Head of Paid Media (Remote - US)

Madison, CT (Remote)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level12+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive and scale a senior Paid Media service line within an agency, owning strategy, delivery, and leadership development.

  • Primary ownership of roadmap, performance, and cross-functional alignment.
  • Must-have: 12+ years in Paid Media and 5+ years leading a team
  • Standout: Proven ability to scale a function with margins and a leadership bench

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own and evolve the Paid Media service roadmap based on client needs, market trends, and agency priorities
  • Maintain deep subject matter expertise and guide best practices across the team
  • Identify new opportunities to improve performance, approach, and service offerings
  • Ensure consistent execution standards across strategy, planning, and delivery
  • Oversee department performance, utilization, staffing, and margin health
  • Ensure work is tracked accurately to inform hiring and resourcing decisions
  • Improve delivery efficiency without compromising quality or results
  • Strengthen scoping, planning, and forecasting for predictable delivery
  • Build, develop, and coach a strong leadership layer (managers and senior team members)
  • Set clear expectations and drive accountability, feedback, and growth

Requirements

  • 12+ years of experience in Paid Media, including programmatic
  • 5+ years leading a team or service line in an agency or client-services environment
  • Strong ecommerce experience
  • Strong omni-channel ecosystem experience
  • Proven ability to scale a team or function in a sustainable and profitable way
  • Strong track record of developing managers and senior leaders
  • Experience driving cross-functional alignment and operational improvements
  • Ability to bring structure, clarity, and stability to a growing function
  • Comfortable operating in evolving environments and leading through change
  • Low ego, high accountability, and strong decision-making in complex situations

Preferred

  • Why You’ll Love It Here: You’ll have real ownership over a core service line and the opportunity to shape its future
  • You’ll work alongside a collaborative leadership team that values strategic thinking and accountability
  • We prioritize building strong teams, not just strong results
  • You’ll have the ability to influence systems, processes, and long-term direction
  • A culture grounded in being genuine, team-oriented, and committed to excellence

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage (with company contribution)
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Generous PTO + floating holidays + your birthday off
  • Paid volunteer day
  • Monthly internet stipend
  • Ongoing learning and development opportunities
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Zero Gravity Marketing

We are a full service marketing agency specializing in digital marketing including search engine optimization (SEO), pay-per-click campaign management, website design, email marketing and social media. We also help clients with brand development, logos, brochures, business cards, etc. and handle large scale graphics such as trade show booths, billboards and car wraps.

Founded in 2013
Madison, Connecticut, USA
70 employees (37 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
30.3K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$127.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
48.5%
Direct
36.7%
Referral
8.4%
Social
4.6%
Paid
1.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~70

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
35 (50% of company)
Median Career Experience
7.5 years
Median Tenure
3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1