Director, Paid & Retail Media

New York City, NY (On-site)

$160K/yr – $170K/yrDirector/Executive7+ years expFull time

Posted 7 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own regional go-to-market and digital activation across the U.S. and Canada, with end-to-end media planning, retailer partnerships, and cross-channel storytelling that ties brand priorities to retailer programs.

  • Own media strategy and budget across Paid Social, Retail, Programmatic, OTT, and OOH for brand awareness, traffic, and conversion.
  • Lead retailer co-op planning and partnerships with Sephora, Ulta, and department-store programs to unlock growth.
  • Coordinate cross-functional teams (Marketing, Creative, Ecommerce, Analytics) to deliver cohesive consumer experiences and measurable ROI.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • The Director, Paid & Retail Media is responsible for developing and executing the go-to-market (GTM) strategy for all digital activations across the U.S. and Canada. This role serves as the strategic lead for omnichannel media planning, retailer media partnerships, and digital storytelling, ensuring cohesive brand presence and performance across owned and retail channels.
  • The Director will oversee media investment strategy, budget allocation, and activation planning across digital, connected TV (OTT), and out-of-home (OOH) channels while driving best-in-class execution across CharlotteTilbury.com, , Sephora, Ulta Beauty, and key department store partners. This leader will collaborate cross-functionally with Marketing, Creative, Commercial, Ecommerce, and Analytics teams to deliver impactful consumer experiences and measurable business results.
  • As a Director, Digital Marketplaces & Media Planning you will
  • Go-to-Market Strategy & Digital Activation
  • - Develop and lead the regional go-to-market strategy for all digital marketing activations across the U.S. and Canada.
  • - Create integrated media plans that align brand priorities, product launches, commercial objectives, and retailer initiatives.
  • - Lead end-to-end digital activation planning and execution across owned and retailer platforms, including CharlotteTilbury.com, , Sephora, Ulta Beauty, and department store partners.
  • - Define channel strategies and activation frameworks to maximize awareness, engagement, traffic, and conversion
  • Media Planning & Budget Management
  • - Own and manage media budget allocation across all digital channels, including Paid Social, Retail Media Networks (onsite & offsite investments), Programmatic, OTT/Connected TV, and OOH.
  • - Optimize media investments across brand-building and performance-driving initiatives to achieve business objectives and maximize ROI.
  • - Partner with commercial and marketing leadership to forecast, track, and report on media expenditures and performance
  • - Partner with Global Performance Marketing to manage DTC activations, including all upper-funnel brand digital investments
  • Retailer Co-op Media & Marketplace Partnerships
  • - Lead retailer co-op media planning and investment strategies across key retail partners.
  • - Build strong relationships with retailer media teams and agency partners to identify growth opportunities, negotiate media plans, and drive best-in-class execution.
  • - Ensure alignment between retailer marketing initiatives and broader brand objectives
  • Creative Strategy & Digital Storytelling
  • - Oversee the development of all digital creative briefs, ensuring clear strategic direction and alignment with campaign objectives.
  • - Partner with Creative teams to develop compelling digital storytelling frameworks tailored to each platform and audience, ensuring creative assets are optimized for channel-specific performance while maintaining brand consistency and premium positioning
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Charlotte Tilbury Beauty

Founded by British makeup artist and beauty entrepreneur Charlotte Tilbury MBE in 2013, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty has revolutionised the face of the global beauty industry by de-coding makeup applications for everyone, everywhere, with an easy-to-use, easy-to-choose, easy-to-gift range. Today, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty continues to break records across countries, channels, and categories and to scale at pace.Over the last 10 years, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty has experienced exceptional growth and is one of the most talked about brands in the beauty industry and beyond. It has become a global sensation across 50 markets (and growing), with over 2,300 employees globally who are part of the Dream Team making the magic happen.Today, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty is a truly global business, delivering market-leading growth, innovative retail and product launches fuelled by industry-leading tech — all with an internal culture of embracing challenges, disruptive thinking, winning together, and sharing the magic. The energy behind the brand is infectious, and as we grow, we are always looking for extraordinary talent who want to be part of this our success and help drive our limitless ambitions.

Founded in 2012
London, England, GBR
3.2K employees (913 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
2.7M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$15.7K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
46.4%
Direct
45%
Referral
4.6%
Social
3.1%
Paid
0.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~3.2K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
373 (12% of company)
Median Career Experience
8 years
Median Tenure
2.9 years

Funding

Last Raise
Series B, 9 years ago

Funding History

  • Apr 2017
    Series B
  • Apr 2014
    Series A
  • Apr 2013
    Series A

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