Job Description

WHO WE ARE

Golden Hippo is a young, growing direct to consumer digital marketing company committed to helping everyone live their healthiest life. We create cutting edge health, wellness, and beauty products and work tirelessly to get them into the hands of the people who need them most - our customers. Our e-commerce platform enables us to do so powered by incredible tech talent. We're growing fast, but our core values remain the same as when we were founded in 2010. If you're passionate about cutting edge marketing and technology, design, copywriting, video editing, and the operations behind all this, we want to hear from you. And if you are results driven, ambitious, a creative problem-solver, have a positive energy, collaborative and team oriented, and a continuous learner we might just be the perfect place for you!

THE ROLE

Golden Hippo is currently looking for a MANAGER, MEDIA BUYER who will be responsible for leading a team to be experts in direct to consumer marketing, responsible for managing digital advertising campaigns to acquire new customers all while fostering a collaborative work environment.

WHY YOU SHOULD WORK WITH US

Here at Golden Hippo we work in a lively, laid back work environment with a fully stocked kitchen for our employees to use. We pride ourselves in our incredibly diverse workforce. We intentionally strive to cultivate, create, and celebrate a rich, vibrant and inclusive culture of belonging where our employees feel respected and empowered. We also offer:

• Competitive salary (DOE)
• Employer-paid benefits (medical, dental, vision, life...)
• Matching 401K plan
• In-office CrossFit gym with professional coaches
• Yoga and meditation breaks
• Casual, "no dress code" atmosphere and an open, inspiring office space
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities such as manager and employee development classes, book clubs, webinars, mentorship program, Hippo Talks, and much more.
• Regular celebrations and happy hours
• Highly interactive work with a talented, diverse, passionate team
• UNLIMITED room for growth and results-based pay increases

See what it’s like working at Golden Hippo!

WHAT YOUR DAY WILL LOOK LIKE

• Manage a team and handle inter-departmental daily tasks, working closely with the Direct Buy Director to ensure all company goals and are in line with department goals
• Update all department sheets and funnels, keeping all online resources up to date for the team
• Set up test campaigns and calls with new sources, delegating to direct buy team members
• Master company interfaces (Jira, Salesforce) and constantly update funnels based on split test wins and create funnels based on need
• Managerial duties including being a master in direct buy marketing so that you can be a resource for your team. Managerial duties include approving time cards, scheduling weekly one on one progress checks, remaining available for needs of team both managing down and managing up
• Finding new traffic by contacting new websites, publishers, and other vendors to build connections and relationships
• Contact, negotiate, and close contracts with new traffic sources
• Analyze web metrics, provide campaign effectiveness reports and perform optimizations when appropriate to improve media performance
• Optimize and grow media buys such as budgeting, creative testing and data reporting.
• Stay apprised of industry standards, new media programs/opportunities and can advise on new ways to reach targets

IDEAL CANDIDATES WILL HAVE

• 3+ years of performance based marketing
• Bachelor's Degree preferred
• Experience managing 6 figure monthly performance budgets
• Management experience is required
• 1+ Years managing in house digital media buying teams
• Experience with direct to consumer advertising preferred
• Able to build, develop, and lead a team
• Experience managing external partners
• Strong negotiating skills and ability to close a deal
• Strong mathematical and analytical skills and ability to relate results to company's business objectives, providing a basis for measurement of the digital marketing activities
• Detail oriented and proficient at managing projects and able to organize, prioritize and structure workload

Golden Hippo is always looking for smart, driven self-starters who are excited to build a place for themselves in one of the most fun, exciting companies in Los Angeles. If you thrive on community and communication, learning from your failures, and embracing the unexpected, Golden Hippo just might be the place for you.

GOLDEN HIPPO COMPANY CULTURE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Company in Los Angeles 202019
• Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Company Happiness 202018
• Golden Hippo is ranked in the top 5% of companies for Work Culture on Comparably.

Check us out on Comparably!

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Golden Hippo strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of age (40 and over), ancestry, color, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), family and medical care leave or the denial of family and medical care leave, mental or physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), marital status, domestic partner status, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, military and veteran status, political affiliation, national origin (including language use restrictions), citizenship, race, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, and gender expression, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law, rule, ordinance or regulation. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, for applicants in Los Angeles, California, and consistent with applicable laws in other areas.

HIRING PRACTICES The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Golden Hippo recruitment policies are designed to place the most highly qualified persons available in a timely and efficient manner. Golden Hippo may pursue all avenues available, including promotion from within, employee referrals, outside advertising, employment agencies, internet recruiting, job fairs, college recruiting and search firms.

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