Associate Director

Responsibilities

• Serve as strategic lead on mid-tier accounts, owning day-to-day strategy and client communication
• Support the Account Director on enterprise accounts with strategy, performance narratives, and stakeholder communication
• Translate client business goals into integrated strategies across paid, earned, and owned channels
• Present strategy recommendations, performance updates, and growth roadmaps to client stakeholders
• Build holistic plans across paid search, paid social, programmatic, affiliate, and other relevant channels
• Partner with Sr. Digital Strategists and channel specialists to align tactics with overall strategy
• Support media forecasting, budget allocation, and quarterly and annual planning
• Identify opportunities for channel expansion, creative testing, and optimization
• Oversee client-facing reporting and turn performance data into clear insights and recommendations
• Monitor performance across accounts and flag risks and opportunities early

Requirements

• 3+ years in digital marketing with exposure to multiple paid media channels
• 1+ year in client-facing strategy or account leadership (agency experience strongly preferred)
• Bachelor's degree in marketing, advertising, communications, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• Strong working knowledge of how paid, earned, and owned media work together
• Experience building or contributing to media plans, forecasts, and performance reporting
• Familiarity with measurement frameworks, multi-touch attribution, and CRM-based reporting
• Proficiency with Google Analytics, major ad platforms (Google Ads, Meta, LinkedIn), and reporting tools
• Clear, confident communicator with strong presentation skills
• Analytical problem-solver who can turn data into business insights
• Collaborative leader who brings teams together across functions

Preferred

• Experience mentoring or coaching junior team members
• Multi-disciplined digital experience (paid, organic, and lifecycle)
• Ecommerce and/or B2B account experience
• Technical depth (GA4 certification, GTM, pixel tracking and troubleshooting)
• Platform certifications (Google Ads, Meta, LinkedIn, programmatic, affiliate networks)

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO ("no policy" with a required 2-week minimum)
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Retirement plan with company match
• Remote work with local meetups in Denver and Chicago
• Monthly wellness stipend + office reimbursement
• Annual company retreat
• Charitable contribution matching
• Conference, education, and certification reimbursement
• Sabbatical after 10 years
• Client referral commissions