Director, Paid Media Strategy

Bedford, TX (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableDirector/Executive8+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive a cross-channel paid media leadership role across Unleashed Brands to optimize ROI and attribution.

  • Own end-to-end paid media strategy across all channels for Unleashed Brands
  • Must-have: 8+ years in paid media strategy with cross-channel execution
  • Standout: Leadership across internal teams and external agencies with MMM/incrementality experience

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead a comprehensive, cross-channel paid media strategy across all Unleashed Brands trademarks
  • Build a modern media approach that balances brand awareness, consideration, and conversion across the funnel
  • Identify and implement new channels, technologies, and partners to improve efficiency and effectiveness
  • Establish scalable frameworks for national and local (franchisee-level) media execution
  • Oversee performance across key channels including: Paid Social (Meta, TikTok, Yelp, Reddit, etc.)
  • Paid Search
  • Programmatic Display & Online Video
  • Connected TV (CTV) and Interactive Video
  • Influencer / Creator-Led Marketing
  • In-stream Audio

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, analytics, or related field
  • 8+ years of experience in paid media strategy, performance marketing, or media planning/buying
  • Deep expertise across multiple paid media channels including social, search, programmatic, CTV, and influencer marketing
  • Demonstrated ability to bridge ad operations, data flow, and reporting across internal systems and external partners, ensuring end-to-end data integrity, consistency, and actionable output for decision-making
  • Strong analytical background with experience in MMM, incrementality testing, and attribution models
  • Proven ability to manage large budgets and drive measurable business outcomes
  • Experience working with both internal teams and external agencies
  • Excellent communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to translate complex data into clear insights
  • Highly self-motivated and comfortable operating in an evolving, fast-paced environment without a defined blueprint
  • Strong cross-functional leadership and collaboration skills

Preferred

  • Experience working within or building an in-house paid media function (Preferred)
  • Background in franchise, multi-location, or multi-brand environments (Preferred)
  • Familiarity with customer acquisition in family, education, or experiential categories (Preferred)
  • Experience integrating paid media with broader marketing and data ecosystems (CRM, CDP, etc.) (Preferred)

Benefits

  • Paid bi-weekly
  • Company Paid Holidays
  • Flexible Paid Time Off
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Multiple health care insurance plans that cover medical, dental, prescription, vision, and employer HSA contributions
  • Competitive 401(k) Program with employer matching contributions
  • Daily dress code of "business casual"
  • A positive work environment
  • And much, much more
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Unleashed Brands

Unleashed Brands is a franchise growth accelerator supporting growth-oriented brands geared at furthering child and adolescent development in three core areas – Learning (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics), Playing (Celebrating, Escaping, and Connecting) and Growing (Music & Arts, Martial Arts, Swimming, Sports).

Founded in 2021
Bedford, Texas, USA
169 employees (26 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
838.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
11%
Direct
45.1%
Referral
43%
Social
0.4%
Paid
0.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~169

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
23 (14% of company)

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