Paid Social Analyst

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.

What is the role?

Elastic is looking for a Paid Social Analyst to join the Digital Marketing Team, focused on supporting the execution of paid social campaigns and operational initiatives. We are seeking a data-driven, detail-oriented Paid Social Analyst based in Costa Rica to join our growing digital marketing team. In this role, you will be tasked with the end-to-end execution, optimization, and reporting of our paid social campaigns.

The ideal candidate possesses a robust quantitative background, at least 2 years of digital media experience, and an affinity for turning large datasets into actionable marketing insights. You are a self-motivated multitasker who takes extreme ownership of your work, collaborates seamlessly across teams, and constantly looks for ways to improve processes and exceed objectives.

What You Will Be Doing

Campaign Execution & Optimization: Manage the daily execution, audience targeting, creative coordination, and ongoing optimization of paid social campaigns to maximize ROI.

Performance Reporting: Create performance reports for cross-functional stakeholders and manage weekly pacing reports to ensure budget alignment and campaign efficiency.

Data Analysis & Insights: Analyze large datasets to identify trends, draw meaningful conclusions, and translate complex data into clear, actionable insights.

Technical Troubleshooting: Fix issues with campaign setup, tracking, pixel implementation, and platform.

Prioritization & Time Management: Self-manage and prioritize a high volume of deliverables in a dynamic environment without sacrificing attention to detail.

What You Bring

Qualifications & Experience

Education: BA/BS degree (or equivalent experience); a solid quantitative background is highly preferred.

Experience: Minimum 2 years of experience in Digital Marketing or Marketing related field. Knowledge with paid social platforms including LinkedIn, Meta, Pinterest, TikTok, or related advertising technologies

Analytical Rigor: Proven track record of working with large datasets, with advanced proficiency in Google Suite (including a robust command of pivot tables and VLOOKUPs).

Core Competencies: Strong foundation in data analysis, performance reporting, audience targeting, and creative asset coordination.

Desired Skills & Attributes

Critical Thinking: You should have robust critical thinking skills. You must also be good at solving problems.

Communication: Great verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain technical data insights to non-technical team members.

Mindset: A self-motivated, organized teammate who thrives under pressure, enthusiastic to consistently exceed objectives.

Adaptability: Proven ability to juggle multiple shifting priorities, multitask skillfully, and maintain strict attention to detail in a dynamic environment.

Additional 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