Director, Digital Marketing

Arlington, VA (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive end-to-end marketing campaigns across multiple platforms, turning performance data into actionable optimizations for client outcomes.

  • Campaign ownership: plan, launch, monitor, and report, pushing improvements from daily performance insights.
  • Data-driven storytelling: translate metrics into client-ready recommendations and concise progress updates.
  • Cross-functional collaboration: align with planning, product, and analytics teams on targeting, creative specs, and platform choices.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end marketing campaigns across all platforms — from planning through launch, monitoring, and reporting.
  • Monitor campaign pacing and performance daily; flag issues and execute optimizations proactively
  • Develop and deliver clear, client-ready optimization recommendations based on performance data
  • Partner with planning and product teams on targeting, creative specifications, and platform selection
  • Build and maintain reporting dashboards; synthesize insights into concise weekly and monthly reports
  • Stay current on platform updates, beta opportunities, and industry trends; share knowledge across the team
  • Support media planning process with platform-specific POVs, and tactical recommendations

Requirements

  • 3-5 years of hands-on digital marketing experience and operations or paid media experience; or 4-6 years political campaign/agency work.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in core marketing platforms such as Google Ads, DSP’s, Social Platforms, CTV Partners, etc.
  • Translate client objectives and KPIs into clear channel strategies, budget allocations, and audience targeting recommendations
  • Build and present polished media plan decks and flowcharts to internal stakeholders and clients
  • Review in-flight campaign performance data regularly and develop optimization recommendations grounded in data
  • Communicate performance insights and strategic adjustments to clients in a clear, consultative manner
  • Lead monthly and end-of-campaign reporting, synthesizing results into actionable learnings and forward-looking recommendations
  • Maintain and evolve media plan documentation, including budget trackers, flowcharts, and channel-level breakdowns
  • Experience with ad trafficking tools, CRM management, and data platforms
  • Comfortable working in Excel/Google Sheets for pacing, reporting, and data analysis
  • Familiarity with measurement methodologies: brand lift, attribution modeling, conversion tracking
  • Experience with reporting and visualization tools such as Google Looker Studio, Tableau, or Datorama is a plus

Preferred

  • Agency background with experience managing multiple client accounts simultaneously
  • Experience with additional platforms: Amazon DSP, LinkedIn Ads, Pinterest Ads, or Snapchat
  • Exposure to TV/CTV platforms such as Roku OneView, Hulu, or FreeWheel
  • Google Ads or Meta Blueprint certifications
  • Experience with BI tools such as Looker, Tableau, or Google Looker Studio
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Targeted Victory is a digital first agency built for the mobile age. The intersection of politics and business is in our DNA. We bring the best of campaigns and a right-of-center perspective to solve marketing challenges. Our field teams can deploy anywhere in the country within 48 hours — scaling from the neighborhood level all the way to a complete national rollout. We produce content the way people want to consume it. Our teams of designers specialize in mobile first, short-form video creative. We have collectively raised our clients more than $1.45 billion in online fundraising, managed over $330 million in digital advertising, delivered over 13 billion emails and nearly 3 billion texts on behalf of our clients, recruited 20 million advocates, and produce over 10,000 unique creatives each month. Targeted Victory is the proud recipient of the 2022 Washington Post Top Workplaces award, 2022 Reed Award for Best Employer, 2021 Campaign Tech Award for Best Employer, and the 2021 Reed Award for Best Employer: Work-From-Home Transition. Targeted Victory is also a proud member of Stagwell Global, a team of 2,500+ best-in-class marketing experts that were born and bred in the digital first era.

Founded in 2009
Arlington, Virginia, US
242 employees (43 in marketing)
53% recommend to a friend
61% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
6.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
28.1%
Direct
51.1%
Referral
5.9%
Social
13.7%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~256

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
27 (11% of company)
Median Career Experience
6 years
Median Tenure
4.5 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

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