Our Beauty client is looking for an experienced interim Paid Media Manager to join their team for the next 6 months, 40 hours/week. This role is hybrid 3 days/week in Hudson Yards, NYC. The ideal candidate will seamlessly step in to lead our paid media strategies, maintain momentum on ongoing campaigns, and manage agency relationships. This person should possess advanced analytical skills to interpret large data sets, optimize campaign performance, and leverage 1P data for targeted consumer reach. The candidate must have a deep understanding of modern media platforms, attribution, and a proven ability to collaborate cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.Responsibilities:Step in seamlessly to lead the planning, implementation, execution, and reporting of ongoing paid media campaigns across all channels.Partner with marketing teams to ensure continuity in brand short- and long-term goals and media alignment.Manage day-to-day agency relationships to help deliver channel mix recommendations and quarterly tactical plans.Collaborate with data and CRM partners to leverage 1P data for efficient consumer targeting.Maintain strategic partnerships with publishers and media platforms to keep tabs on new opportunities.Consolidate media learnings and insights from agency partners and internal activation teams to deliver regular reporting.Coordinate closely with analytics and commercial teams to oversee monthly reporting on transactional media supporting sales.Partner with the division's measurement lead and MMM lead to support ongoing measurement initiatives and reporting on incremental sales.Partner with Marketing and advocacy & influence teams to source, manage, and deliver final media assets and creatives to agency for trafficking and deployment.Oversee Brand Budget Management, managing monthly pacing, RAF flighting, and Pure Media spends in P&L with finance and brand controllers.Requirements:Minimum of 8-10+ years of progressive experience specific to paid media (at a Sr. Manager / Director level).Bachelor's Degree.Advanced analytical skills with deep experience handling large data sets, search trends, campaign performance, and KPI optimization.Proven experience managing media agencies and overseeing large-scale budgets.Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to interact with all levels of the organization including top management.Ability to work effectively cross-functionally between commercial teams, marketing, CRM, agency partners, and global/corporate teams.Proficiency in Microsoft tools (Excel, PowerPoint).Self-starter with a proactive, collaborative, and action-oriented approach thriving in a fast-paced environment.In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data. This position is onsite and requires you to work closely with other individuals in a collaborative team environment.Benefits Looking forward to receiving your resume through our website and going over the position with you. Clicking apply is the best way to apply, but you may also: Email your resume in Word to: meggan.sharma@jobalert.creativecircle.comPlease do NOT change the email subject line in any way. You must keep the JobID: : MS14-1998444L826 -- in the email subject line for your application to be considered.* Meggan Sharma - Recruiter, National Delivery For Creative Circle to represent you for this opportunity, you must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship for a non-immigrant visa such as a H-1B, TN, or O visa. We do not support or provide training for STEM/OPT programs. Additionally, you must be physically located in and perform the work for our client in the United States. This job was first posted by Creative Circle on 09/30/2026 and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the p