[Hiring] Paid Media Specialist, Social @Launch Potato

Role Description

Ready to level up your media buying career with a world-class US company—all from the comfort of your home? This is your chance to grow into a Media Buying expert, managing large-scale budgets and driving real results for top advertisers. No prior native experience? No problem. We’ll guide you with mentorship, data-driven strategies, and hands-on training across platforms like Taboola and Outbrain.

At Launch Potato, you'll collaborate with a diverse, high-performing team across the Americas, gaining global experience in one of the most exciting spaces in digital media: Finance and Money Management. If you’re looking for a role where you’re trusted, supported, and set up to thrive, this is it.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of media buying experience, with a focus on performance-driven results across social and native ad campaigns

Requirements

• Hands-on experience running social or native ad campaigns across platforms like Meta, TikTok, Pinterest, Taboola, Outbrain
• Proven ability to monitor and optimize campaign performance using data
• Strong attention to detail with a focus on executional excellence and task management
• Ability to collaborate across functions and communicate clearly in a remote work environment
• Display an attitude of positivity and willingness to embrace change, not getting discouraged when business or cross-functional needs change
• Passion for performance marketing and a desire to grow within the Make Money/Manage Money vertical of our largest brand, FinanceBuzz
• ***This role will require occasion campaign monitoring after hours or on weekends, as needed.

Outcomes

• Execute and manage social and native ad campaigns across platforms such as Meta and Taboola
• Monitor daily performance metrics and implement optimizations to creative, bids, and placements
• Partner with senior media buyers to launch new campaigns and expand existing ones while supporting strategic growth
• Facilitate creative testing by assisting with copy iteration, image/video swaps, and tracking results
• Conduct competitor research and performance audits to surface new testing opportunities
• Collaborate with the Content and Paid Media teams to ensure seamless campaign setup and timely asset delivery
• Maintain campaign documentation and update performance trackers regularly to support team throughput

Competencies

• Execution-Oriented: Manages deliverables independently and consistently follows through on tasks that enable campaign momentum and growth.
• Detail-Driven: Demonstrates accuracy in reporting, campaign QA, and implementation of optimizations.
• Organized and Fast-Learning: You prioritize competing tasks effectively and quickly pick up on new trends or approaches to optimize your campaigns.
• Analytical Thinker: Understand key ad metrics and translate data into actionable strategies that improve funnel performance.
• Collaborative: Works effectively across team lines with buyers, content creators, and analysts to move campaigns forward.
• Curious & Analytical: Asks the right questions, seeks to understand performance drivers, and uses data to guide recommendations.
• Proactive Communicator: Provides regular updates, flags issues early, and clearly communicates changes or learnings to stakeholders.
• Coachability: Open to feedback, quickly applies learnings, and demonstrates a strong desire to grow into a more strategic buyer.

Total Compensation

Base salary is set according to market rates for the nearest major metro and varies based on Launch Potato’s Levels Framework. Your compensation package includes a base salary, profit-sharing bonus, and competitive benefits. Launch Potato is a performance-driven company, which means once you are hired, future increases will be based on company and personal performance, not annual cost of living adjustments.