We're an award-winning data, media and tech consultancy and a leading Google and Adobe partner that helps brands and agencies think beyond clicks and conversions to unlock new opportunities for growth. We thrive on rolling up our sleeves and digging into the tough stuff for our 800+ clients. And we love getting them the most ROI from their digital marketing. If you’re up for the challenge, join us. Let’s move fearlessly forward together.
Job Title: Media Buyer, Social
Compensation: $70,000 to $85,000
Location: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin.
Adswerve is looking for a Social Media Buyer to join the Performance Media team! The Social Media Buyer is responsible for launching, managing, and strategically optimizing complex social media campaigns across all major platforms. This role requires a blend of technical platform expertise, creative analytical skills, and a commitment to driving measurable ROI for a variety of client accounts.
Responsibilities:
- Launch and manage campaigns across all major platforms, including Meta (Facebook/Instagram), LinkedIn, Pinterest, TikTok, and Reddit
- Proactively monitor and optimize campaign pacing, delivery, and performance to ensure all initiatives remain within allocated budgets while consistently exceeding benchmark returns month-over-month.
- Analyze campaign performance effectively using data trends from native platforms and Looker Studio dashboards.
- Craft meaningful, proactive recommendations and insight notes for client review that drive a positive impact on performance.
- Clearly translate advertiser needs into strategic plans tailored to specific performance goals.
- Partner with clients to align organic strategies with paid media efforts to create a fully integrated social approach.
- Gather and audit creative assets to ensure proper campaign setup.
- Utilize customized conversion tracking and tag management to extend optimization efforts beyond simple click-through rates.
- Collaborate across the Performance Media team and Client Services teams to ensure alignment between clients’ goals and opportunities.
- Contribute to thought leadership in team meetings, sharing process improvements, new best practices, and testing ideas.
Experience:
- 2+ years of dedicated paid social media ad buying experience, ideally within an agency environment managing multiple advertiser accounts.
- Extensive experience with Meta Business Manager and a thorough understanding of tag management and customized conversion tracking.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong attention to detail and exceptional time-management skills.
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience.
This position pays a base salary of $70,000 to $85,000 per year. Wage differential is based on training and experience.
Our team of 250+ employees is spread out across 26 states and six countries. We keep everyone connected remotely with a team-oriented culture where everyone contributes and feels valued for their skills and unique perspectives.
If you want to work alongside the best and brightest analytics minds, we’d love to hear from you. You can get hands-on with the latest ad tech, work with exciting clients and pave the way for new industry processes and advancements. All while working for a company that prioritizes your work-life balance. Plus, we offer full-time Adswerve employees benefits you’ll love:
- Medical, dental and vision available for employees
- Paid time off including vacation, sick leave & company holidays
- Paid volunteer time
- Flexible working hours
- Summer Fridays
- “Work From Home Light” days between Christmas and New Year’s Day
- 401(k) Plan with 5% company match and no vesting period
- Employer Paid Parental Leave
- Health-care Spending Accounts
- Dependent-care Spending Accounts
- Employer Paid Basic Life Insurance
- Voluntary Life Insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
- Employer Paid Short & Long Term Disability
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Continuing Education Reimbursement
- Employee Referral Bonus Program
- Monthly Remote Work Stipend
- New Hire Office Equipment Reimbursement
Adswerve is an Equal Opportunity and E-Verify Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, gender identity, gender expression, results of genetic testing, service in the military, or on any other basis that would be in violation of any applicable federal, state, or local law. Adswerve will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.
If you require assistance with your application, please reach out to [email protected]
Screening of Applications Begins: Immediately and will continue until the position is filled. For best consideration, please apply by 3/30/2026.
Recruitment Agencies: We are not utilizing external 3rd party recruitment agencies for this search. Should those needs change, we will seek your assistance directly.
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