Media Buyer - Creative Testing & Optimization

Kalshi • $150K — $250K *
Media
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of media buying experience, particularly in direct-response campaigns.
  • Hands-on expertise with Meta and TikTok ad platforms.
  • Experience with Snapchat, X, and demand-side platforms (DSPs).
  • Proven ability to manage high-volume creative testing and scale successful ads.
  • Strong understanding of customer acquisition metrics like CAC, CPA, and ROAS.
  • Exceptional organizational skills for managing multiple campaigns simultaneously.
  • Detail-oriented with a focus on accuracy in execution.

Responsibilities

  • Launch over 200 ads weekly using a structured testing framework.
  • Evaluate ad performance metrics to determine scaling opportunities.
  • Monitor and optimize ad performance, pausing underperformers as needed.
  • Document and analyze campaign results to inform future strategies.
  • Provide actionable feedback to the creative team for improved ad performance.
  • Collaborate with creative and compliance teams to ensure asset readiness.
  • Conduct thorough checks on all campaign elements before launch.

Benefits

  • Equity options in addition to salary.
  • Comprehensive health benefits.
  • Flexible work environment with minimal hierarchy.
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development.
Full Job Description
Media Buyer
Role Roadmap

We're looking for a hands-on Media Buyer to help scale Kalshi's paid acquisition through disciplined creative testing and daily campaign optimization across Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, X, and demand-side platforms (DSPs).

You'll own the daily execution that turns creative into growth: launching 200+ ads each week, identifying winning concepts, moving them into scale campaigns, and directing spend toward the strongest performers. Working closely with creative and compliance, you'll keep campaigns fresh and turn performance data into clear recommendations for what to make and test next.

This role requires someone who enjoys being in the ad platforms every day, moves quickly without sacrificing accuracy, and takes ownership of the details that drive performance.
What You'll Do
  • Launch 200+ ads each week accurately and on schedule using an established testing framework, with consistent naming, accurate tracking, and correct targeting and campaign settings.
  • Evaluate acquisition cost, conversion volume, and spend to determine when an ad has enough data to move into scale campaigns.
  • Monitor performance, pause underperforming ads once they meet agreed decision thresholds, and direct spend toward the strongest performers.
  • Track what launched, what worked, what didn't, and what should be tested next so results inform future decisions.
  • Give actionable feedback on the hooks, formats, messages, and concepts driving performance, helping the creative team develop stronger briefs and iterations.
  • Work with creative and compliance teams to ensure assets are approved, correctly formatted, and ready to launch.
  • Check copy, links, tracking, placements, targeting, and assets before every launch, catching mistakes before they affect performance.
What You Bring
  • Proven experience buying media and optimizing direct-response campaigns, with strong hands-on skills in Meta and TikTok.
  • Experience running campaigns on Snapchat, X, and/or DSPs.
  • A track record of managing high-volume creative testing and turning winning ads into scaled campaigns.
  • A strong understanding of customer acquisition cost (CAC), cost per acquisition (CPA), and return on ad spend (ROAS).
  • Sound judgment about when an ad has enough spend and conversion data to scale, continue testing, or pause.
  • Strong organizational skills and comfort managing hundreds of ads across multiple platforms.
  • Exceptional attention to detail and the ability to execute quickly while maintaining accuracy.
  • The ability to turn campaign data into clear recommendations for creative and growth teams.
NYC Pay Transparency Disclosure

Salary Range: $150,000-250,000 annually, plus equity and benefits. This range reflects current market data for this role. Kalshi has minimal hierarchy and broad variance in experience levels within each title; if your compensation expectations exceed this range, we encourage you to reach out. We're always happy to discuss

About Kalshi

Kalshi is a financial services company that offers a platform for trading on the outcome of events. The company was founded in 2020 by Tarek Mansour and Luana Lopes Lara. Kalshi is headquartered in New York City and is regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The platform allows users to trade on the outcome of events such as elections, sports games, and other events. Kalshi aims to provide a transparent and fair trading experience for its users.
Learn more about Kalshi
Size
50 employees
Industry
Founded
2018

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