Online Marketing Specialist
Job ID #: 40465800
Location: CA-San Diego
Functional Area: Marketing
Company Name: Matrix Direct, Inc.
Employment Type: Not Indicated
Education Preferred: Bachelors
Experience Required: 3-5 years
Relocation Provided: No


Position Description
On-line media buyer is responsible for development and execution of new lead acquisition through e-mail marketing campaigns. Working within a full service in-house marketing department, the media buyer is responsible for crafting programs to deliver qualified leads at target ROI’s.

Position includes management of all aspects of email campaigns, including creative and subject line testing, optimization of response and sales metrics. Individual will also be responsible CAN-SPAM compliance of all campaigns.

This individual must be proactive, results oriented, with a strong sense of accountability and a day-to-day focus on bottom-line results. Requires strong negotiating skills and a strategic and analytical approach to monitoring and improving ROI for online marketing initiatives.

• Identify, develop and test revenue generating online media and e-mail programs, with an emphasis on upfront negotiation to achieve back-end performance results.
• End to end project ownership from evaluation, negotiation, implementation and optimization to post-analysis and reporting. Provide recommendations, results projections and rationale. Provide management with regular updates on campaign performance.
• Manage campaigns to pre-defined budget, volume and performance goals.
• Define and coordinate the technical, legal, tracking and creative requirements with various departments, to bring a campaign to execution.
• Develop testing programs to evaluate relative performance of creative, placement, daypart and list variables
• Develop and maintain relationships with on-line media partners, to grow, retain and improve campaign performance
• Additional responsibilities as requested by Media Director

Qualifications:

• Advertising experience including on-line media planning/buying, campaign development and performance analysis
• Proven success managing advertising budgets to meet ROI goal
• Knowledge of web site conversion metrics, including CPM, CTR, CTL, CPC, CPL, CPA
• Strong negotiation skills
• Experience managing campaigns on CPA, CPC, CPM and CPL models, knowledge of all forms of on-line lead generation programs, including: PPC, e-mail, display, CPA and other on-line media opportunities.
• Extensive analytical capabilities in quantifying, reporting and documenting performance metrics.
• Must have very strong organizational skills and attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to communicate across business channels (marketing, legal and technical personnel) to maintain and execute online marketing strategies.
• Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft office (with emphasis on excel)
• Minimum 5 years relevant professional experience
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Position Requirements

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