Mobile App Ads Contractor

Code3 is an integrated marketing agency, powering business growth for digital disruptors and Fortune 500 leaders alike. Our power is at the intersection of Connections, Creative and Commerce – that’s what is in our DNA. By harvesting insights and utilizing audience data, we work with our clients to develop scroll-stopping content and creative that performs and elevates the brands we work with across all digital media platforms.

Our people are energized by challenges and sprint to find unorthodox solutions. We plan, activate and measure as one team, and we’re not afraid to push boundaries and test our way to success. Coders are Relentless, Gritty, Nimble humans who are always striving to be better.

We believe in empowering our clients with the most efficient & impactful ways to engage with their consumers. Code3 brings the same dedication to excellence and success we see across media to our programmatic offering. Combining digital channels under one umbrella allows for faster cross channel knowledge share, efficient campaign management, consistent creative storytelling, and incrementality testing. 

We're looking for an experienced AppLovin media buyer to manage paid acquisition campaigns for our agency clients. This is a part time / contract position. 

This is a hands-on execution role for someone who has successfully launched, optimized, and scaled campaigns on the AppLovin platform. You'll work closely with our internal performance media team while owning the day-to-day management of AppLovin campaigns.

The ideal candidate is highly analytical, comfortable making optimization decisions independently, and excited to test creative and audience strategies that drive measurable business outcomes.

What you’ll do:

• Build, launch, and manage AppLovin advertising campaigns
• Optimize campaigns toward agreed performance KPIs (CPA, ROAS, CAC, revenue, etc.)
• Monitor pacing, budgets, bid strategies, and performance daily
• Identify scaling opportunities while maintaining efficiency
• Develop structured testing plans across:
• Creative
• Targeting
• Bid strategies
• Placements
• Partner with creative teams to recommend new concepts based on performance data
• Analyze campaign results and communicate actionable insights
• Produce weekly performance summaries and optimization recommendations
• Stay current on AppLovin product updates and best practices
• Collaborate with the agency account team to ensure campaigns align with overall media strategy

Who will love this role:

• A self-starter who is comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
• A critical thinker who enjoys analyzing large datasets to uncover compelling insights from campaign data
• A curious, strategic mind that embraces lifelong learning and collaboration 
• A meticulous organizer with a proven ability to manage multiple projects at a time while meeting tight deadlines
• An effective communicator with a strong ability to navigate client and partner communications
• A dedicated learner who is comfortable receiving and incorporating feedback to support their continued growth

You should have:

• 2-5+ years managing paid acquisition campaigns
• Direct, hands-on experience running AppLovin campaigns
• Demonstrated success optimizing toward CPA and/or ROAS goals
• Strong understanding of mobile and/or ecommerce performance marketing
• Experience with campaign reporting and data analysis
• Comfortable working independently with minimal oversight
• Excellent communication skills

If you have any special needs that we can accommodate, please reach out to our team at [email protected] so we can make accommodations.

Salary Information: This position is a part-time / freelance position, approximately 5-10 hours/week. Pay is commensurate with candidate experience and location.

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