Associate Director, Performance Marketing

Chicago, IL (Remote)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level6+ years exp

Posted 6 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the end-to-end performance marketing engine across paid social, programmatic, and emerging social commerce with a bias for action and clear ROI signals.

  • Own media strategy and budget allocation across DTC, retail partners, and social commerce to drive measurable sales.
  • Lead TikTok Shop and native checkout campaigns with deep linking and cross-channel attribution to prove ROAS.
  • Develop scalable playbooks, measurement frameworks, and cross-functional storytelling to educate teammates and partners.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and lead integrated performance marketing strategies, combining paid social, programmatic, and other digital channels to maximize sales across the brand's direct-to-consumer (DTC) site, major retail partners, and emerging social commerce platforms like TikTok Shop.
  • Implement technical solutions, including deep linking, to create a seamless, high-converting journey from digital paid platforms directly to the product pages on retailer sites or mobile applications, and lead best-in-class measurement solutions to attribute sales from retailer sites to brands paid media campaigns.
  • Serve as the subject matter expert for emerging social commerce platforms, leading the strategy and technical execution of campaigns within TikTok Shop and other native social checkout environments.
  • Continuously innovate and develop forward-thinking strategies and roadmaps as media capabilities and measurement solutions evolve.
  • Own and manage media budgets, utilizing forecasting and optimization techniques to ensure efficient allocation and maximum ROI across all performance channels.
  • Support with the continuous optimization of social commerce and catalog campaigns, ensuring product feeds are accurate, complete, and tailored for each channel's specific advertising needs.
  • Synthesize campaign findings and communicate data-driven recommendations and best practices to key collaborators and external stakeholders.
  • Create Playbooks & Principles to influence overall strategies at scale & educate internal and client stakeholders.

Requirements

  • 6+ years of professional experience with performance marketing strategy, execution, and measurement across paid social, programmatic, YouTube, and Google Ads
  • 3+ years of professional experience with developing strategies and executing digital media campaigns focused on driving sales from direct-to-consumer (DTC) sites, major retail partners, and emerging social commerce platforms
  • Experience developing strategies and executing TikTok Shop and other emerging social commerce platform campaigns
  • Strong understanding of measurement and attribution solutions across paid social, programmatic, YouTube, Search, etc., ensuring digital campaigns can prove ROAS across both owned and retail sites
  • Strong storytelling and influence ability to internal and external partners, and senior leaders (VP, GM level)
  • Strong motivation in a fast-paced environment with a bias for action
  • Ability to effectively work independently as well as collaboratively across multiple functions
  • Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally and communicate clearly—both verbally and in writing
  • Highly organized with strong accountability for timelines, deliverables, and campaign performance
  • Proficient in Google Workspace preferred
  • Fluent in English, both spoken and written
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Viral Nation

Viral Nation is a global leader in social media innovation, uniting powerful marketing services, proprietary technology, and creator representation. Founded in 2014, we’ve evolved to fuel cultural resonance and predictable growth for brands through a social-first approach. Our belief that creators and social communities are the new media of today and tomorrow steers our world-class services, which include influencer marketing, community management, social content production, social strategy, and our talent representation agency. Our creator intelligence technology, CreatorOS, and AI-powered brand safety solution, Secure, allow us to maximize creator partnerships while safeguarding brand reputation. To learn how we’re redefining the ways brands engage and thrive in an ever-evolving digital world, please visit www.viralnation.com

Founded in 2014
New York, New York, USA
450 employees (130 in marketing)