Paid Media Manager, Whalar

$65-85k

Google Sheets
Junior and Mid level
New York

3 days a week in office (Hudson Yards, NY)

Whalar

Creator talent & brand partnerships agency

Be an early applicant

Whalar

Creator talent & brand partnerships agency

201-500 employees

B2BEnterpriseMarketingContentSocial MediaAdvertising

Be an early applicant

$65-85k

Google Sheets
Junior and Mid level
New York

3 days a week in office (Hudson Yards, NY)

201-500 employees

B2BEnterpriseMarketingContentSocial MediaAdvertising

Company mission

Whalar's mission is to harness the power of the creator community by encouraging positive social change through strategic partnerships with world-class creators, brands, and leading social platforms.

Role

Who you are

  • The ideal candidate will have a background in media planning, campaign optimization and working with creators
  • This role requires a forward-thinking leader who is adept at working fast, across multiple teams and clients and thinking strategically
  • 2-3 years in paid social media roles, with a proven track record in leading and executing successful campaigns within agencies, brands, or platforms
  • Knowledge and experience with major paid social tools and interfaces, including Meta Business Manager, TikTok Ads Manager, and LinkedIn Campaign Manager, Snapchat Ads Manager, etc
  • Strong understanding of tracking pixels, UTM parameters, and advanced ad implementation techniques
  • Demonstrated experience in strategic media planning and the ability to align campaigns with broader business objectives
  • Comprehensive knowledge of social media platforms, including best practices for creative ad execution and platform-specific dynamics
  • Advanced proficiency in Google Sheets, with the ability to analyze complex data sets, utilize formulas, and create pivot tables to drive campaign performance
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex strategies and insights to a variety of stakeholders
  • Ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment, demonstrating flexibility and strong problem-solving skills
  • Thorough understanding of branded content ad policies and compliance requirements

What the job involves

  • We are seeking a dynamic Manager of Paid Media to support our paid social strategies, driving innovation and excellence across multiple platforms
  • Support on the creation and communication of paid social media strategies and campaigns, to both internal teams and external clients
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for some clients, managing client relationships and effectively addressing their needs
  • Support in responding to client briefs and building strategic approaches to drive business results
  • Launch paid amplification and targeting strategies across a variety of platforms, ensuring the use of the most effective ad products, targeting methods, and pricing models
  • Lead the implementation of creator integrations, allowlisting, leveraging the latest platform features to enhance campaign performance on META, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube, LinkedIn
  • Strategically configure and optimize paid social campaigns, with the ability to manage and adjust budgets in real-time to maximize ROI
  • Maintain exceptional attention to detail while managing multiple campaigns across various categories and creative objectives, ensuring seamless execution and performance tracking
  • Utilize strong analytical skills to interpret large data sets, extracting meaningful insights to inform strategic decisions and optimize campaign outcomes. Present wrap reports to clients
  • Stay at the forefront of paid social media developments, regularly presenting insights and trends to teams and incorporating these into strategic planning

Our take

The creator economy is worth billions, but in many ways it is still in its infancy. There are few clear paths to connect brands, content creators, and social platforms in a holistic way. Whalar, however, is challenging this notion by directly managing creator talent and brand partnerships.

Whalar delivers complimentary services encompassing talent management and brand partnerships, as well as proprietary technology platforms to power campaigns at scale, and its Web 3.0 innovation hub. Though founded as a simple influencer marketing agency, Whalar has been astute in its hiring to build up its expertise, bringing on board executives with experience across the social media, consumer goods, and advertising industries.

The company’s client list tells its own story – with notable names including Google, Amazon, TikTok, McDonalds, Spotify, Heineken and BMW. Naturally, operating in such lucrative circles has allowed Whalar to expand internationally. In 2023 the company made its first acquisition, of award-winning talent management C Talent - a consultancy that represents high-profile Deaf and Disabled talent.

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Insights

Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

15% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (2 rounds)

Sep 2017

$3m

SEED

Mar 2016

$0.6m

SEED

Total funding: $3.6m

Company benefits

  • Remote/flexible work with offices in NY, London, LA and Malaga
  • 25 working days of paid vacation each year, with office closure between Christmas and New Year's Day
  • Up to four months of fully paid parental leave
  • Charity volunteer days
  • Home office stipend
  • Professional development stipend
  • Company-wide yearly bonus
  • Private medical insurance
  • Health cash plan
  • Private pension scheme
  • Monthly phone/internet reimbursement
  • Calm App subscription (Add up to 4 dependents)
  • Fwrd personal development App subscription

Company HQ

Fulton Ferry District, NY

Leadership

James Street

(Co-founder)

Co-CEO at Project Daruma. Has co-founded and is still active at clothing brand Old Harry, and wristwatch brand Shore Projects.

Neil Waller

(Co-founder)

Also co-founded Shore Projects and Old Harry. Is a founding investor in a number of startups including EnviroBuild, Project Blu, and Gratsy.

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