AppLovin · Software Development · 201-500 employees

Media Buyer, Emerging Channels - Growth Marketing

Location
New York, NY / Los Angeles, CA / Santa Monica, CA
Work arrangement
On-site
Employment
Full-time
Experience (est.)
2–5 yrs · provider estimate
Posted
Apply on AppLovin’s site ↗Performance Marketing

Job description

The employer’s full posting, from AppLovin’s Greenhouse careers page.

ABOUT APPLOVIN

AppLovin

  • [https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.applovin.com&esheet=54549558&newsitemid=20260608414458&lan=en-US&anchor=AppLovin&index=3&md5=a4ac8b1dcb8b5502d0154df68e322df6]
  • makes technologies that help businesses of every size connect to their ideal
  • customers. The company provides end-to-end advertising solutions for businesses
  • to reach, monetize and grow their global audiences. For more information about
  • AppLovin, visit: www.applovin.com [http://www.applovin.com].
  • To deliver on this mission, our global team is composed of team members with
  • life experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives that mirror our developers and
  • customers around the world. At AppLovin, we are intentional about the team and
  • culture we are building, seeking candidates who are outstanding in their own
  • right and also demonstrate their support of others.
  • AppLovin is scaling its self-serve advertiser base for Applovin Ads Manager.
  • We're expanding paid acquisition beyond core channels and looking for a media
  • buyer to work alongside our growth marketing team to drive measurable growth
  • across new channels. You’ll launch, test, and establish our digital marketing
  • strategy across new growth channels, including but not limited to AI search, X,
  • CTV, and out-of-home.
  • The ideal candidate is a self-starter that utilizes both AI tools and hands-on
  • execution to help us drive rapid growth in a face-paced environment.

Why join

  • You'll have a genuine greenfield mandate across multiple channels, a meaningful
  • budget to deploy, and a team that has already built the LTV, ROAS, and
  • incrementality measurement behind our paid program, so your wins are provable
  • and your decisions are grounded in data. If you love being early on new channels
  • and proving impact with rigor, this is your seat.

What you'll own

  • Design, run, and read structured paid marketing tests on new growth channels.
  • Optimize and monitor campaign performance by adjusting bidding strategies,
  • audience targeting, managing budget pacing, and creative testing.
  • Support technical operations for existing/new channels i.e QA conversion
  • mapping, ensure accurate performance links back to ad platform algorithms.
  • Manage channels against internal goals and KPIs, and adjust spend toward
  • what's genuinely incremental
  • Own creative strategy across channels - ideate concepts, brief and direct the

creative team, and tailor format and messaging (image vs. video, hook-driven vs.

storytelling) to what converts best per channel

What we're looking for

  • 3+ years of direct, hands-on-keyboard execution experience in paid media
  • buying across multiple platforms
  • Ability to operate independently, with strong attention to detail regarding
  • performance and budget changes, platform-level delivery discrepancies and
  • tracking drops,
  • Strong test-and-learn track record, data driven, and creative.
  • Bonus if you have experience with landing page testing and conversion rate
  • optimization
  • Comfort with Claude, SQL, Posthog, and BI tools like Superset, Looker, or
  • similar.

Nice to have

  • Experience acquiring advertisers or businesses (B2B or marketplace/two-sided),
  • not only consumers.
  • Ad-tech, DSP, or marketplace background
  • Direct experience driving ad creative strategy - you can mock up or storyboard
  • ad concepts yourself, or have examples of ad concepts you originated that drove
  • real performance
  • AppLovin provides a competitive total compensation package with a pay for
  • performance rewards approach. Total compensation at AppLovin is based on a
  • number of factors including market location and may vary depending on
  • job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Depending on the position
  • offered, equity, and other forms of incentive compensation (as applicable) may
  • be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to dental,
  • vision, and other benefits.

Other Types of Pay: Equity eligible

Health Insurance: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability

Retirement Benefits: 401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off: Unlimited Discretionary Time Off

Paid Holidays: 10 paid holidays per year

Paid Sick Leave: 80 hours per year

Method of Application: Apply online

  • Application Window: The application window is expected to close within 30 days
  • of the posting date.
  • All questions or concerns about this posting should be directed to
  • peopleops@applovin.com.

CA Base Pay Range

$153,000—$200,000 USD

  • AppLovin is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that is committed to
  • inclusion and diversity. All applicants will be considered for employment
  • without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender
  • identity, national origin, veteran or disability status, or other legally
  • protected characteristics. Learn more about EEO rights as an applicant here
  • [https://www.eeoc.gov/employers/eeo-law-poster].
  • If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability
  • during the application or recruiting process, please send us a request at
  • jobs@applovin.com
  • AppLovin will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal
  • histories in a manner consistent with applicable law.  If you’re applying for a
  • position in California, learn more here
  • [https://calcivilrights.ca.gov/fair-chance-act/].
  • To support an efficient and fair hiring process, we may use technology-assisted
  • tools, including artificial intelligence (AI), to help identify and evaluate

candidates. All hiring decisions are ultimately made by human reviewers.

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