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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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154 open Paid Acquisition Manager roles
Paid Marketing Manager - Social
TEGNA Inc. • Washington, DC
PPC Specialist (Paid Ads Specialist) / Digital Marketing Specialist
Strive Marketing • Sacramento, CA 95834
Sr. Marketing Manager, Brand Owner Growth, Global Performance Marketing
Amazon.com Services LLC • New York, NY
Alternance Assistant paid media(H/F)
SAS BENETVIC • 33300 Bordeaux
Performance Marketing Manager
Vercel • Hybrid - San Francisco, New York City, Austin
Director of Performance Marketing
Jobgether • US
Performance Marketing Lead, Paid Social, Display & Video
Jobgether • US
Senior Director, Digital Performance Marketing & Loyalty
Sharkninjaoperatingllc • Needham, MA, United States
Paid Social Specialist, DTC Performance Marketing
Sharkninjaoperatingllc • Needham, MA, United States
Senior Manager, Demand Generation, Paid Media
Jobgether • US
Director Acquisition & Performance Marketing
Autodesk • New York, United States
Head of Growth + Performance Marketing
Daydream • New York, NY
Consultant(e) Paid Media (SMA/SEA) - E-commerce
Horizon • Paris, FR
Senior Performance Marketing Strategist - Personal Health Care
Procter & Gamble • Mason, OH US 45040
Senior Manager, Demand Generation, Paid Media
Redwoodsoftware • United States (Remote)
Manager, Performance Marketing
Wppmedia • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Senior User Acquisition Manager
Jobgether • France
Senior Paid User Acquisition Strategist
Jobgether • Romania
Senior Performance Marketing Manager
Tessera Data • San Francisco Bay Area
User Acquisition Executive FR/AFR F/M
Betclic Group • 33300 Bordeaux
Paid Media Specialist - Paris - CDI
Orus • Paris, FR
Paid Media Executive (Google Ads & Paid Social)
Jobgether • South Africa
Account Manager, Paid Media
DEPT® • NY, US, CA, US, CO, US, IL, US - Remote
VP of Paid Media
Jobgether • US
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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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