Brand Paid Media Manager

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today, SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of making life multiplanetary and expanding consciousness to the stars. SpaceXSI is building Super Intelligence to help humanity understand the universe. Our teams are building the full Super Intelligence stack: from our Colossus supercomputers, to Grok models, to our suite of applications, including Grok Bot, Grok Build, Grok Imagine, Grok Voice, and X. We're creating a powerful flywheel where more compute trains better models, better models power more useful products, and what we learn from people using those products shapes what we build next. About the role We’re looking for a Brand Paid Media Manager to build awareness, shape perception, and introduce our brand to new audiences at scale. You’ll lead top-of-funnel media across channels such as television, podcasts, out-of-home, streaming audio and video, and other high-impact brand placements. This role blends strategic thinking with hands-on execution. You’ll determine where and how we show up, negotiate and manage media investments, and partner with creative and brand teams to develop campaigns that resonate with technical and business audiences. You’ll also build a rigorous measurement approach that connects brand activity to awareness, consideration, demand, and long-term growth. The ideal candidate has strong instincts for audience, culture, and creative, paired with the analytical discipline to evaluate performance and make thoughtful investment decisions. This role is based in our San Francisco office and requires an in-office presence. What you’ll do Develop and execute a top-of-funnel paid media strategy across television, podcasts, out-of-home, streaming, audio, video, sponsorships, and emerging channels Own media planning, budgeting, forecasting, and allocation across brand campaigns Identify the markets, audiences, programs, creators, and cultural moments where our brand can have the greatest impact Manage relationships with media agencies, networks, publishers, podcast partners, and other vendors Lead media buying and negotiations, securing effective placements, pricing, added value, and contract terms Partner closely with brand, creative, content, communications, and product marketing teams to develop memorable campaign concepts Translate campaign strategy into clear creative briefs, channel plans, audience recommendations, and production requirements Ensure creative is tailored to each medium while maintaining a consistent brand narrative Build testing plans across markets, audiences, messages, formats, frequency, and media mix Establish measurement frameworks for brand awareness, consideration, reach, frequency, share of voice, branded search, direct traffic, and downstream demand Use brand-lift studies, geographic testing, incrementality analysis, and other methods to evaluate campaign impact Monitor campaigns, surface insights, and adjust investment based on performance, audience response, and business priorities Communicate campaign plans, results, and recommendations clearly to cross-functional partners and company leadership Stay current on shifts in media consumption, advertising technology, measurement, and emerging brand opportunities You may be a fit if you have: Experience planning and buying brand media across channels such as television, podcasts, out-of-home, streaming audio, or connected TV A track record of managing meaningful media budgets and making disciplined investment decisions Strong knowledge of media planning fundamentals, including reach, frequency, audience composition, market selection, and media mix Experience working directly with media partners, publishers, networks, or agencies Confidence negotiating placements, pricing, contracts, and added-value opportunities A strong understanding of brand measurement and the challenges of evaluating top-of-funnel marketing Experience with brand-lift studies, incrementality testing, media mix modeling, geographic experiments, or similar approaches Excellent creative judgment and the ability to assess whether an idea will translate effectively across different channels An analytical mindset and comfort working with campaign data, spreadsheets, dashboards, and performance models The ability to turn complex results into clear insights and recommendations Strong project-management skills and experience coordinating campaigns with many internal and external stakeholders Comfort operating with a high degree of ownership in a fast-moving environment Experience marketing B2B, technology, or developer-focused products is helpful, but not required Curiosity about how media, culture, and audience behavior are changing—and a willingness to test unconventional opportunities The ability to work in person from our San Francisco office