Associate Director, Search and Social

Burbank, CA (Hybrid)

$95K/yr – $120K/yrSenior Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 5 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own cross-channel paid search and paid social strategy with direct responsibility for translating client goals into integrated media plans and budgets.

  • Own paid search and paid social plans that drive client outcomes and align with the broader media strategy.
  • Lead a team across multiple live campaigns while maintaining senior client relationships and clear stakeholder updates.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead strategy and execution across paid search (Google, Bing, YouTube) and paid social (Meta, X, TikTok, Snapchat, Pinterest)
  • Turn client goals into clear, effective search and social plans that align with broader paid media strategies
  • Stay on top of platform updates, media consumption trends, and emerging technologies; bring POVs to clients and teams
  • Build and manage strong relationships with senior client stakeholders
  • Oversee and mentor a team across multiple live campaigns
  • Ensure alignment across internal teams by clearly communicating timelines, priorities, and project status
  • Manage campaign budgets
  • QA team outputs to ensure accuracy, consistency, and quality
  • Optimize content calendars and media plans to drive clean, actionable data
  • Support team growth through coaching, feedback, and development

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or relevant experience
  • 4+ years of hands-on experience in paid search and paid social
  • Strong working knowledge of major biddable platforms (Google Ads, Search Ads 360, Bing, Meta Ads Manager, X Ads, or similar)
  • Advanced skills in Excel and PowerPoint
  • You’re a clear and confident communicator—equally strong in writing, presenting, and leading conversations with clients and teammates.
  • You thrive in fast-paced environments, staying flexible and adaptable when timelines shift.
  • You take a proactive approach to problem-solving, using critical thinking to find smart solutions.
  • You’re comfortable coaching teammates and contributing to a collaborative, supportive team culture.
  • You bring strong presentation skills and know how to engage an audience with a compelling story.
  • You can simplify complex ideas and turn them into clear, actionable recommendations.

Preferred

  • Familiarity with ad serving, tagging, and media billing tools is a plus.
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At OMG23, we have the privilege of partnering with Disney on the planning, buying and implementation of its integrated ad campaigns for some of the entertainment industry’s most iconic brands. Our Walt Disney Studios team works on titles that include a wide variety of blockbuster films distributed under the Walt Disney Studios, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Animation Studios, 20th Century, and Searchlight banners. We are also proud to be Disney’s Agency of Record for their premier television networks including ABC, ABC News, Disney Channels, Freeform, National Geographic and FX. We live movies and TV. If you do too, please check out our position listings on Linkedin and consider joining our team!

Founded in 2014
Burbank, California, USA
464 employees (187 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
11.8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
41.8%
Direct
41%
Referral
9.3%
Social
6%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~464

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
180 (39% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
7