Viral Nation Logo

Viral Nation

Strategist, Performance Marketing

Posted 10 Hours Ago
Be an Early Applicant
Easy Apply
Remote
Hiring Remotely in United States
3-5 Annually
Mid level
Easy Apply
Remote
Hiring Remotely in United States
3-5 Annually
Mid level
The Strategist, Performance Marketing will develop and implement paid media strategies across platforms, manage client campaigns, and optimize performance based on data analysis.
The summary above was generated by AI

At Viral Nation, we specialize in building social-first ecosystems for brands to connect with the modern consumer journey. Our integrated solutions align strategy, talent, media, and technology with culturally relevant creativity to scale the world’s fastest-growing digital brands. Viral Nation offers a fluid, creative, and growth-oriented environment that will support your ambitions to apply your talents in an open, collaborative, and fast-paced culture. Our ability to stay at the forefront of the industry has fuelled our success and will guide us in paving the path forward. We’re driven to push boundaries and think beyond today to deliver strategies, and we’re just getting started.

While we continuously exceed our goals, we need your help – our success is only as great as our people. Strong performance leads to high expectations, and we must keep raising the bar!

We’re looking for a Strategist, Performance Marketing to conceptualize and build full paid media strategies, and provide and implement optimization strategies for a variety of our clients. In this role you'll use your extensive knowledge of paid media, the latest trends, and research data to elevate campaigns or our clients. You’ll play a crucial role in helping to chart the path forward for our clients and deliver on larger, more exciting solutions for them.

What You'll Do Here:

  • Participate in campaign development, deployment tactics, and proactive strategic paid media planning.
  • Performing qualitative market research and directing quantitative research when required.
  • Work with clients to develop performance marketing strategies to reach their wider company objectives.
  • Able to lead strategic discussions and provide clear recommendations and documents with minimal direction or supervision. Able to present internally and to clients with confidence and clarity.
  • Demonstrate a good understanding of paid marketing practices on Meta, TikTok, Google and other platforms.
  • Work closely with media buyers, accounts teams and external agencies to ensure smooth campaign execution, which includes client onboarding, budget pacing, campaign monitoring and traffic sheet development.
  • Exhibit effective project management skills working closely with team to prepare reports for clients as needed in relations to ongoing campaigns.
  • Effectively work within account budget parameters and assist with budget management.
  • Writing is clear and succinct. 
  • Experience creating Paid Media Playbooks and Paid Media best practice protocols.
  • Identify, analyze and present gaps and opportunities in paid media plans for new & existing clients.
  • Ability to decipher information using data & measurement tools.
  • Involvement in new business pitch presentations.

What You'll Need To Have:

  • Minimum of 3-5 years of professional experience with paid media strategy and/or execution, and social media platforms.
  • Experience and a deep understanding of paid media practices on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn, Youtube, and Twitter.
  • Experience and familiarity with Paid Search and Programmatic advertising.
  • Ability to translate direction from internal leadership and external clients into paid media strategies and deliverables.
  • Strong presentation skills, confident speaker, with the ability to tactfully manage client relations; balanced with an eagerness to learn and humility with your craft.
  • Ability and experience in developing and executing successful client campaigns.
  • Ability to seek constant improvement and fill gaps to ultimately deliver best results to our clients.
  • Responsive and available to meet the demands of clients across multiple time zones.
  • Proficiency with ad management platforms and paid media analytical tools.
  • Must have a university degree, or college diploma, in a relevant field such as marketing, business, public relations, communications, and/or have equivalent work experience.
  • Experience growing brands on social media via paid ads.
 
Compensation Philosophy:

At Viral Nation, compensation is structured, performance-led, and market-aligned. Pay decisions are intentional, based on role requirements, performance, and market alignment by country, and are set to maintain internal pay equity across comparable roles and levels.

Compensation progression is tied to demonstrated performance, expanded scope, and sustained contribution over time, not tenure alone. Employee compensation is reviewed regularly through formal performance reviews and check-ins to ensure alignment with role expectations and impact.
 
AI in Recruitment:
 
Viral Nation does not use AI-enabled tools to screen, assess, rank, or select candidates in our recruitment process. Our hiring teams make all hiring decisions.

DEI Commitment:

Viral Nation is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in our agency. Viral Nation welcomes applications from people with visible and non-visible disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruiting and selection process.

Top Skills

Facebook
Google
Instagram
LinkedIn
Meta
Programmatic Advertising
Tiktok
Twitter
Youtube

Similar Jobs

10 Days Ago
Remote
United States
Senior level
Senior level
Marketing Tech
Lead client account teams to translate strategy into high-quality execution across channels (email, SEO, content, paid media, HubSpot/RevOps). Manage client relationships, coordinate project managers and specialists, monitor performance, surface insights and risks, and drive client retention and measurable results.
Top Skills: Hubspot,Revops,Email Marketing,Marketing Automation,Content Marketing,Seo,Paid Search,Google Ads,Paid Social,Linkedin Ads,Meta (Facebook) Ads,Ppc
A Minute Ago
Remote or Hybrid
Vermont, USA
71K-146K Annually
Junior
71K-146K Annually
Junior
Digital Media • News + Entertainment
Responsible for sales of integrated technology to enterprise customers, developing leads, delivering presentations, and meeting quotas while collaborating with teams to uphold service standards.
Top Skills: Network SecuritySd-WanUcaas
A Minute Ago
Remote or Hybrid
Texas, USA
Senior level
Senior level
Digital Media • News + Entertainment
Responsible for managing sales territories, acquiring enterprise customers, delivering sales presentations, and driving customer relationships to exceed sales targets.
Top Skills: CybersecurityData Networking TechnologiesEthernetInternet TechnologiesNetwork SecurityNetworking ProtocolsSdwanVoice Network TechnologiesVpnWdm

What you need to know about the Colorado Tech Scene

With a business-friendly climate and research universities like CU Boulder and Colorado State, Colorado has made a name for itself as a startup ecosystem. The state boasts a skilled workforce and high quality of life thanks to its affordable housing, vibrant cultural scene and unparalleled opportunities for outdoor recreation. Colorado is also home to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, helping cement its status as a hub for renewable energy innovation.

Key Facts About Colorado Tech

  • Number of Tech Workers: 260,000; 8.5% of overall workforce (2024 CompTIA survey)
  • Major Tech Employers: Lockheed Martin, Century Link, Comcast, BAE Systems, Level 3
  • Key Industries: Software, artificial intelligence, aerospace, e-commerce, fintech, healthtech
  • Funding Landscape: $4.9 billion in VC funding in 2024 (Pitchbook)
  • Notable Investors: Access Venture Partners, Ridgeline Ventures, Techstars, Blackhorn Ventures
  • Research Centers and Universities: Colorado School of Mines, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Denver, Colorado State University, Mesa Laboratory, Space Science Institute, National Center for Atmospheric Research, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Gottlieb Institute

Sign up now Access later

Create Free Account

Please log in or sign up to report this job.

Create Free Account