Fanatics

Associate Buyer, Paid Social

Fanatics$80K — $100K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 1+ years of experience in paid social, digital media, performance marketing, or marketing analytics; internships acceptable.
  • Familiarity with Meta Ads Manager, TikTok Ads Manager, Snap Ads, X Ads, and Reddit Ads is preferred.
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
  • Analytical skills to interpret performance data and identify trends.
  • Creative curiosity for how social assets impact campaign performance.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills across various teams.
  • Ability to troubleshoot campaign issues and maintain accurate documentation.

Responsibilities

  • Assist with the setup, QA, and optimization of paid social campaigns for Fanatics Casino initiatives.
  • Monitor campaign pacing against budget and performance targets, proactively identifying risks and opportunities.
  • Compile performance reporting and present summaries to senior managers, including insights on campaigns.
  • Coordinate with agency partners to ensure accuracy and completeness of campaign elements and deadlines.
  • QA all creative assets and messaging to ensure compliance before campaign launch.
  • Maintain clear documentation of campaign processes and performance learnings for ongoing reporting.
  • Track trends and competitor activities to identify optimization opportunities across campaigns.

Benefits

  • Employee benefits outlined on the Fanatics benefits website.
  • Opportunity for occasional travel to New York City, Denver, and other locations for team events.
  • Participation in cultural immersion programs for onboarding.
Full Job Description
Overview

Fanatics Betting & Gaming is seeking a detail-oriented Associate of Paid Social (OC) to support paid social campaign execution, pacing, QA, and reporting for the Online Casino business. This role will be responsible for assisting with campaign builds, creative trafficking, budget monitoring, performance analysis, and operational excellence across paid social channels.

The ideal candidate is organized, analytically curious, creatively aware, and eager to grow within performance social media buying. This individual will support the Senior Social Media Planner / Buyer for OC, collaborate with agency partners and platform teams, and help ensure paid social campaigns are accurate, timely, measurable, and compliant.

Responsibilities
  • Support paid social campaign setup, trafficking, QA, pacing, and optimization for Fanatics Casino initiatives.Assist with creative uploads, audience builds, placement selection, naming conventions, tracking parameters, and campaign launch checklists across paid social platforms.
  • Monitor daily and weekly pacing against budget, acquisition, revenue, efficiency, and payback targets, escalating risks and opportunities proactively.
  • Pull, organize, and interpret performance reporting from Meta, TikTok, Snap, X, Reddit, MMPs, analytics tools, and internal dashboards.
  • Prepare weekly performance summaries, creative test trackers, campaign notes, and competitive insights for senior channel managers.
  • Coordinate with agency partners to ensure campaign builds, optimizations, reporting, asset handoffs, and deadlines are completed accurately.
  • QA creative assets, ad copy, offer messaging, destination URLs, promo codes, state eligibility, responsible gaming language, and compliance approvals before launch.Assist with testing roadmaps across creative concepts, hooks, audiences, placements, bidding, landing pages, app events, game themes, promotion messaging, and platform betas.
  • Maintain documentation for campaign launches, optimizations, learnings, spend reconciliation, and recurring reporting processes.
  • Partner with Creative, Brand, Casino Marketing, Analytics, Product, and Compliance teams to support timely and accurate campaign activation.
  • Track casino product launches, promotion calendars, platform trends, competitor messaging, and creative best practices to identify optimization opportunities.
  • Continuously develop platform expertise across major paid social buying tools and reporting systems.

Qualifications
  • 1+ years of experience in paid social, digital media, performance marketing, marketing analytics, or a related role; internship experience will be considered.
  • Working knowledge of Meta Ads Manager, TikTok Ads Manager, Snap Ads, X Ads, Reddit Ads, Excel/Google Sheets, and reporting dashboards preferred.
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple campaign deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
  • Analytical mindset with comfort interpreting performance data, identifying trends, and communicating clear takeaways.
  • Creative curiosity and interest in how paid social assets, copy, hooks, audiences, and placements influence performance.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills across internal teams, agencies, and external partners.
  • Ability to follow QA processes, troubleshoot campaign issues, and maintain accurate documentation.Interest in online casino, sports betting, digital marketing, paid social, and customer acquisition preferred.
  • Bachelor qualification in marketing, business, analytics, communications, or related field preferred.
  • Must be open to occasional travel to Fanatics Betting & Gaming offices in New York City and Denver as well as other locations for conferences, events, meetings, and team-building activities.

Depending on the role, your interview and onboarding experience may include in-person components, such as onsite interviews or Launching into Better: LIVE-a multi-day cultural immersion in New York City for full-time, non-seasonal hires. These sessions are designed to build connection and bring our culture to life, though specific travel and participation requirements will be confirmed based on your role and location. Your recruiter will provide clear guidance at each stage of the process.

For information about our benefits, please visit https://benefitsatfanatics.com/

Ranges will change based on country and state of residence, which are reflected in Geographical Zones defined by Fanatics Betting and Gaming. The range incorporates all of our Geographical Compensation Zones and is subject to change as the Zone associated with the actual offer is confirmed. In addition to the base and bonus, full-time employment, and more. For information about our benefits, please visit https://benefitsatfanatics.com/

Salary Range

$80,000-$100,000 USD

About Fanatics

Fanatics is a leading retailer of licensed sports merchandise. The company was founded in 1995 and has grown to become the largest online retailer of officially licensed sports merchandise in the world. Fanatics offers a wide range of products, including jerseys, hats, and other apparel, as well as collectibles and memorabilia. The company has partnerships with all major sports leagues and teams, as well as with individual athletes. Fanatics is committed to providing a seamless shopping experience for its customers and has invested heavily in technology and logistics to ensure fast and reliable delivery.
Learn more about Fanatics
Size
5,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1995

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