager, LinkedIn Campaign Manager, TikTok Ads Manager, and X Ads.
- Experience managing paid social campaigns across multiple objectives, audiences, budgets, and platforms.
- Ability to translate high-level client goals into practical paid media strategies and campaign plans.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data, identify trends, and develop compelling performance narratives.
- Experience with native platform measurement tools and paid social reporting methodologies.
- Familiarity with third-party tracking vendors, pixels, conversion APIs, tagging, and attribution approaches.
- Proven ability to communicate processes, tactics, insights, and recommendations to clients, peers, and junior team members.
- Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and organizational skills.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 3+ years of paid social, performance media, digital marketing, or related experience.
- Agency experience is strongly preferred.
- Experience managing or mentoring junior team members.
- Detail-oriented and process-focused, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
- Strong time-management skills and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
- Curiosity about new media capabilities, social trends, testing opportunities, and emerging technology.
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Mid Level Paid Social Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a mid level paid social manager job?
Position yourself around ownership, not just execution. Highlight campaigns you managed independently, budget decisions you made, and results you can attribute directly to your work. Recruiters at this level want to see that you move beyond following instructions and into setting strategy for a channel or product line. A portfolio of performance data and clear examples of cross-functional collaboration will strengthen any application.
Which companies hire mid level paid social managers?
Companies hiring mid level paid social managers right now include 24 Seven Talent, WITHIN, and Ursus, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Hiring at this level tends to come from growth-stage startups scaling paid acquisition, established consumer brands running always-on social programs, and agencies building out specialized paid social teams.
Are there remote mid level paid social manager jobs?
Yes, remote and hybrid options are common at this level. About 40% of mid level paid social manager openings are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting how well digital advertising work adapts to distributed teams. Fully on-site roles still exist, often at agencies or companies with collaborative creative workflows that prefer in-person coordination.
How do I move up to a mid level paid social manager role?
Moving into a mid level role requires building a record of measured impact rather than task completion. Early-career marketers grow by taking ownership of smaller campaigns, tracking performance against goals they set themselves, and expanding across platforms beyond a single channel. Demonstrating that you can interpret data, adjust strategy, and communicate results to stakeholders signals readiness for the accountability mid level roles carry.
Which industries hire the most mid level paid social managers?
Mid Level paid social manager roles concentrate in Staffing & Recruiting and Consulting & Professional Services, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These sectors rely heavily on performance-driven customer acquisition and retention, making paid social a core channel rather than a supplementary one, which sustains consistent demand for managers who can run campaigns with measurable business impact.