Performance Marketing Manager Jobs in Illinois
Performance Marketing Manager jobs in Illinois are highly active, concentrated in digital advertising, e-commerce, retail media, and financial services, with openings at every level from coordinator-track roles through director-adjacent senior positions. Chicago drives the bulk of hiring, with additional demand in Naperville and Schaumburg, where headquartered brands and agencies operate large marketing teams. Established employers with consistent Illinois presence include Groupon, Kraft Heinz, and Walgreens, and the specialties in highest demand are paid search, programmatic advertising, and marketing analytics. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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The Performance Marketing Specialist, Paid Media is a hands-on role for an experienced media buyer to run Hydroviv's paid acquisition day to day. You'll build, launch, and optimize campaigns in-platform across Google, Meta, and other platforms turning performance data into weekly optimizations that grow new customers at efficient CAC and ROAS. This role should be prepared to flex both analytical and creative muscles in the following areas:
Paid Search and Shopping Execution:
- Build, launch, and manage Google Ads campaigns across Search, Shopping, Performance Max, and YouTube
- Own keyword research, match types, negatives, bidding strategies, and campaign structure
- Manage product feeds in Google Merchant Center to keep Shopping and Performance Max campaigns healthy
Paid Social Execution:
- Run Meta (Facebook and Instagram) and Reddit campaigns, including audience setup, campaign structure, and scaling
- Manage creative rotation and monitor for fatigue to keep performance steady
Creative Ideation and Creation:
- Partner with creatives to concept and create breakthrough ads that delivers acquisition goals across Google, Meta, and other channels
- Develop ad copy, static, and short-form video concepts built for each platform's formats and best practices
- Stay up to date on platform, audience, and category trends to keep creative fresh and top performing
- Use performance data to identify winning hooks, messages, and formats, then iterate quickly on them
Optimization and Testing:
- Optimize daily and weekly performance toward CPA, ROAS, and new-customer targets, shifting budget to what's working
- Design and run structured A/B tests on bidding, audiences, ad copy, creative, and landing pages; document and share learnings
DTC Team Partnership:
- Partner with the DTC team to monitor performance and set up and maintain tracking across conversion actions, UTMs, pixels, and Conversions API
- Sync regularly on content calendars so paid media aligns with CRM, email, and site promotions
- Work cross-functionally to deliver the strongest combined result across paid, owned, and site channels
Reporting, Budget, and Billing:
- Manage monthly budgets and pacing, flagging risks to plan early
- Own media billing: reconcile invoices, ensure on-time payments, and account for all media run each month
- Deliver weekly performance reports and a monthly readout on what's working, what isn't, and next steps
- Stay current on platform changes and new ad products, and recommend when to test them
Target Salary Range: $85,000 - $105,000 salary per year plus bonus. Exact pay will be based on factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, level, geographic location, and business and organizational needs. Full-time positions are eligible for competitive benefits, including paid time off, health, dental, vision, life, disability benefits and 401(k).
Experience
Required- 3 - 5 years: of hands-on paid media experience, ideally for a DTC or ecommerce brand or an agency serving them
Education
Preferred- Bachelors or better
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What Illinois Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in performance marketing manager jobs across Illinois.
- Bachelor's degree in marketing, advertising, business, or a related field required
- Proven experience managing paid search, paid social, or programmatic campaigns at scale
- Hands-on proficiency with Google Ads, Meta Ads Manager, and analytics platforms like GA4
- Strong command of performance metrics including ROAS, CPA, CAC, and LTV
- Experience with A/B testing, audience segmentation, and conversion rate optimization
- Ability to manage budgets, report results to stakeholders, and adjust strategy based on data
Performance Marketing Manager Jobs in Illinois: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a performance marketing manager in Illinois?
Most performance marketing managers in Illinois enter through a bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, or business, then build several years of hands-on paid media experience. There is no state-issued license required in Illinois for this role. Employers here typically expect demonstrated platform certifications such as Google Ads or Meta Blueprint, a portfolio of campaign results, and familiarity with the retail, financial services, or agency sectors that dominate the Illinois market.
How much do performance marketing managers make in Illinois?
Performance marketing managers in Illinois earn a median of about $162,860 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $95,990 for the lowest 10% to over $276,340 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire performance marketing managers in Illinois?
Employers hiring performance marketing managers in Illinois right now include Viral Nation, USG, and PayPal, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Illinois's deep mix of consumer brands, financial institutions, and digital agencies means demand is spread across both in-house corporate teams and agency environments throughout the Chicago metro.
Which Illinois cities have the most performance marketing manager jobs?
Chicago, Aurora, and Rosemont have the most performance marketing manager openings in Illinois. Chicago dominates because it hosts the regional headquarters of major consumer brands, financial services firms, and large independent agencies, while suburban hubs like Naperville and Schaumburg contribute openings tied to corporate campus marketing departments and retail-sector employers based in the collar counties.
Are there remote performance marketing manager jobs in Illinois?
Yes, and more than most fields, because performance marketing work is almost entirely digital and output is measured through dashboards that are accessible anywhere. About 100% of performance marketing manager openings tied to Illinois are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting how broadly desk-based this role is. Campaign setup, analysis, and reporting are the functions most commonly done fully remote, while client-facing agency roles are more likely to require in-office days.
How can I get hired as a performance marketing manager in Illinois with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is a paid media coordinator or digital marketing associate role at one of Chicago's many independent agencies or in-house brand teams, where you learn platform execution directly. Large Illinois employers such as Walgreens and Kraft Heinz run structured associate marketing rotations that bring in candidates with limited experience. Building a Google Ads or Meta Blueprint certification and a personal or freelance campaign portfolio significantly improves your competitiveness when applying to these entry-level openings.
Where can I find and apply to performance marketing manager jobs in Illinois?
You can find and apply to performance marketing manager jobs in Illinois on Migrate Mate, which lists current Illinois openings updated regularly. Search the available roles, identify the ones that fit your experience and preferred location, and apply directly to each employer. No account or profile creation is required to search and apply.
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