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Paid Media Specialist

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What they do

A Search Engine Marketing Specialist develops website traffic by purchasing ads on internet search engines. Launches and maintains paid search advertising campaigns for a company. Analyzes marketing data related to search query results.

$85,693 / year median in Illinois

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Paid Media Specialist Atom.com - 5.0 Hoffman Estates, IL Job Details Full-time 19 hours ago Benefits Health insurance Dental insurance 401(k) Vision insurance Full Job Description About Us Atom is an AI-native premium domain marketplace for startups and established businesses ready to secure a strong name, build a stronger brand, and move faster toward success. Our curated collection of world-class brandable domains, combined with intelligent discovery, makes finding the right domain fast and seamless, while our platform supports the entire naming journey, from idea generation and research to testing, trademark support, and brand monitoring. As a fast-growing, AI-first company at the intersection of technology, branding, and startups, Atom is looking for a Paid Media Specialist to own the technical and strategic backbone of its paid advertising. The Role We're looking for a Paid Media Specialist who can run our paid advertising operation end to end, with real technical fluency across platforms and a deep understanding of what happens under the hood. This is a mid-level role for someone who's genuinely drawn to the technical side of paid media: platform setup, event and conversion tracking, technical audits, and structured testing. You'll work across Meta, LinkedIn, Reddit, Quora, and newer platforms including ChatGPT and other AI-driven advertising channels. This isn't a role where someone else builds the technical foundation and you just launch creative. You'll own that foundation yourself. What You'll Do Set up and manage paid campaigns across Meta, LinkedIn, Reddit, Quora, and emerging AI/chat ad platforms Build and troubleshoot event tracking and conversion setups across all channels Conduct technical audits to catch tracking issues, attribution gaps, and setup errors before they affect performance Design and execute structured A/B tests across creative, audience, and campaign structure Manage remarketing and audience targeting strategy Own reporting and performance analysis, and turn findings into clear optimization actions Partner with the creative team to test new formats and messaging Stay ahead of new paid channels, including AI-driven platforms, and evaluate them for testing Use AI tools to work more efficiently across campaign execution and analysis What We're Looking For 4-6 years of experience in paid media, paid social, or performance advertising Strong technical fluency: platform setup, pixel/event tracking, and analytics implementation Hands-on experience designing and running structured A/B tests Comfortable working across a broad and evolving set of ad platforms Strong analytical skills and fluency in GA4 or similar analytics tools High ownership mindset: able to run paid media independently, end to end Comfortable using AI tools in daily workflow
Bonus:
experience testing or launching on newer/less mature ad platforms, or working in a startup environment Why This Role is Different Real technical ownership of paid media, not just campaign execution Direct collaboration with founders and leadership on marketing strategy Clear path to grow into a leadership paid media role as Atom scales
Benefits:
401(k) Dental insurance Health insurance Vision insurance Application Question(s): Have you worked as a Paid Media Specialist (or similar role) at a company that negotiates products or services? If so, what did the company sell? Which company/companies on your resume meets these requirements? What were your main responsibilities? Ability to
Commute:
Hoffman Estates, IL 60192 (Required)
Work Location:
Hybrid remote in Hoffman Estates, IL 60192