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[Remote] Paid Media Manager, Programmatic & SEM

Remote · South Africa Full-time

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Sunrise Systems is seeking a Paid Media Manager to lead paid media strategy and hands-on campaign activation across programmatic display, paid search/SEM and other digital channels. The role plans and optimizes campaigns, manages media agencies and partners, and helps assess capabilities to bring more media work in-house.

Responsibilities

  • Develop paid media strategies, channel plans and testing roadmaps aligned with campaign and business objectives
  • Translate audience insights, market opportunities and campaign goals into targeting, retargeting, placement and budget recommendations
  • Set up, traffic, monitor and optimize programmatic campaigns in StackAdapt
  • Plan, manage and optimize paid search/SEM campaigns in Google Ads or comparable platforms
  • Manage paid display, trade publication and other media-partner placements as assigned
  • Allocate budgets, monitor spend pacing and adjust investment based on performance and priorities
  • Manage media agencies and partners, including evaluating strategy, plans, execution, results and recommendations
  • Establish campaign KPIs, measurement plans, testing approaches and reporting cadences
  • Coordinate campaign tagging, tracking and analytics requirements with marketing, web and technical partners
  • Analyze campaign and channel performance; identify insights and implement optimization recommendations
  • Assess current agency-managed work and recommend which capabilities, processes and execution should be brought in-house
  • Document processes, platform practices and training to support internal capability development and continuity
  • Influence cross-functional stakeholders and communicate concise performance updates, risks and recommendations
  • Use AI tools appropriately to improve planning, analysis, optimization and reporting while maintaining professional judgment and review

Skills

  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Advertising, Analytics or a related field, or equivalent training and experience
  • Five or more years of paid media strategy and execution experience across programmatic display, paid search/SEM or related digital channels
  • Demonstrated experience managing media agencies, significant campaign budgets and concurrent cross-functional initiatives
  • Strong analytical, project management, communication and stakeholder-influence skills
  • Hands-on experience developing and managing paid media strategies across programmatic display, paid search/SEM and other digital channels
  • Proficiency setting up, trafficking, monitoring and optimizing campaigns in StackAdapt
  • Experience managing Google Ads or comparable paid search platforms
  • Strong knowledge of audience targeting, retargeting, media planning, budget allocation and spend pacing
  • Experience managing media agencies and evaluating agency strategy, performance and recommendations
  • Proficiency with campaign measurement, analytics, reporting and performance optimization
  • Ability to translate campaign goals into channel plans, KPIs, testing strategies and actionable insights
  • Experience with B2B demand-generation and lead-generation campaigns
  • Experience managing paid placements with industry publications or trade media partners
  • Familiarity with conversion tracking, campaign tagging and marketing attribution
  • Experience using Google Analytics or comparable web analytics platforms
  • Experience assessing opportunities to bring agency-managed media capabilities in-house
  • Familiarity with marketing automation and CRM platforms, such as Eloqua and Salesforce
  • Experience using AI tools to improve media planning, analysis, optimization and reporting workflows

Benefits

  • 100% Remote

Company Overview

  • Sunrise Systems was founded in 1990 with a clear vision to deliver world-class staffing service solutions in all labor categories, including IT consulting and solutions; all with the commitment to provide service that exceeds expectations and become the most trusted name in the industry. It was founded in 1990, and is headquartered in Edison, New Jersey, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is http://www.sunrisesys.com/.
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