Senior Strategist - Paid Media

SmartBug Media is a leading HubSpot agency that empowers organizations to thrive across the customer lifecycle through sound strategies, cutting-edge AI, and digital innovation. The Senior Strategist, Paid Media is a seasoned digital strategist responsible for managing high-value or complex paid media accounts.

Requirements

• Develop, implement, and optimize advanced paid media strategies across platforms like Google Ads, Meta, LinkedIn, and Microsoft Ads.
• Customize strategies for clients with long sales cycles, niche targeting, multi-location structures, or multiple funnel stages.
• Translate business objectives into campaign strategy, creative briefs, budget plans, and KPIs.
• Analyze and interpret performance data to identify trends, generate insights, and drive continuous improvement.
• Build and manage reporting dashboards (NinjaCat, Databox, HubSpot) to communicate ROI clearly.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for all client communication on assigned accounts.
• Lead strategic client calls, providing both technical and high-level business recommendations.
• Maintain proactive client communication, anticipating needs and positioning the agency as a strategic growth partner.
• Deliver performance updates, QBRs, and optimization plans to ensure retention and growth.
• Present upsell opportunities and work with Group Leads or Directors on contract expansions.
• Partner with Account Specialists or junior team members to delegate tactical tasks and mentor execution quality.
• Collaborate with creative, dev, and strategy teams to ensure campaign assets meet performance goals.
• Train less experienced team members on advanced strategies, campaign troubleshooting, or reporting approaches.
• Contribute to internal education by sharing case studies, best practices, or new platform updates.

Benefits

• Competitive salary range: $65,000 - $80,000 a year