Director, Paid Media

Downers Grove, IL (Remote)

$132K/yr – $142K/yrDirector/Executive8+ years expFull time

Posted 9 days ago

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Agency-wide paid media strategy, activation standards, and channel innovation
  • Campaign performance across all managed platforms and client accounts
  • Leadership, mentorship, and development of Media Directors and paid media specialists
  • Budget strategy, pacing discipline, and media mix recommendations
  • Oversight of the Reporting & Analytics function and measurement frameworks
  • Evaluation and adoption of emerging advertising platforms and technologies
  • Develop and execute paid media strategies across Google Ads, Microsoft Ads, Meta, LinkedIn, TikTok, Pinterest, Reddit, Snapchat, Display, and programmatic platforms.
  • Define campaign objectives, account architecture, audience strategy, bidding approach, media mix, and testing roadmaps for the agency’s most complex and highest-value accounts.
  • Oversee campaign builds, launches, budgets, pacing, and optimization cadence to ensure client goals, timelines, and performance expectations are consistently met.
  • Provide hands-on activation support for new platform launches, major restructures, advanced optimization work, and high-priority client initiatives.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in paid media or digital marketing leadership within an agency or performance-focused environment.
  • Deep, hands-on expertise across paid search, paid social, display, and programmatic platforms — including Google Ads, Microsoft Ads, Meta, LinkedIn, and emerging social channels.
  • Strong experience managing large-scale, multi-channel advertising budgets with clear accountability for ROAS, CPA, and CAC.
  • Proven experience mentoring media professionals and building high-performing teams.
  • Strong analytical mindset with the ability to interpret performance data, diagnose root causes, and guide strategic decisions.
  • Working command of measurement infrastructure: conversion tracking, tagging, attribution, and analytics platforms.
  • Strong strategic thinking and the ability to translate platform and industry developments into actionable client opportunities.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to build client confidence and collaborate across teams and roles.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • 100% premium paid medical, dental and vision benefits for employees
  • 401K with a salary match
  • Paid holidays
  • Competitive vacation and personal time-off package
  • Remote working
  • Company donation match – you donate, we donate
  • Time off for community service – because charity can’t always wait until evenings or weekends
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Lever

Lever is a full service marketing agency based just outside of Chicago. With over 2 decades of marketing know-how, our team provides leading expertise in today’s most advanced digital and offline marketing opportunities.

Founded in 2006
Downers Grove, Illinois, USA
40 employees (19 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$132K/yr – $142K/yr

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Traffic Signals

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Traffic Source Mix
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Direct
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Referral
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Social
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Paid
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Current headcount: ~40
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Director, Paid Media

Lever · Downers Grove, IL · Remote