Neighborhoods.com is seeking a dynamic and self-motivated Paid Media Coordinator to join our team in Chicago’s vibrant Fulton River District neighborhood. This position will be responsible for creating, executing, and optimizing paid media advertising for the company’s two brands in order to improve online reach, strengthen engagement and support larger marketing and business objectives. 

Neighborhoods.com is the first online real estate resource to put the neighborhood at the center of the home search. Our platforms, 55places.com and Neighborhoods.com, invite users to imagine their life in a new area by providing a local’s perspective, including detailed descriptions and resident reviews of schools, amenities, and the surrounding community.

At Neighborhoods.com, we’re all about transparency. Continuous improvement is one of our core values. If you’re a paid media enthusiast looking for a company where you can grow, have a real impact and be part of an award-winning culture, we want to hear from you!

What you’ll be doing as our Paid Media Coordinator:

• Working closely with our Paid Search Manager and Paid Media Specialist across paid marketing channels including Paid Search, Paid Social, Display, and Video
• Building Paid Search campaigns from top to bottom, including keyword research, writing ad copy and uploading the campaigns to search engines
• Optimizing Paid Search campaigns through search query reporting, ad copy testing, creating ad extensions, and conducting marketing research to find changes in the landscape
• Executing set-up of Paid Social campaigns, including building ads and audiences
• Compiling ad specifications and deadlines to share with internal and external creative partners
• Leveraging tracking URLs and building/implementing third-party ad serving tags for various digital placements
• Using paid social and display performance data to recommend and implement optimizations to improve overall campaign performance
• Collaborating with branded content teams, our analytics manager, and design/engineering team members in order to align Paid Media and product strategies

We think you could be really successful if you:

• Want to be hands-on with our Paid Media initiatives
• Are open to learning new processes and comfortable with changing priorities
• Are self-motivated and curious, with a desire to analyze data and find trends in performance
• Enjoy taking ownership of your work in a small team environment

Basic requirements:

• 1-2 years of Paid Search, Paid Social or Display experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Journalism or a related field
• General knowledge of industry trends, standards, and products
• Strong time management and organizational skills
• Proficient in Google Suite

Bonus points if you have:

• Working knowledge of Excel
• Experience working with Email or Video advertising
• Google Ads, Bing, or Facebook advertising certifications
• Experience working on a Mac

Why Neighborhoods.com?

• The standards: insurance, 401k with match, flexible PTO, and casual dress code
• Paid parental leave
• Pre-tax commuter program
• West Loop neighborhood (easy commute and lots of food options)
• Volunteer and charity opportunities
• Cold-brew coffee on tap
• Transparent and approachable leadership and management
• You will help people on the journey to making one of the single biggest decisions of their life!

Neighborhoods.com is an equal opportunity employer, of people from all different backgrounds, ethnicities, races, colors, religions, sexual orientations, gender identities, and ages. We strive to foster an inclusive environment, that is comfortable for everyone. We will not tolerate harassment or discrimination of any kind.

We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.