Managing Strategist, Paid Media (Term Ends Nov 2026)

Managing Strategist, Paid Media

Authentic is an award-winning digital agency specializing in fundraising, advertising, online organizing, and more. We lead this industry with a focus on developing unique and creative digital programs for our clients.

We are looking for a Managing Strategist, Paid Media to join our team for the current election cycle. The term for this position will end on November 28, 2026. The Managing Strategist, Paid Media will lead digital advertising campaigns for some of our biggest clients. Candidates should be able to demonstrate they are ready to take on management responsibilities while managing staff and a large book of work.

This position pays a fixed starting salary of $90,000 annually, per our company's transparent employee compensation policy. Benefits include 100% employer covered health insurance, 401K with employer contribution, flexible vacation and sick leave, and more.

Responsibilities

• Act as the advertising lead for a significant number of large clients and work alongside client leads, managers, and other departments to develop advertising strategies that maximize our clients' online fundraising and engagement
• Manage employees within the department and contribute to making improvements to the department. That includes conducting reviews, being responsible for employees' development, making recommendations about raises / promotions, discipline, etc.
• Lead on setting best practices for ad copy and developing innovative advertising strategies for clients. Brainstorm and develop creative ideas for our clients, write, fact-check, and proofread content.
• Ensure all content is rooted in the authentic and honest voice of the client, and that each program is unique to each client
• Set up and track ads and advertising spend in Facebook Ads Manager, Google Ads, Switchboard, Scale to Win, and other advertising and texting platforms as needed
• Optimize digital ads in advertising platforms and report on results
• Contribute to a collaborative culture that helps improve our work product
• Produce professional memos and maintain internal and external reporting
• Work with designers, email strategists, and vendor partners to meet your client's needs as necessary
• Lead on client communications, producing professional reports and memos
• Respond to topics in real-time by assisting in drafting ads in response to news stories that are breaking fast
• Brainstorm creative ideas for our clients, fact check, and proofread content before it goes out from a client
• Be on top of digital trends and new tools so that we can make cutting-edge recommendations to our clients based on best practices
• Perform other duties as needed

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Additional Information

Authentic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is Authentic's policy to recruit, hire, train and promote individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, length of time spent unemployed, as well as other classifications protected by applicable laws. Our mission is to create a safe workplace for ALL employees of varied backgrounds where everyone has an opportunity to succeed, learn, grow, and make a real difference in the world around us. People of color, women, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ individuals, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to complete job applications is prohibited by our hiring policies. Your application will be discarded if we believe you to have used AI.