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Paid Acquisition Manager Jobs
Run paid ads at scale. Own CAC, ROAS, and the LTV math.
What is a Paid Acquisition Manager?
Paid Acquisition is the channel that scales fastest and breaks fastest. The role owns Meta, Google, TikTok, LinkedIn, and increasingly programmatic — running budgets from $50K to $5M monthly. Best-fit candidates can talk LTV/CAC like a CFO and creative-testing like an art director. Most have a primary platform (Meta or Google) plus a secondary they've gotten profitable. The job has gotten harder since iOS 14 — anyone claiming Meta is easy hasn't run paid since 2021. The interesting work right now is in creative testing volume, signal optimization, and incrementality.
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Paid Acquisition Manager salary
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139 open Paid Acquisition Manager roles
Performance Marketing Lead
Ramp • New York, US
Mobile App Growth & Performance Marketing (Remote) Team marketing CDI En quelques points... • S[...]
Pictarine • Anywhere
Performance Marketing Manager - Amazon Ads for US Ecommerce Company (Remote)
Paired • Anywhere
Senior Associate, Performance Marketing
Cella • Elmwood Park, NJ
Senior Associate, Performance Marketing
VirtualVocations • Jersey City, NJ
Senior Performance Marketing Specialist: AI-Driven Growth (Hybrid)
PayPal • New York, NY
Senior Designer - Performance Marketing
thelab • New York, NY
Lead User Acquisition Engineer W/M/NB
Million Victories • Lyon (69)
Alternance - Assistant.e Performance Marketing H/F
AMI Paris • Paris (75)
Video Editor for Meta-Ads with Performance Marketing Expertise
Upwork • Anywhere
Sr. Performance Marketing Manager, Affiliates & Lead Buy Content Syn
Samsara • Anywhere
Senior Associate, Performance Marketing
Apartment List • Anywhere
Inbound & Performance Marketing Manager
Oscilar • Anywhere
YouTube Video Media Specialist (Reviews & Performance Marketing)
LEVEL8 GROUP CORP • Anywhere
Performance Marketing Lead (HCP Engagement)
HCEsquared • Anywhere
Performance Marketing Specialist (Google & Meta Ads)
Upwork • Anywhere
Performance Marketing, Sr. ManagerAtlanta, GA-Remote
Zinnia • Anywhere
[Remote] Performance Marketing Strategist - Breakout
Kraken • Anywhere
Performance Marketing Specialist / Paid Ads Specialist
Together Light • Anywhere
[Remote] Senior Manager/Director, Performance Marketing
VIOLET GREY • Anywhere
Performance Marketing Lead: Ticket Growth & Ads
The Art of Music Tour • Anywhere
Performance Marketing Consultant
Beyondsoft Consulting • New York, NY
Specialist Performance Marketing - Email
MSG Entertainment Holdings, LLC • New York, NY
Affiliate Manager / Partnerships Manager (Performance Marketing)
Expert Executive Recruiters (EER Global) • New York, NY
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About Paid Acquisition Manager careers
What does a Paid Acquisition Manager do?
Owns paid ad spend across Meta, Google, TikTok, LinkedIn, and programmatic. Manages budgets from $50K to $5M monthly. Owns CAC, ROAS, and creative testing velocity.
Paid Acquisition Manager salary?
In the US: $95K-$200K base, plus 10-25% bonus tied to ROAS or CAC targets. Senior practitioners running $1M+ monthly budgets at growth-stage companies hit $250K+ total comp.
Is paid acquisition still a good career bet?
Yes, but harder than 2018-2021. iOS 14, signal loss, and platform consolidation made the work more analytical. Pure-buyer roles are getting commoditized; creative-testing-and-attribution roles are not.
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