Paid Social Associate
Location: San Jose, California
Country: United States
Category: Marketing
Workplace Location: Onsite
Employment Type: Contract
Posted Date: April 9, 2026
Job ID: 646376
Job Description
Job Title: Paid Social Associate
Location: Hybrid; San Jose, CA or Draper, UT
Contract length: 6 months
Schedule: 40 hrs/week
Pay: $37 to $43.33/hr, DOE
Job Overview:
We’re looking for a data-driven, highly motivated Paid Social Advertising Contractor to help manage execution for paid social platforms and any other new advertising channel needs.
Job Responsibilities:
- Help manage the day-to-day of our paid social, LinkedIn, Facebook, Reddit, optimizing for lead and pipeline generation
- Identifying trends in our own data, utilizing tools like platform data, Salesforce, and Tableau, as well as in the market, to optimize spend and performance-based insights
- Spending time in accounts setting up and optimizing campaigns, ad sets, audiences, ads, bids, exclusions, A/B tests, and more
- Assisting other paid managers in various paid platforms by executing tasks, campaign maintenance, pulling data, analyzing reports, and enhancing performance
- Help oversee campaign budgets and performance for all paid advertising channels
- Staying up to date on product releases, betas, marketing trends, strategies in the industry that can benefit advertising channels
- Analyzing reports, data, performance trends and recommending the necessary changes to work towards improving performance
Required Qualifications:
- Minimum 3-5 years of experience managing paid social: LinkedIn, Facebook, and other social accounts.
- Practical knowledge and understanding of paid social platforms (Facebook/LinkedIn), how to set up campaigns, create audiences, and strategize.
- Analytical and quantitative skills; bias towards data-based decision-making
- Excel/Google Sheets experience in data manipulation and analysis
- Experience with Google Analytics
- Experience in landing page optimization, ad, and A/B testing to drive conversion improvements
- Ability to multitask, balance, and juggle responsibilities in a fast-paced environment
- Willingness to assist on different projects, accounts, and campaign needs
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience specifically in B2B marketing—ideally SAAS
- Experience in FinTech or the financial/accounting industry
- Experience with CRM systems—especially Salesforce
- Experience with Enterprise reporting and BI tools—especially Tableau
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About The Planet Group
The Planet Group is a global professional services firm delivering strategic staffing and advisory solutions. We operate at the intersection of talent and transformation – connecting the right people with the right opportunities in the areas of technology, engineering, accounting & finance, digital marketing, and manufacturing.
As one of the largest staffing companies in the US, we operate with a global reach and a performance-first mindset. We partner with clients to move fast, stay agile, and drive measurable results – building high-impact teams that fuel transformation and growth.
