Senior Paid Media Manager
- company
- Single Grain | Start Growing
- location
- Los Angeles, CA, United States (remote)
- work mode
- remote
- posted
- 29 Apr
- **Read This Before Applying**
- We’re hiring a Senior Paid Media Manager to own a portfolio of strategic accounts and drive retention, growth, and client impact.
- This is not a media buying role.
- You are responsible for strategy, decision-making, and client leadership.
- AI is used for execution. Your job is to think, lead, and grow accounts.
- **Our portfolio includes:**
- Single Grain Agency
- Enterprise digital marketing services including:
- SEO
- Paid media
- Creative
- CRO
- AI-driven growth strategy
- Our clients include companies looking for serious, scalable growth, not basic marketing support.
- ClickFlow
- Our AI-powered content optimization platform. ClickFlow helps companies unlock hidden growth from their existing content by identifying high-impact SEO opportunities and improving rankings with AI insights.
- Karrot
- A LinkedIn advertising and landing page platform built specifically for B2B companies running demand generation programs. Karrot helps companies scale LinkedIn campaigns with better targeting and conversion infrastructure.
- We are actively evolving into a tech-enabled services (TES) company where software, automation, and services combine to create leverage.
- Our CEO Eric Siu hosts the Leveling Up podcast and co-hosts Marketing School with Neil Patel, reaching millions of marketers and founders every month. This brand ecosystem gives us reach most agencies don't have.
- **What You’ll Do**
- Own Revenue
- Manage ~$60K/month in client revenue
- Maintain 100% retention
- Grow accounts to $72K/month+ (20%+ growth) through upsells, budget expansion, and new channels
- Lead Strategy
- Deliver 2+ proactive recommendations per client per month
- Identify issues before clients do
- Tie performance to real business outcomes
- Be Proactive
- Flag risks early
- Eliminate reactive communication
- Maintain high execution quality
- Use AI for Leverage
- Build workflows that save 5+ hours/week
- Automate reporting, QA, and analysis
- Reinvest time into strategy
- Expand & Systemize
- Launch new channels (LinkedIn, programmatic, CTV)
- Build repeatable systems that improve performance
- **About You**
- Strong Fit
- Owned client relationships end-to-end
- Deep experience with Google Ads + Meta
- Strategic thinker with strong judgment
- Proactive, high ownership
- Comfortable in live client situations
- Uses AI to build workflows, not just prompts
- Not a Fit
- Execution-only mindset
- Reactive operator
- Weak client presence
- Basic AI usage
- **Success Metrics**
- Primary KPI
- NRR ≥120%
- Guardrails
- No major issues escalated by clients
- ≤1 client-reported error per account per quarter
- What Success Looks Like (12–18 Months)
- 100% retention of ~$60K/month book
- Growth to $72K/month+ managed revenue
- Consistent proactive strategy
- AI workflows saving meaningful time
- New channels launched across accounts
- Systems built to scale performance
- **Apply**
- Submit your application at singlegrain.com/apply by completing our Beat Claude Challenge. Select the "paid-media-002" assessment.
- **Benefits**
- Medical, dental and vision insurance after your first month of employment
- 401k with 100% match up to 4% of your salary
- $50K life insurance policy, paid 100% by the company
- 12 weeks of paid family leave, effective after the first year of employment
- Flexible Unlimited Paid Time Off
- $100 utilities stipend paid out as an extra $50 per paycheck
- $60 UberEats credit each month
- A Macbook, keyboard plus mouse
- $500 WFH Office Reimbursement