Senior Media Buyer

TopDog Law

$80K — $120K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Media
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of hands-on paid media buying experience in-house or agency
  • Proven track record managing monthly ad budgets of $100K-$1M+
  • Background in lead generation within legal, insurance, or high-intent verticals preferred
  • Deep expertise in Google Demand Gen and Meta Ads Manager
  • Highly data-oriented with strong analytical skills
  • Strong problem-solver who identifies issues and acts proactively
  • Creative intuition for identifying effective ad hooks and translating data into creative direction

Responsibilities

  • Own media buying across Google, Meta, TikTok, and Snapchat with lead quality as the primary KPI
  • Execute campaign builds including audience segmentation and creative testing
  • Monitor daily performance, flagging anomalies and scaling successful campaigns
  • Build new lead forms and optimize landing page experiences
  • Collaborate with creative teams to brief ad concepts and provide feedback
  • Analyze dashboard performance to make data-driven decisions
  • Build relationships with media partners to stay ahead of new products

Benefits

  • Eligible for performance-based bonus
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) with company match
  • HSA, life insurance, and disability coverage
  • Paid time off and parental leave
Full Job Description
The Opportunity

Top Dog Law is one of the fastest-growing personal injury law firms in the country. We build campaigns that ring phones and fill pipelines - not brand awareness plays. We're seeking a results-driven Media Buyer to join our performance marketing team, with a primary focus on lead generation across paid digital channels.

The ideal candidate has deep hands-on experience in lead generation media - legal, insurance, home services, or comparable high-intent verticals. We will also consider strong candidates from ecommerce or CPG backgrounds who demonstrate a clear understanding of lead-gen funnel dynamics and platform fundamentals.

What You Will Own

Paid Advertising + Customer Acquisition
• Own hands-on media buying across all core platforms: Google (Demand Gen, YouTube), Meta (Facebook/Instagram), TikTok, Snapchat with lead quality metrics as the primary KPI
• Execute campaign builds including audience segmentation, creative testing frameworks, budget pacing,

and bid strategy optimization
• Monitor daily performance across channels - flagging anomalies, scaling winners, and pausing

underperformers through a structured decision-making process
• Familiar with building out new lead forms and optimizing landing page experience
• Understanding of pixel and data integrity to ensure all events are firing correctly
• Expand into emerging channels as appropriate:

  • AppLovin, Programmatic, Display, OLV, streaming, podcasts, CTV

• Loves data, pushes performance. Fast, Hungry, Highly Accountable

Campaign Management & Optimization
• Set up, launch, and continually optimize campaigns across Google Demand Gen, Meta, YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat and additional platforms
• Continually test audiences, creatives, landing pages, and offers - documenting learnings and presenting results
• Manage and adjust budgets, targeting parameters, and bid strategies to maximize qualified lead volume and CPL efficiency
• Coordinate with intake and operations teams to connect ad spend to downstream case quality, using that data to inform ongoing media strategy

Creative Collaboration
• Partner with the creative team to brief ad concepts, provide performance-based feedback, and identify winning hooks, formats, and messaging angles (familiarity with Motion is a plus)
• Develop or contribute to ad copy, asset specifications, and landing page recommendations to maximize campaign performance

Reporting & Analytics
• Work with decision science team to enhance dashboard reporting and build dashboards to fit your needs
• Analyze dashboard performance daily across all channels to make data driven decisions
• Build and maintain performance dashboards that surface actionable insights on CPL, lead quality, conversion rates, and spend efficiency
• Prepare regular performance updates or reports, covering goals, results, and forward-looking strategy
• Conduct market research to identify new opportunities and ensure the program remains innovative and growth-oriented

Vendor & Budget Management
• Build and maintain relationships with media partners and platform reps to stay ahead of new products, betas, and negotiated terms
• Develop and manage media budgets to ensure efficient resource allocation, making data-driven adjustments as performance dictates

What You Bring

Required:
• 3+ years of hands-on paid media buying experience in-house or agency side
• Proven track record managing significant monthly ad budgets ($100K-$1M+) with measurable performance or lead generation outcomes
• Primary background in lead generation - legal, insurance, home services, financial services, or comparable performance-driven verticals preferred
• Ecommerce or CPG experience considered if paired with demonstrated understanding of lead-gen funnel dynamics and platform fundamentals
• Deep expertise in Google Demand Gen - campaign architecture, audience strategies, asset performance signals, and bidding optimization
• Expert-level Meta Ads Manager proficiency
• Highly data-oriented with strong analytical skills
• Proven problem-solver who proactively identifies issues, diagnoses root causes, and acts without waiting to be directed
• Strong creative intuition - can identify what makes an ad hook work, brief video concepts, and translate data into creative direction

Preferred (Nice to Have):
• Experience using AI platforms to actively build workflows and to accelerate/analyze performance data
• Prior experience buying media in the legal or personal injury vertical
• Hands-on experience with TikTok Ads Manager, AppLovin, or Snapchat Ads
• Exposure to CRM integrations and lead routing logic (Salesforce, Zapier, Make)
• Experience in-house or a performance marketing agency managing multiple lead-gen clients across

verticals
• Familiarity with analytics platforms such as GA4, Looker Studio, or comparable BI tools

Who Thrives Here (Core Values)

We don't hire on resumes alone. We hire for competence, character, and mindset.

  • Embrace Change: Open to feedback, embracing change, and always asking "what's next?"
  • Committed: You care deeply, have your teammates' backs, and show up to build something lasting.
  • No-Ego Energy: Positive, professional, and solutions-oriented. Drama stays at the door.
  • Ownership: You do what you say, follow through, and treat the business like it's yours.
  • Fast & Hungry: You move with urgency, thrive under high expectations, and are motivated by growth and impact.


What We Offer

  • Base Salary: [Min} and [Max], commensurate with experience
  • Eligible for performance-based bonus
  • Our job postings reflect the compensation range for the specific market and location of each role. Ranges vary by geography based on local market rates and cost of labor.
  • Benefits include: Medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) with company match, HSA, life insurance, disability coverage, paid time off, and parental leave.


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