Code3

Paid Social Strategist

Code3$77K — $87K *
US-AnywhereRemote in New York, NY
Media
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of hands-on paid social experience across major social platforms
  • Proven ability to independently develop paid social strategies based on client objectives
  • Strong analytical skills to convert performance data into strategic insights
  • Experience managing client communications and presenting insights confidently
  • Deep understanding of full-funnel paid social strategies and creative testing methodologies
  • Expertise in budget management and organizational efficiency
  • Proficient in Excel/Google Sheets, including pivot tables, with digital marketing certifications preferred

Responsibilities

  • Own day-to-day paid social strategies and performance narratives for client accounts
  • Develop comprehensive strategies covering budgeting, platforms, audiences, and campaign structures
  • Act as a client-facing expert with proactive recommendations and insights
  • Analyze performance data to highlight key drivers and translate into actionable steps
  • Create learning agendas and testing roadmaps to optimize media and creative strategies
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure campaign execution aligns with strategy
  • Maintain oversight on budget pacing, campaign accuracy, and overall account health

Benefits

  • Full medical, dental, and vision benefits with a generous retirement program
  • Supportive parental leave and return program
  • Flexible Time Off, including holidays and quarterly recharge days
  • Ongoing learning and professional development opportunities
  • Commitment to transparent diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging practices
Full Job Description
About the Role

As a Paid Social Strategist, you'll own the day-to-day strategic direction and performance of paid social programs across a portfolio of clients. You'll serve as a trusted client partner, turning data into actionable recommendations, identifying opportunities for growth, and ensuring our strategies continuously evolve alongside consumer behavior, creative performance, and the platforms themselves.

What you'll do:
  • Own the day-to-day paid social strategy and performance narrative for your accounts, connecting media performance to broader client goals
  • Develop full-funnel strategies across platforms, including budget allocation, platform roles, audiences, campaign structure, creative, and optimization priorities
  • Serve as a trusted client-facing expert, proactively bringing forward recommendations, opportunities, and clear points of view
  • Analyze performance to identify key drivers, risks, and opportunities, translating data into clear insights and actionable next steps
  • Develop learning agendas and testing roadmaps across creative, media, audiences, measurement, and emerging platform opportunities
  • Partner with Activation and cross-functional teams to ensure execution aligns with strategy, providing hands-on campaign and QA support when needed
  • Maintain strong operational ownership across budget pacing, forecasting, campaign accuracy, and overall account health
  • Build strong relationships with platform partners to identify strategic opportunities, new capabilities, and ways to continuously advance client programs

Who will love this role:
  • You're curious and naturally dig into why performance is changing and what to do next
  • You enjoy being a strategic partner to clients and are comfortable bringing a clear recommendation or point of view
  • You balance data, creative, platform knowledge, and business context when making decisions
  • You're proactive and consistently identify opportunities without waiting to be asked
  • You're comfortable navigating ambiguity, shifting priorities, and client pressure
  • You're a people person who enjoys building strong relationships with your team, partners, and clients

You should have:
  • 3+ years of hands-on paid social experience across a minimum of four major social platforms such as Meta, TikTok, Pinterest, Snapchat, Reddit, LinkedIn, or YouTube
  • Demonstrated ability to independently develop paid social strategies and recommendations based on client goals, performance, and business context
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to diagnose performance and turn data into a clear strategic narrative
  • Experience owning client communication and confidently presenting plans, performance insights, and recommendations
  • Strong understanding of full-funnel paid social strategy, creative testing, measurement, and platform best practices
  • Strong budget management, forecasting, and organizational skills with a high degree of accountability and attention to detail
  • Ability to take initial direction and quickly transition to an independent, proactive working style
  • Strong Excel/Google Sheets skills, including comfort working with pivot tables and large datasets; platform and digital marketing certifications are a plus

Perks and Benefits:
  • Full medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as generous retirement program
  • Thoughtful parental leave and return program
  • Flexible Time Off, holidays, quarterly Company "Recharge" Days, and holiday closure in December
  • Ongoing learning and development opportunities
  • Commitment to transparent DEIB practices

Salary Information: The salary range for this position is $77,000 - $87,000 and is commensurate with candidate experience and location.

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About Code3

Code3 is a manufacturer of emergency vehicle lighting, sirens, and warning systems. The company's products are used by police, fire, and EMS personnel to provide visual and audible warnings to other drivers and pedestrians. Code3 was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. The company has manufacturing facilities in the United States and Europe. Code3 is committed to innovation and has developed several patented technologies to improve the safety and effectiveness of its products.
Learn more about Code3
Size
200 employees
Industry
Net Income
$2 million
Founded
1974
Revenue
$50 million

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