Overview
Direct message the job poster from Freeman+Leonard. Freeman+Leonard is seeking a Paid Media Specialist for a retail client. This is an onsite role in Plano, TX.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist in developing paid media strategies that align with brand objectives, audience insights, and budgets.
- Collaborate with agencies and internal teams to execute campaigns across paid social, display, video, radio, paid search, influencer, and broadcast / connected media.
- Manage workflow with creative teams and agencies : open jobs, review assets, proof creative, and route for approvals (including legal).
- Align media with national promotions and sales events, ensuring all stakeholders (web, POS, agencies) are coordinated.
- Build and manage local marketing tools to support franchisees, including social media campaigns.
- Partner with agencies to provide franchisee-level social and media support.
- Support ad-hoc franchise marketing requests, ensuring messaging and creative are consistent.
- Plan, launch, and actively manage large-scale paid social campaigns (with a focus on TikTok) to drive acquisition and retention.
- Monitor live campaigns for pacing, delivery, and performance; recommend optimizations.
- Collaborate on large-scale paid search campaigns, including ad copy creation, approvals, and translations.
- Work with analytics teams to QA data, interpret results, and contribute to performance reporting.
- Support leadership with testing schedules, optimizations, and presentations.
- Draft creative overviews for upcoming promotions to share with stores and social care teams.
- Stay current on paid media trends, platform updates, and best practices; share POVs with the team.
Qualifications
3–5 years of experience in paid media planning, buying, or strategy (retail or agency experience preferred).Strong knowledge of digital platforms and ad managers (Meta, TikTok, Google Ads, DSPs).Customer-service mindset with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams and partners.Strong analytical skills; proficiency in Excel or Power BI. Knowledge of tracking (UTM parameters, pixels) is a plus.Highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously.Creative thinker with problem-solving skills and the ability to deliver innovative campaign ideas.Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Advertising, Communications, or related field preferred (not required).Ability to work onsite, Monday through Friday, in Plano, TX.Details
Seniority level : AssociateEmployment type : Full-timeJob function : Advertising and MarketingIndustries : Retail, Marketing Services, and Advertising Services#J-18808-Ljbffr