Paid Media Specialist - Contract

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

About Indie:

Founded in 2018, Indie Consulting is a fast-growing, strategy-led marketing consultancy that partners with some of the most exciting brands in CPG and beyond! We foster an empowering environment built on creativity and dedication, helping our clients tell their stories with clarity and impact.

At Indie, we’ve created a collaborative culture where professional and personal growth is the norm. Our team leads with empathy, supports one another, and strives to deliver meaningful results that leave things better than we found them. If you’re energized by smart strategy, great people, and real opportunities for growth, we’d love to meet you!

The Role:

Indie Consulting is seeking a detail-oriented Paid Media Specialist to lead the hands-on execution, management, and optimization of paid media campaigns across key digital platforms.

This role is highly execution-focused and ideal for a media practitioner who thrives in-platform, owns day-to-day campaign performance, and ensures accuracy across setup, pacing, testing, and optimization within paid search and paid social channels. With a strong analytical mindset, the Paid Media Specialist evaluates performance data to drive continuous improvement and efficiency, working across teams to ensure flawless execution, accurate reporting, and strategic alignment with business goals.

Key Responsibilities

Campaign Planning Execution

• Plan, build, and manage paid media campaigns across platforms including Google Ads, Meta, TikTok, Pinterest, and YouTube
• Translate business goals and strategic direction into actionable paid media tactics
• Execute campaign setup, launches, optimizations, and ongoing performance monitoring
• Manage budgets, pacing, and platform-level reporting to ensure efficient media spend

Optimization Reporting

• Analyze campaign performance data to identify insights and optimization opportunities
• Develop audience strategies, keyword lists, ad copy variations, creative briefs, and testing frameworks
• Prepare clear, client-ready performance summaries and insights
• Stay current on platform updates, media trends, and best practices

Cross-Functional Collaboration Communication

• Communicate strategy, performance, and recommendations clearly to internal teams and client stakeholders
• Maintain strong organization across campaign documentation, timelines, and reporting

• 3–4 years of hands-on paid media experience, with a strong focus on paid social and/or paid search
• Proven experience managing campaigns in Google Ads, Meta Business Manager, and LinkedIn Ads
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate performance data into actionable recommendations
• Comfortable working independently within defined scopes and timelines
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in data analysis; familiarity with Looker Studio or similar reporting tools is a plus
• Organized, proactive, and detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple workstreams

Why Join Indie

• Join a team of smart, data-driven marketers who value precision, collaboration, and executional excellence
• Grow your skill set through hands-on ownership of multi-channel paid media and integrated marketing programs
• Work in a flexible, remote-first environment with opportunities for in-person collaboration and team connection

Contract Details

• Contract/Part-time: 20 hours/week
• Location: Remote
• Competitive compensation aligned with experience and scope of work.