Digital Account Strategist

About Catalyst IQ

Catalyst IQ is a leading digital marketing and technology firm created by combining Advance Automotive's premier brands—Adpearance, Fox Dealer, Search Optics, and ZeroSum. We enable automotive dealers and manufacturers to enhance their growth with precision and profitability through innovative, quicker, and more comprehensive solutions. With over a decade of technology development, 23 billion data points, 22 OEM certifications, and a national sales team, Catalyst IQ merges cutting-edge technology with human expertise to provide real-time insights and actionable intelligence that boost sales.

We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Digital Account Strategist to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will manage the strategic analytics, generate actionable insights, and enhance performance for a portfolio of accounts while engaging directly in campaign execution across digital media, paid search, and web. If you excel at facilitating strategy and execution—converting data into compelling narratives for clients—this position is perfect for you.

Primary Responsibilities:

Client responsibilities

• Establish and maintain trusted, long-term relationships with clients.
• Lead monthly strategy presentations and campaign performance evaluations.
• Transform client business objectives into clear, actionable briefs for internal teams.
• Collaborate with clients to develop effective offer copy and messaging strategies for each vehicle.
• Proactively identify optimization opportunities and provide strategic recommendations.

Tactical responsibilities

• Collaborate with creative, media, and analytics teams to guarantee that assets are properly built, executed, and monitored.
• Generate weekly and monthly campaign performance reports complete with actionable insights.
• Oversee campaign timelines, trafficking workflows, and asset deadlines.
• Support quality assurance of campaign setups and creative execution.
• Continuously monitor campaign pacing and performance across platforms like Google Ads, Meta, and DV360 throughout each month.

What we're looking for

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in digital advertising, media buying, or agency account management.
• A proven ability to manage client relationships in an agency setting.
• Familiarity with Google Ads, Meta Ads Manager, DV360, and GA4.
• Strong communication skills, capable of translating campaign data into clear, persuasive narratives for clients.
• Highly organized, able to manage multiple accounts and competing priorities.
• Experience in automotive advertising is a plus, but not a requirement.
• Candidates residing in the Los Angeles area are preferred.
• Willingness to travel at least 15% of the time.

Additional Information

Advance Local Media offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package, including affordable healthcare options for medical, dental, and vision, mental health support, flexible spending accounts, fertility assistance, a robust 401(k) plan, generous paid time off, paid parental and caregiver leave, and an employee assistance program fostering work/life balance. We also provide optional legal assistance, life insurance, and flexible holidays to honor cultural diversity.

Advance Local Media stands as one of the largest media conglomerates in the U.S., maintaining leading news and information entities across over 20 cities, reaching over 52 million people monthly through quality journalism and community engagement. Our company is founded on the values of Integrity, Customer-first, Inclusiveness, Collaboration, and Forward-looking. For more information about Advance Local, please visit our website.

Advance Local Media's family includes MLive Media Group, Advance Ohio, Alabama Media Group, NJ Advance Media, Advance Media NY, MassLive Media, Oregonian Media Group, Staten Island Media Group, PA Media Group, ZeroSum, Headline Group, Adpearance, Advance Aviation, Advance Healthcare, Advance Education, Advance Originals, Advance Recruitment, Advance Travel & Tourism, BookingsCloud, Catalyst IQ, Cloud Theory, Fox Dealer, Hoot Interactive, Search Optics, and Subtext.

Advance Local Media is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, encouraging applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.

If you require reasonable accommodation due to a disability during any part of the employment process, please contact Human Resources and inform us of the nature of your request and your contact details.

Advance Local Media does not provide sponsorship for work visas or employment authorization in the U.S. Only candidates authorized to work legally in the U.S. will be considered for this position.