Role Description
Senior Meta Media Buyer
Location: Remote β United States
Employment Type: 1099 Independent Contractor
Schedule: Flexible, with availability required between 8:00 AMβ8:00 PM CT as business needs require
Base Pay: $90,000β$100,000 USD per year
Build Bonus: $5,000 upon successful completion of the initial paid media buildout
Performance Incentive: Up to $3,750 per quarter ($15,000/year), plus a client retention bonus
Role Type: Senior individual contributor, reporting directly to the founder/owner
What You'll Do
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Meta Campaign Strategy & Execution
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Own Meta Ads Manager strategy and execution across the agency and its owned brands
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Build, launch, test, optimize, scale, retarget, and troubleshoot lead-generation and conversion campaigns
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Manage both Instant Form and website/landing-page conversion campaigns
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Own audience strategy, campaign structure, budget allocation, testing cadence, and optimization decisions
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Monitor performance closely and make proactive changes without waiting for step-by-step direction
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Tracking, Funnels & Conversion
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Own or oversee Meta Pixel and Conversions API implementation and troubleshooting
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Use GA4 and Google Tag Manager to validate tracking and understand user behavior across the funnel
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Review and improve landing pages, lead funnels, forms, and conversion paths
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Diagnose whether performance issues originate in the ad, audience, offer, landing page, follow-up, or sales process
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Work within GoHighLevel to ensure lead flow, attribution, and follow-up systems support campaign performance
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Creative & Direct-Response Strategy
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Own the creative testing strategy across hooks, angles, offers, messaging, formats, and direct-response concepts
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Diagnose why creative is or isn't performing and translate data into the next testing hypothesis
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Provide clear direction and briefs to designers, copywriters, and video editors as needed
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Build a disciplined, repeatable testing process rather than relying on isolated winning ads
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Systems, Reporting & Operational Buildout
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Create SOPs for campaign setup, launches, optimization, scaling, tracking, QA, and troubleshooting
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Build reusable templates for campaigns, creative briefs, ad copy, testing plans, landing pages, and reporting
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Create launch and QA checklists that reduce execution errors and make the function repeatable
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Build clear reporting dashboards and communicate what the numbers mean and what should happen next
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Document cross-campaign learnings so successful strategies can be repeated across brands
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Help establish the operating system needed to eventually train or manage additional media buyers
What Success Looks Like
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First 30 Days
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Tracking is working correctly across active campaigns and funnels
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Accounts, funnels, landing pages, and existing assets have been fully audited
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Baseline performance metrics are established
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A clear testing strategy is in place, with new creative/angles actively being tested
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Reporting is set up and initial SOPs/processes are being documented
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By 60 Days
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Consistent testing and optimization are happening across the portfolio
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There's a clear understanding of what's working, what isn't, and why
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Lead quality and campaign efficiency are improving based on data
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Core SOPs, templates, and QA processes are operational
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Leadership is receiving clear, proactive recommendations rather than raw reporting alone
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By 90 Days
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Qualified lead flow is becoming more consistent
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Reliable CPL, cost-per-booking, customer-acquisition, and ROAS benchmarks are being established from real data
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A repeatable creative testing process is operating consistently
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Core tracking, reporting, and paid media systems are documented and dependable
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The paid media function can scale without requiring the founder to manage day-to-day execution
How Performance Is Measured
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Qualified leads and lead quality
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Booked calls and cost per booked call
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Show rate
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Sales / new customers or clients generated
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Customer acquisition cost
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Return on ad spend (ROAS)
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Diagnostic metrics including CTR, CPC, CPM, and landing-page conversion rate
Earning Potential
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Base Pay: $90,000β$100,000 USD per year. $90K reflects a strong senior buyer who can run independently; up to $100K is available for candidates who have built a paid media function or managed other buyers.
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Build Bonus (one-time): $5,000 upon successful completion of the agreed initial buildout and launch milestones.
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Performance Bonus (variable): Up to $3,750 per quarter ($15,000/year), based on client-acquisition performance for the core agency business.
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Client Retention Bonus (variable): For new agency clients acquired through paid media who remain active for 6 months, a bonus equal to 20%β30% of one month of that client's management fee.
Work Environment
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Remote, U.S.-based 1099 contractor role
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Flexible schedule, with reasonable availability between 8:00 AMβ8:00 PM CT for meetings, collaboration, or urgent campaign needs
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Core tools include Meta Ads Manager, GoHighLevel, Slack, GA4, GTM, and the broader marketing/analytics stack needed to perform the role
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Reports directly to the founder, with a high degree of autonomy and judgment
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A fast-moving environment β you'll be building while executing and improving systems as the business grows
Career Path & Growth
This role is being hired as the senior owner of a new paid media capability. As the function proves itself and expands, there is a path to broader ownership, including building systems at greater scale and potentially training or managing additional media buyers.
What We're Looking For / Must-Haves
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Senior-level, hands-on experience managing Meta Ads, with deep expertise in lead generation and performance marketing
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Demonstrated experience managing meaningful ad spend, including $10K+ monthly budgets, with strong case studies and measurable performance results
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Experience managing multiple campaigns or accounts simultaneously and prioritizing work without sacrificing quality
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Advanced knowledge of campaign setup, testing, optimization, scaling, retargeting, audience strategy, and troubleshooting
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Hands-on experience with Meta Pixel and Conversions API, plus working knowledge of GA4 and Google Tag Manager
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Strong understanding of landing pages, lead funnels, conversion rate optimization, and full-funnel diagnosis
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Strong direct-response instincts across hooks, angles, offers, messaging, and creative testing
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Ability to operate independently, make decisions, and communicate recommendations clearly to leadership
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Strong work history and evidence of stability in prior roles or long-term client engagements
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Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
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Based in the United States
Nice to Have
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GoHighLevel experience
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Experience generating leads for digital marketing agencies or other B2B service businesses
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Experience building a paid media function, creating SOPs/processes, or managing/training other media buyers
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Experience working in entrepreneurial, startup, or founder-led environments where speed and ownership matter
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Experience managing acquisition for multiple brands or business models