Paid Media Marketing Manager

About Arena Club 

If you’re fascinated by sports cards and memorabilia, your search ends here. Arena Club is pioneering the collectibles domain by introducing the first-ever digital card show. Spearheaded by 5x World Series Champion Derek Jeter and serial entrepreneur Brian Lee, Arena Club has developed a fully digital marketplace. This innovative platform is built on trust, transparency, and fun, featuring grading & authentication, vaulting, and digital pack openings for collectors to build and showcase their collections in a personalized online showroom from anywhere in the world. 

Role Overview 

In this role, you'll lead the execution, optimization, and scaling of performance marketing campaigns across various platforms, including Meta, Google, and other digital channels. The ideal candidate is both a strategic thinker and tactical executor, analytically driven with a sharp eye for creative. You thrive in a fast-paced environment, iterate quickly, and have experience scaling spend while delivering measurable growth in customer acquisition and revenue. This is a contract position based in Santa Monica, CA, with the potential to convert to full-time.

Key Responsibilities 

• Plan, launch, and manage multi-channel paid media campaigns with a focus on customer acquisition and ROAS.
• Strategically allocate and optimize media budgets across platforms like Meta, Google Ads, TikTok, etc.
• Execute audience targeting, bid strategies, ad testing, and performance tracking across all active campaigns.
• Monitor campaign performance daily and adjust tactics to drive continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with creative teams to develop and test high-performing ad concepts, copy, and visuals.
• Generate weekly performance reports with actionable insights and strategic recommendations.
• Set up and manage tracking infrastructure including UTM tagging, Google Tag Manager, Meta Pixel, and other attribution tools to ensure data accuracy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, or a related field.
• 2-5 years of hands-on experience in paid media buying, preferably in a DTC or marketplace/e-commerce environment.
• Proven success managing paid campaigns across Meta, Google Ads (Search, Display, Shopping), TikTok, etc. 
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate performance data into action
• Proficiency in tools such as Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Meta Ads Manager, and Excel/Google Sheets.
• Experience with creative testing frameworks and performance-focused ad creative development.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple projects, and adapt quickly in a dynamic startup environment.
• Passion for sports, TCG, or collectibles is a plus.

Location Requirements

• Onsite in our LA office 5 days a week

The Arena Club Standard

Life at Arena Club isn’t for the faint of heart — and that’s by design. We’re building products and experiences the collectibles world has never seen. This is a proving ground. It demands your best every single day, because anything less means you’re falling behind.

From day one, you’re in the game. Trusted to deliver, expected to own outcomes, and driven to raise the bar higher than you thought possible. We don’t just execute — we innovate, compete, and win together. 

If you want routine or predictability, you won’t find it here. But if you’re ambitious, relentless, and hungry to prove yourself on a team built to dominate — step into the arena. You’ll discover growth and reward here, unlike anywhere else.