About this role
🌍 We’re making security suck less for developers. Security tools haven’t kept up with how software is built today. They interrupt teams, slow releases, and turn security into a bottleneck instead of a capability. We built Aikido to change that. Aikido builds developer-first security products that reduce real risk without getting in the way of shipping software. We focus on what actually matters and automate the rest. We’re taking on legacy security tools teams have been stuck with, and we’re winning. If you want to help us take market share and build products developers actually enjoy using, you’re in the right place. Founded in 2022 by third-time founders, Aikido has $85M in the bank and a long runway ahead. We’re building toward self-securing software. Join an all-star team. Take real ownership. Push boundaries. Build things that matter. We're expanding our paid media team and looking for a Paid Media & Creative Manager to help own the strategy and execution of our paid social presence across Meta, LinkedIn, Reddit, X, and YouTube. This role is half campaign management and reporting and half creative development. You'll set the approach for each channel you own, run campaigns, own the numbers, and drive the creative that fuels them, briefing agencies, writing copy, and improving efficiency to keep a strong stream of video and image creative flowing. Responsibilities Define and own paid social strategy per channel: budget allocation, targeting, and channel mix, based on what's driving results. Plan, launch, and manage paid social campaigns across Meta, LinkedIn, Reddit, X, and YouTube. Own reporting on campaign performance: build and maintain dashboards, track spend, CTR, conversions, and pipeline impact, and turn results into clear recommendations. Brief creative agencies and freelancers on video and image concepts tailored to each platform and audience. Write creative copy: ad copy, captions, scripts, and messaging angles across all paid social channels. Run a tight test-and-learn loop on creative and campaigns: if something works, scale it; if it doesn't, kill it fast and move to the next idea. Manage creative production timelines, budgets, and relationships with agencies and freelancers.