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About CatalystIQ
Catalyst IQis adigital marketing and technology leader formed by uniting Advance Automotive's top brands-Adpearance, Fox Dealer, Search Optics, and ZeroSum. We empower automotive dealers and manufacturers to grow with precision and profitability through smarter, faster, and more comprehensive solutions. As a part of Advance Local and built on a foundation of over a decade of proprietary technology development, 23 billion data points, 22 OEM certifications, and a national sales force, Catalyst IQ combinescutting-edgeinnovation with humanexpertiseto deliver real-time insights and actionable intelligence that accelerate sales.
We're looking for a driven, detail-oriented Advertising Account Strategist to join our team. In this role, you'll own the strategic analytics, actionable insights and performance for a portfolio of accounts while staying hands-on with campaign execution across digital media, paid search, and web. If you thrive at the intersection of strategy and execution - and love turning data into compelling client stories - this role is for you.
The base salary range is $59,000-$89,000 per year.
Primary Responsibilities:
Client responsibilities
- Build trusted, long-term relationships with clients
- Lead monthly strategy presentations and campaign performance reviews
- Translate client business goals into clear, actionable briefs for internal teams
- Develop offer copy and messaging strategy for each vehicle in collaboration with the client
- Proactively surface optimization opportunities and strategic recommendation
Tactical responsibilities
- Coordinate across creative, media, and analytics teams to ensure assets are built, flighted, and tracked correctly
- Produce weekly and monthly campaign performance reports with actionable insights
- Manage campaign timelines, trafficking workflows, and asset deadlines
- Support QA of campaign setups and creative deployment
- Monitor campaign pacing and performance across Google Ads, Meta, and DV360 throughout each month
What we're looking for
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- Minimum 3 years of experience in digital advertising, media buying, or agency account management
- Proven track record managing client relationships in an agency environment
- Working knowledge of Google Ads, Meta Ads Manager, DV360, and GA4
- Strong communicator who can translate campaign data into clear, compelling client narratives
- Highly organized with the ability to juggle multiple accounts and competing deadlines
- Automotive advertising experience is a plus, but not required
- Preference for candidates who live in the Los Angeles area
- Must be able to travel at least 15%