Performance Marketing Director

Bedford Hills, NY (Hybrid)

$150K/yr – $200K/yrDirector/Executive7+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive end-to-end paid media strategy and execution for a DTC ecommerce brand as a Performance Marketing Director.

  • Own end-to-end campaign setup, testing, optimization, and scaling across Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Meta, and TikTok.
  • Must-have: 7+ years in paid media with six- to seven-figure monthly budgets for CPG/DTC.
  • Standout: Proven ability to accelerate ROAS and MER through multi-channel scaling.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • End-to-end paid media strategy and execution for DTC ecommerce
  • Budget ownership, pacing, and ROI across channels
  • Acquisition efficiency (CAC, MER, ROAS, LTV)
  • Creative testing frameworks and performance feedback loops
  • Platform compliance, policy navigation, and account health
  • Build, execute, and optimize paid media strategies across Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Meta, and TikTok
  • Manage full-funnel campaigns (prospecting, retargeting, retention)
  • Own day-to-day campaign setup, testing, optimization, and scaling
  • Develop and maintain creative testing roadmaps with design and content teams
  • Analyze performance daily and make data-backed optimization decisions

Requirements

  • 7+ years of hands-on paid media experience
  • Proven experience managing paid ads for CPG & DTC ecommerce brands
  • Demonstrated success owning six- to seven-figure monthly ad budgets
  • Deep platform expertise across: Google Ads, Microsoft Ads (Bing), Yahoo Ads, Meta (Facebook & Instagram), TikTok Ads
  • Strong understanding of ecommerce metrics: ROAS, CAC, MER, LTV, AOV
  • Experience owning paid media strategy end to end , not just execution

Preferred

  • Experience in high-risk or restricted advertising categories
  • Prior experience managing accounts under strict compliance or policy scrutiny
  • Experience scaling paid media during rapid growth phases
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330K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$241.9K
Traffic Source Mix
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44.4%
Direct
43%
Referral
8.4%
Social
2.7%
Paid
1.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~19.7K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
335 (2% of company)
Median Career Experience
15 years
Median Tenure
4.2 years
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