Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale — unleashing the potential of businesses and people. The Elastic Search AI Platform, used by more than 50% of the Fortune 500, brings together the precision of search and the intelligence of AI to enable everyone to accelerate the results that matter. By taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting private information more effectively — Elastic’s complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI.

The Elastic brand is approachable, optimistic, and unconventional - like our team members! We like to try new things, brainstorm exciting ideas, and push the boundaries of what is considered B2B marketing. That said, we have a foundation to build and understand the importance of doing it right to build up to the fun stuff. Are you ready to join us?

What Is The Role:

We’re looking for a strategic Brand Media Manager to lead and implement our paid media efforts across brand programs. This person will play a meaningful role in bringing our brand to life across channels, leading agency partnerships, and ensuring our media strategies are aligned with both long-term brand goals and near-term campaign needs.

You’ll partner closely with agencies, internal teams, and cross-functional collaborators to deliver cohesive, effective media strategies that perform. This is a fast paced team, often working in short sprints vs long term cycles.

This role is an excellent way to gain experience in multiple marketing fields! The team collaboration opens opportunities for trying new styles, subject areas, and developing new strengths.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Lead Agency Management: Be responsible for the day-to-day relationship with media agencies, ensuring alignment on strategy, performance, and budget.
• Campaign Project Management: Drive timelines and coordination to ensure content and creative assets are delivered on time for all media campaigns.
• Thought Leadership and Corporate Awareness Strategy: Work with the brand team, brand agency, and media agencies to create and deliver media programs supporting corporate marketing goals. This includes in the US and international markets.
• Hiring Campaign Strategy: Develop and implement paid media strategies to support recruiting and employer brand initiatives.
• Optimize & Communicate: Monitor media performance, oversee optimizations, and translate insights into actionable recommendations.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as the key brand media liaison to demand generation, field marketing, and events teams, ensuring media plans are well-integrated across all go-to-market efforts.

What You Will Bring:

• Proven ability in media planning and execution, preferably within a brand marketing team or agency.
• Experience running campaigns or activations across multiple channels (digital, social, publisher direct, programmatic, OOH, etc.).
• Strong project management skills with the ability to balance multiple campaigns and shifting priorities.
• Experience with media analytics tools and reporting dashboards.
• Passion for storytelling, creativity, and making data-informed decisions.

Bonus Points

• Experience with employer brand or talent acquisition marketing.
• Knowledge of traditional B2B media strategies.
• Familiarity with performance marketing or demand generation principles.

 

Compensation for this role is in the form of base salary.  This role does not have a variable compensation component.  

The typical starting salary range for new hires in this role is listed below.  In select locations (including Seattle WA, Los Angeles CA, the San Francisco Bay Area CA, and the New York City Metro Area), an alternate range may apply as specified below. 

These ranges represent the lowest to highest salary we reasonably and in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting.  We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the ranges may be modified in the future.  

An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

Elastic believes that employees should have the opportunity to share in the value that we create together for our shareholders. Therefore, in addition to cash compensation, this role is currently eligible to participate in Elastic's stock program.  Our total rewards package also includes a company-matched 401k with dollar-for-dollar matching up to 6% of eligible earnings, along with a range of other benefits offered with a holistic emphasis on employee well-being.

The typical starting salary range for this role is:$106,900—$169,100 USDThe typical starting salary range for this role in the select locations listed above is:$128,200—$202,700 USDAdditional Information - We Take Care of Our People

As a distributed company, diversity drives our identity. Whether you’re looking to launch a new career or grow an existing one, Elastic is the type of company where you can balance great work with great life. Your age is only a number. It doesn’t matter if you’re just out of college or your children are; we need you for what you can do.

We strive to have parity of benefits across regions and while regulations differ from place to place, we believe taking care of our people is the right thing to do.

• Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary
• Health coverage for you and your family in many locations
• Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles
• Generous number of vacation days each year
• Increase your impact - We match up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and service
• Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love
• Embracing parenthood with minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave

Different people approach problems differently. We need that. Elastic is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation.

We welcome individuals with disabilities and strive to create an accessible and inclusive experience for all individuals. To request an accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please email candidate_accessibility@elastic.co. We will reply to your request within 24 business hours of submission.

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