Associate Director, Search Performance Marketing

Agoura Hills, CA (On-site)

$97K/yr – $149K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 11 days ago

Job Summary

Own and optimize paid media campaigns across Google Ads and related platforms; drive strategy, testing, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver performance and client trust.

  • Own campaign execution and testing within Google Ads, YouTube, Shopping, and Performance Max
  • Collaborate with Clients, Creative, and Analytics to drive strategy and insights

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own Campaign Execution: Build, launch, and optimize campaigns across Google Ads (Search, YouTube, Shopping, Performance Max) with a focus on flawless execution.
  • Lead Platform Strategy: Develop paid media plans and tactical approaches rooted in client goals, industry benchmarks, and historical insights.
  • Drive Operational Excellence: Champion internal processes, campaign QA, pacing checks, and reporting frameworks to ensure seamless delivery across all clients.
  • Deliver Performance Insights: Analyze campaign data, uncover trends, and package insights into compelling stories that drive client trust and decision-making.
  • Collaborate Cross-functionally: Partner closely with Client Leads, Creative, and Analytics to ensure your strategies ladder up to broader campaign goals.
  • Support Innovation & Testing: Own test design and execution within your book of business, helping move both client performance and agency capabilities forward.
  • Contribute to Culture: Share knowledge, platform updates, and POVs across the team to keep Dysrupt’s media offering sharp, fast, and future-focused.

Requirements

  • 5-6 years of experience running performance marketing campaigns in Google Ads, along with experience in any of the following platforms: YouTube, Microsoft Ads (Bing), TikTok, Meta, or Amazon.
  • Expert-level knowledge of paid media campaign structures, pacing, optimization levers, and KPI alignment.
  • Deep comfort with large datasets, ad tech tools, and reporting platforms like Google Data Studio (Looker Studio).
  • Clear and confident communicator—able to explain strategies and insights to clients and internal partners alike.
  • Proven track record of running complex campaigns independently with speed, accuracy, and performance results.
  • A proactive and solutions-oriented mindset; you identify issues early and take initiative to solve them.
  • Strong organizational skills with the ability to juggle multiple accounts and priorities.
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Publicis Groupe Holdings B.V

Publicis Media harnesses the power of modern media through leading agency brands Dysrupt, Infinite Roar, Publicis Collective, Publicis Health Media, Spark Foundry, Starcom and Zenith, as well as global accelerator PMX; immersive experience group PMCI (inclusive of Picture Motion and RDL Worldwide); and access to integrated platform-based technologies and offerings from CJ, Epsilon and Influential. A key business solution of Publicis Groupe ([Euronext Paris FR0000130577, CAC 40]), Publicis Media’s digital-first, data-driven global solutions deliver client value and drive growth in a platform-powered world. It is present in over 100 countries with over 23,000 employees worldwide.

London, England, United Kingdom
11K employees (3,008 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$97K/yr – $149K/yr

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Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
526.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
33.4%
Direct
38.4%
Referral
11.8%
Social
15.8%
Paid
0.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~10.8K
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Associate Director, Search Performance Marketing

Publicis Groupe Holdings B.V · Agoura Hills, CA · On-site