Senior Account Manager, DTC (Paid Media)

USA (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive enterprise DTC paid media management and client services for high-growth brands, turning data into actionable strategy and cross-functional execution.

  • Own day-to-day management of enterprise DTC client accounts and paid media strategy.
  • Must-have: 7–10 years in paid media, digital marketing, or ecommerce account management.
  • Standout: Lead cross-functional collaboration with Analytics, Creative, and channel teams to drive growth.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the primary point of contact for day-to-day management of enterprise DTC client accounts
  • Build strong working relationships with client teams, ensuring clear communication, trust, and accountability
  • Lead recurring client meetings, including performance updates, reporting, and tactical discussions
  • Translate performance data into clear, actionable insights and recommendations for clients
  • Partner with the Client Services Director by proactively surfacing risks, trends, and growth opportunities ahead of executive-level conversations
  • Own the day-to-day management and execution of paid media strategy across SEM and Paid Social (Google, Meta, TikTok, and other platforms)
  • Translate client goals into actionable media strategies across multiple business units and product lines
  • Own forecasting, budget planning, and performance pacing, leveraging historical data, platform insights, and business objectives to guide investment decisions
  • Monitor performance against forecasts, proactively identifying risks, inefficiencies, and opportunities, and adjusting plans as needed
  • Lead and support incrementality testing and structured experimentation, turning results into actionable insights

Requirements

  • 7–10 years of experience in paid media, digital marketing, or ecommerce account management
  • Strong understanding of performance marketing, including testing frameworks and optimization strategies
  • Experience with forecasting, budget planning, and performance pacing
  • Ability to interpret performance data and guide optimization strategy in partnership with channel specialists
  • Experience managing enterprise or high-complexity DTC accounts preferred
  • Proven ability to manage client relationships and lead day-to-day account ownership independently
  • Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams in an agency or consulting environment
  • Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint/Canva required

Preferred

  • enterprise or high-complexity DTC accounts preferred
  • Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams in an agency or consulting environment
  • Strong analytical skills with ability to turn data into actionable recommendations
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Blue Wheel

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Blue Wheel is an omni-channel marketing and operational partner delivering excellence in digital commerce -- from click to ship. As a new breed of omni-channel agency, Blue Wheel supports brands from marketplace management to performance advertising, and creative services. With over $1B in revenue managed for our clients, we help brands from click to ship, scaling brand sales across D2C, Amazon, Walmart, eBay, and beyond.

Founded in 2011
Birmingham, Michigan, USA
107 employees (38 in marketing)
44% recommend to a friend
36% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
28.7K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
41.5%
Direct
42.8%
Referral
9.3%
Social
4.8%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~107

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
34 (32% of company)