Paid Media Coordinator

At the heart of our work is a simple belief: We are passionate about education and student success. We’re hiring to help bring that belief to life through thoughtful execution, partnership, and a strong commitment to the people we serve.

Job Title: Paid Media Coordinator

Location: Remote, California or New Mexico

Reports to : Director of Marketing

Status: Non-Exempt

Employment Type: Full-Time

Summary:

California Institute of Applied Technology (CIAT) is seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Paid Media Coordinator to join our marketing team. This position is essential for supporting the strategy, execution, and optimization of paid media campaigns across various platforms, including search, social, and display. This role will also analyze performance data and report on results to achieve marketing goals. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in digital advertising, excellent analytical skills, and the ability to drive performance through ongoing optimization.

Essential Roles and Responsibilities:

Conduct daily monitoring of campaign performance to ensure optimal results and make data-driven adjustments as necessary. Monitor performance for each campaign by measuring lead volume, CPL (cost per lead), lead to start conversion rates, and CPS (cost per start). Provide ongoing actionable insights into campaign performance

Collaborate with media buyers and lead generation partners to identify campaign optimization opportunities; execute optimization strategies to improve campaign performance

Collaborate with in-house and third-party creative teams to develop compelling static and video assets, share ad performance results, and oversee an ongoing optimization testing schedule

Deploy and analyze A/B testing campaigns to drive improvements with creative design, messaging, landing page conversions, ad placements, click-through rates, and campaign ROI

Launch new campaigns with adherence to designated budgets and enrollment goals

Prepare and present daily, weekly and monthly performance reports, highlighting key metrics, insights, and recommendations for improvement

Collaborate with CIAT departments to ensure messaging, ads, and campaign placements support enrollment goals, financial targets, and audience segmentation

Assist with tracking paid media budgets and campaign budget allocation per channel or lead partner

Conduct ongoing competitive research to support the development of new programs, program changes, and policy changes to improve enrollment rates

Stay up to date with industry trends and best practices with higher education student retention strategies

Adhere to CIAT’s compliance requirements to ensure all Federal, State, accreditation, and institutional policies and procedures are being met

Follow communication guidelines to ensure high levels of customer satisfaction and professionalism

Embody CIAT’s mission, vision, purpose, and values

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in marketing, business, communications, or a related field preferred

Minimum three years of experience in digital marketing or advertising

Familiarity with Google Ads and Meta advertising platforms required; experience with LinkedIn and YouTube ads is preferred

Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and provide actionable recommendations

Exceptional and consistent attention to detail, with the ability to multitask effectively Proficiency in student information systems is preferred

Strong organizational skills with the proven ability to prioritize

Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to effectively convey information and interact with students, colleagues, and others

Self-motivated with a strong work ethic; dedicated to quality, quantity, results and timeliness

Demonstrated ability to anticipate needs and exercise independent judgment

Excellent analytical skills, problem resolution skills and general business acumen

Proficient skills in MS Office software products, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and MS Project and ability to learn additional software products

Exhibits a high degree of flexibility in adapting to a rapidly changing environment

Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, academic departments, and administration to support student success, achieve institutional goals and contribute to a positive and inclusive culture

Position may require work responsibilities outside of normal business hours to accommodate business needs and deadlines

Flexible to work longer hours to meet deadlines, if needed

Able to handle sensitive information with a high degree of confidentiality

Possess high ethical standards, being an example of professionalism to others

Must be able to embody CIAT’s mission, vision, purpose and values.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday. Occasional weekend and evening hours may be required.

Values

Values such as integrity, excellence, customer service, teamwork, and mutual respect are some of those that remain constant, regardless of changes in our company. When identifying company values, it is important that those values are demonstrated during business each day. Our values set expectations for how employees and managers interact with every person while representing the company.

We are passionate about education and student success.

We value integrity and excellence in our employees and students.

We treat ourselves and our students with dignity and respect .

We believe in and encourage innovation at our school to better help our students succeed.

We have a customer-centric focus, and we want people highly committed to achieving goals, where our success equals student success.

We are accountable for our actions, and if errors occur, we focus on preventing future errors and moving forward.

We have a growth mindset , always looking for ways to improve, with a sincere belief that every student can do better and achieve their goals.

We expect every employee to be an example of conduct and professionalism , being a role model to students and colleagues.

We commit to fostering an inclusive and supportive learning environment that respects the diversity of students’ backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

We foster lifelong learning and professional development.

• Location
• This is a remote position. Work must be conducted in locations that have been approved by the company. Company authorization is necessary for relocation or work from other locations, even if temporarily.

Physical Demands

These physical demands represent the physical requirements necessary for an employee to successfully perform the job's essential functions. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the essential functions described.

Essential functions of this role require sitting for extended periods of time.

Ability to type, use a computer to search for information and input information while speaking on the phone is required.

The employee will often be required to use the computer, mouse, and telephone to conduct this role's regular tasks.

The employee must compute simple mathematical calculations as a normal part of this role.

Work Environment

While performing the responsibilities of this remote position, the job holder will work in a home office environment. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the job's essential functions. This role routinely involves using standard office equipment such as computers, phones, and virtual communication tools. Employees are expected to ensure that their home office is a safe and ergonomic working environment.

Employees must maintain data security and confidentiality in accordance w