Cars.com is seeking an Associate Campaign Manager, Paid Media to assist with the launch and optimization of campaigns across all off-site acquisition efforts including digital display, native and social channels. This is an essential role within our performance driven Consumer Media and Acquisition group and this team member will be tasked with ensuring that campaigns are developed to drive maximum engagement and value delivery from consumers at every stage of the car purchase journey.

The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic about digital marketing with experience directly managing paid media campaigns and a keen understanding of how media and creative work together to drive business results. 

You’re agile, creative and flexible with the ability to test, learn and pivot based on data. The Associate Campaign Manager will be tasked with digging into data and campaign elements to understand what works then iterating and optimizing to scale results. You have a logical and analytic mind to aid you in understanding which levers to pull to positively impact campaign performance and prompt consumers to act. And you’re highly-organized with a demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and get things done without constant oversight.

Key Responsibilities:

Work directly with the media team as a campaign expert to help reach Cars.com strategic goals, as well as, meet and/or exceed key performance indicators and objectives.

Work in conjunction with Media Operations to facilitate quarterly always-on and test partner ad trafficking, including landing page specification to support specified media targeting.

Take lead role in analyzing weekly and monthly campaign reporting and campaign level “what’s working and what’s not working” insight generation to identify ongoing campaign needs.

Continuously execute channel specific A/B tests, report out on results and incorporate learnings to improve overall program performance.

Ongoing, collaboration with the Cars.com Brand Team to communicate creative specs, ensure creative is properly aligned to media placements and identified creative needs are fulfilled.

Qualifications:

At least 3 years of full time work directly managing consumer focused communications or digital campaign creative developed with the goal of driving business results.

Experience developing campaigns from concept to design, testing and execution for key Social, Native and Digital channels (Facebook, Twitter, Outbrain, Taboola, Yahoo, GDN, etc.).

Demonstrated ability to develop and optimize campaigns to meet key performance goals.

Experience working with media and creative partners in support of campaign goals.

Must be an organized, self-starter with excellent project follow-through.

Exceptional written and oral communication skills.

Previous lead generation, ecommerce or other relevant fast-paced digital work experience is preferred.