Associate Director, Performance Media

📋 Description

• Lead Centers of Excellence across paid search, social, programmatic, and retail.
• Set playbooks with governance, standards, docs, and SOPs.
• Evaluate new platforms, AI tools, and industry shifts.
• Drive cross-channel planning for efficiency and impact.
• Hands-on leadership: troubleshoot, test, and optimize with the team.
• Partner with Analytics, Media Strategy, Creative, and Data.

🎯 Requirements

• 7-9 years in performance marketing across paid search, social, and programmatic.
• Mentor or lead channel specialists; formal management is a plus.
• Hands-on with at least four: Google Ads, SA360, DV360, Amazon DSP.
• Strong knowledge of audience strategy, attribution, and measurement.
• Experience managing $100M+ in media investments.
• Excellent communication and leadership; translate data into actions.

🎁 Benefits

• Hybrid work: in-office midweek, remote Mon/Fri.
• Ideally based near Chicago or San Diego offices.
• Opportunity to build COEs and train a high-performing team.
• Work with cutting-edge platforms and AI in performance media.