Paid Social Media Specialist

• This role is ideal for someone deeply passionate about retail, e-commerce, and digital marketing, with a talent for leading teams to achieve peak performance for our clients. Here’s where you can make an impact:

Campaign set up

• - Build and manage ad campaigns for the agency across your allocated clients in all paid social platforms (Meta, TikTok, Pinterest, etc.)
• - Manage the performances of your media campaigns which include but are not limited to objective optimisations, audience targeting, ad creative changes, bid pacing, exclusions, budget changes, split tests, data feed optimisation etc.
• - Take control of your client's budgets, establish new ratios and splits by objective, placement and platform to ensure we maximise client ROI

Optimising strategies

• - Put forward and implement optimisation strategies for these campaigns across all paid media channels with a strong focus on paid social
• - Implement and test new strategy, tactics and platform features to identify best-performing strategies and maximise client's performance.
• - Work with our measurement team to understand incremental uplift of advertising changes and optimisation the agency applies for our clients In addition to your marketing skills and experience, we seek someone who fits well with our culture and team. At ER, we balance challenging, exciting work with flexibility and a life-work balance that suits you. We are passionate about our work, the retail environment, and our clients, but equally passionate about our hobbies, friends, family, and various initiatives outside of work. Our supportive and humble team culture allows you to be yourself, fostering an environment for personal and professional growth.

Train and support others

• - Train and educate internal stakeholders on the latest platform initiatives and product changes to create a better advertising offering
• - Coordinate a remote team of paid media specialists to support you with ad creation, management and routine implementation/optimisation efforts
• - Support the team in client goals, targets, and budgets during quarterly business reviews and fortnightly meetings, as well as in managing challenging campaigns and reporting on key metrics like clicks, impressions, spend, and revenue.

• Although the key responsibilities of the role are clearly outlined, this vacancy is specifically suited for someone who enjoys adapting to the evolving needs of both the agency and the position.

What does a workweek look like?

• Your workweek will be dynamic and varied, with tasks related to 'being a thought leader and full-funnel strategy builder' occupying about 25% of your time. Client-facing responsibilities will constitute 40%, allowing ample engagement with our clientele. Devoting 30% of your time to being an inspiring leader will foster a motivating work environment. Lastly, strategically and commercially developing the business will encompass the remaining 15%, ensuring comprehensive growth and innovation.

Cultural fit

• In addition to your marketing skills and experience, we seek someone who fits well with our culture and team. At ER, we balance challenging, exciting work with flexibility and a life-work balance that suits you. We are passionate about our work, the retail environment, and our clients, but equally passionate about our hobbies, friends, family, and various initiatives outside of work. Our supportive and humble team culture allows you to be yourself, fostering an environment for personal and professional growth.

We welcome diverse backgrounds, personalities, and career paths. However, we expect:

• - 1+ years of experience as a Paid Media Manager with the ambition to grow your skills on social platforms, such as Facebook Business Manager and TikTok, Snapchat, or Pinterest ads.
• - You have experience in creating paid social media strategies that align with the objectives of the client. Together with the Performance Manager you make sure you understand the business goals, target audiences, and campaign goals.
• - Comfort with the main responsibilities outlined above, along with opportunities for personal growth and development.
• - Strong analytical skills and comfort in using and managing data inside Excel or Google sheet
• - Ability to connect with a range of stakeholders and build positive relationships
• - Ability to think and solve problems creatively
• - Love eCommerce and love working with emerging direct-to-consumer brands
• - You are based in Sydney or Adelaide and have Australian working rights.

Some extra perks

• - Flexibility is a key value for us, with office days in Sydney on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and the freedom to choose your work location for the rest of the week.
• - Enjoy time-shifting possibilities, Summer Fridays, Flexible Public Holidays, and up to 10 additional leave days per year.
• - Work from anywhere for four weeks a year.
• - Participate in frequent team-building activities, monthly lunches, milestone cakes, town hall drinks, and connection days.
• - We value your development with extensive performance and learning cycles, regular development conversations, self-reflection exercises, and 360 feedback opportunities.
• - Recognise excellence with the "Ahead of the Herd" award and stay ahead of trends with the Quarterly Trend Challenge.
• - We support parents with 12 weeks of paid maternity leave, and enjoy our dog-friendly office in Marrickville, featuring end-of-trip facilities, free parking, and convenient access to public transport, shops, and cafes.

The Process

• If you are interested but have some questions, don't hesitate to send an email or text message to Sangita de Jong, People & Culture Manager (Careers@elephantroom.com.au / 0466 112 463). If you want to apply for the job, you can share your CV or LinkedIn profile below. During the process, you will have the opportunity to speak with Geraldine Texier (Head of Media & Measurement and manager for this role) and Adam Sharon-Zipser (Founder and Managing Director).
• Elephant Room is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disabilities, and people of all genders and sexual orientations.
• For all recruitment agencies: We understand you would like to assist with this role, but so far we are able to manage the recruitment ourselves. We do not accept unsolicited agency resumes and are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.