Manager, Paid Social Job at BASIC/DEPT® (Chicago)

Manager, Paid Social

BASIC/DEPT®

Location:
United States , Chicago ▼
Denver
Atlanta
Boston
Newburyport
New York
San Diego
Los Angeles
Salt Lake City

Category:
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Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

70000.00 - 80000.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

We are a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, we create what is next by pioneering ideas, acting fast, and moving further because standing still just is not in our DNA. At DEPT®, you will find the freedom to explore, the space to collaborate, and the trust to make a real impact for our clients, for each other, and for the world we are helping to build.

Job Responsibility:

Implementing Paid Social campaigns by assembling plans and objectives, creating schedules, organizing, reporting data, and tracking progress
Collecting, analyzing, and processing large amounts of data
Managing your workflow to ensure timely delivery on projects
Crafting clear and compelling internal and external communications
Working collaboratively and cross-functionally across internal channels to meet the needs of the team and clients
Maintaining a working knowledge of Paid Social channels such as Meta Ads, TikTok, and Snapchat
Preparing weekly/monthly reports and making recommendations for optimization
Maintaining a deep understanding of Facebook/Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, Pinterest, Reddit channels and ability to drive growth strategy to hit client KPIs
Serving as the day-to-day contact for all social platforms
Oversee budgets and forecasting to ensure client KPIs are being met or exceeded
Core understanding of growth services (Business Intelligence, Decision Sciences, Creative), where they fit within the client relationship, and when to leverage/push strategy around each to meet client goals
Owning, coordinating and ensuring the successful completion of the client’s social account roadmap (inclusive of growth services), ensuring they are aligned with the client’s goals & priorities
Staying up to date on paid social trends and maintaining an understanding of the impact to clients’ business goals
Owning the overall media planning strategy of their accounts with the support of their Director and account Client Partners as needed
Ensuring appropriate processes & best practices are in place for client management & spearheading implementation when they are not present

Requirements:

A minimum of 6 years paid social experience
A proven track record of successfully managing accounts with varying goals, spend levels, attribution models
A deep understanding of Meta ads manager
Excellent organizational, strategic, and communication skills
History of communication with higher-level client contacts (C-levels for small to medium companies, VPs+ for large companies)
Need to be located on the West coast
Must be located within 50 miles of our Chicago, IL office

Nice to have:

The ability to identify upsell opportunities across all agency offerings and execute on those opportunities to grow revenue on existing clients
You are skilled at effectively communicating/teaching optimization tasks to multiple team members at once and have past experience managing managers
Successful track record of crafting and participating in sales pitches and audits
Proven prior work experience managing a P&L and hitting margin targets
You are comfortable working with 3rd party tracking platforms (e.g., Kenshoo, SA360)
The ability to quickly determine a need (and argue) for additional marketing channels (e.g., SEO, display, mobile, YouTube) in a given campaign
Proven prior work experience managing direct reports / team members and demonstrated ability to mentor and develop direct reports into more senior roles

What we offer:

Healthcare, Dental, and Vision coverage
401K plan, plus matching
PTO
Paid Company Holidays
Parental Leave

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
January 18, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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Boston
Newburyport
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San Diego
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Salt Lake City

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