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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 19 days WorldStrides's roles stay open a median of 29 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 2% of WorldStrides's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at WorldStrides
- moderate 13 stale, 0 reposted of 42 open
- Hiring momentum
- 68 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from WorldStrides's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for WorldStrides.
About this role
As the Senior Manager of Paid Media at WorldStrides, you will lead the paid media strategy across various segments, including K-12 and International markets. Your role involves managing and optimizing campaigns across multiple platforms, developing a systematic test-and-learn framework, and overseeing a significant media budget while ensuring alignment with marketing goals. You will collaborate with creative teams and manage agency relationships to enhance campaign performance and achieve marketing qualified lead (MQL) targets.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of WorldStrides as an employer.
What you need
- 5–7 years of hands-on paid media experience including direct budget ownership
- Expert-level proficiency in Google Ads, Meta Ads Manager, and programmatic buying platforms
- Demonstrated experience owning MQL or pipeline targets in a B2C or B2B2C environment
- Strong analytics skills — you live in dashboards, GA4, and performance data
- Experience managing external media agencies and holding them accountable
Nice to have
- Experience in K-12 education, travel, or seasonal consumer categories with long consideration cycles
- Familiarity with Salesforce or HubSpot attribution and CRM integration
- Experience using AI tools for creative testing and media optimization
What you get
- Comprehensive health benefits: medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, accident, critical illness, disability insurance, FSA/HSA options with employer HSA contributions, and a generous 401(k) match
- Generous paid time off including 11 paid company holidays, 25 PTO days the first year (prorated), 1 paid volunteer day, 4 mental health days, and bereavement
- Professional development support, including up to $5,250 annually for tuition reimbursement and up to $1,000 for certifications annually
- Opportunities for paid and discounted travel
- Flexible work schedule providing on-site, remote, and hybrid office opportunities
- Encouraged participation in a wide variety of Employee Resource Groups
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of the tools or technologies used for campaign management beyond Google Ads and Meta Ads Manager
- The role involves significant budget responsibility, which may imply high pressure to meet MQL targets
- The salary range is provided but may vary based on multiple factors, which could affect negotiation
Summarised from WorldStrides's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by WorldStrides on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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