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AppLovin

Media Buyer, Emerging Channels - Growth Marketing

$153K–$200K

Los Angeles/Santa Monica, CA +1 · Remote · Full-time · Posted Jul 17, 2026

Location
Los Angeles/Santa Monica, CA
Remote - United States
Experience
3+ years of direct, hands-on paid media buying experience across multiple platforms.

About the job

Launches and optimizes paid acquisition across emerging channels to grow AppLovin Ads Manager’s self-serve advertiser base.

What you'll do

  • Design, run, and evaluate paid marketing tests; optimize bids, targeting, budgets, and creative.
  • Support channel operations, including conversion-mapping QA and performance tracking.
  • Develop channel-specific creative strategy and manage spend against KPIs and incrementality goals.

What they ask for

  • 3+ years of hands-on paid media buying across multiple platforms.
  • Ability to work independently with attention to performance, budget changes, delivery discrepancies, and tracking drops.
  • Strong test-and-learn track record; data-driven and creative.

Nice to have

  • Experience with landing-page testing and conversion-rate optimization.
  • Experience acquiring businesses or advertisers, ad-tech, DSPs, marketplaces, or developing ad creative.

Pay

$153,000 — $200,000 USD (base salary)

Tools

AI search, X, CTV, out-of-home, Claude, SQL, Posthog, Superset

AI focus

Use AI tools to support growth and paid acquisition; channels include AI search. The company may also use AI-assisted tools to help identify and evaluate candidates.

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First seen Oct 29, 2026 · Last verified Nov 6, 2026 (UTC)