Media Buyer - Financial & Investment Lead Generation

Pareto Publishing is a fast-growing email-marketing company with an engaged subscriber base of 8 million+, helping financial and investment brands reach the right audience at scale. To power our lead-acquisition engine, we're looking for an experienced Media Buyer to drive email lead generation across the finance and investment space — sourcing high-quality investor leads and scaling campaigns across every paid channel! :) This is a highly performance-oriented role with clear metrics tied to lead quality, volume, and acquisition cost — perfect for someone who lives and breathes the numbers. Key Responsibilities 🔑 - Purchase and manage email lead-generation campaigns from publishers, newsletter operators, and lead providers. - Identify, negotiate, and optimize direct media-buying opportunities across the finance and investment space. - Build and scale campaigns across Google Ads, YouTube, Meta, LinkedIn, native platforms, and other paid channels — including retargeting to maximize conversions. - Optimize relentlessly for CPL, CPA, lead quality, and ROI through audience, creative, and landing-page testing. - Manage budgets, allocate spend by performance, and partner with sales and ops to keep lead quality on target. Requirements 📋 - 3+ years in media buying, performance marketing, or lead generation. - Proven lead-gen results in financial services, investing, fintech, insurance, or related verticals. - Hands-on experience with Google Ads, Meta, and YouTube, plus building and optimizing retargeting campaigns. - Solid grasp of conversion tracking, attribution, pixels, and analytics platforms. - Analytical, data-driven mindset with strong negotiation and relationship-management skills. - Experience purchasing leads or negotiating direct media buys with publishers and list owners strongly preferred. - Existing relationships with finance, investment, or business newsletter publishers highly desirable. - Knowledge of compliance and advertising regulations within financial services is a plus. What to Expect 🚀 - Competitive base salary plus a performance-based bonus structure tied to results. - The chance to work with significant advertising budgets and real room to scale. - A high degree of ownership and autonomy over your channels. - A fast-growing business operating right at the heart of the financial and investment sector. - Career-growth opportunities as the acquisition function expands. Our Recruitment Process 🔍 - First, you'll fill out a short Google Form so we can learn about your background and goals. - If there's a match, you'll have a video call with someone from our HR team to discuss your experience in more detail. - Next, you'll meet with one of our senior leaders and complete a brief DISC assessment to help us understand your working style. - Finally, we'll sit down together to review the full offer, including compensation, benefits, and day-to-day working arrangements! :) Originally posted on Himalayas