Director of Media

USA (Remote)

$185K/yr – $195K/yrDirector/Executive7+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive end-to-end paid media strategy for P&C insurance, align targets to revenue, and connect media to business outcomes.

  • Own the full paid media program for P&C channels and lead-gen initiatives
  • Must-have: 7+ years in performance marketing with 3+ years in leadership and $5M+ budgets
  • Standout: Direct P&C insurance lead generation and multi-channel leadership experience

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end paid media strategy across all digital channels for the P&C insurance vertical
  • Develop scalable acquisition strategies to grow high-intent P&C insurance leads profitably
  • Set performance targets aligned with revenue, margin, and growth goals in partnership with the GM
  • Partner with executive leadership on annual and quarterly forecasting and media budget planning
  • Leverage data-driven insights and customer research to continuously refine messaging and measure business impact
  • Serve as the internal authority on paid media for P&C — educating stakeholders, advocating for investment, and connecting media strategy to business outcomes
  • Own and optimize performance across all paid channels, including:
  • Paid Search — Google Ads, Microsoft/Bing Ads
  • Paid Social — Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, Pinterest
  • Programmatic & Display — DSPs, RTB, audience targeting at scale

Requirements

  • 7+ years in performance marketing, paid media, or digital acquisition roles
  • 3+ years in a media leadership position managing teams and $5M+ annual budgets
  • Proven track record scaling customer acquisition in regulated industries (insurance/fintech/healthcare strongly preferred)
  • Deep hands-on experience across paid search and at least two additional paid channels (social, programmatic, native, or affiliate)
  • Direct experience with P&C insurance lead generation or insurance aggregator ecosystems preferred
  • Experience managing full-funnel optimization from CPL through bind rate or equivalent downstream revenue metric
  • Paid Search: Google Ads, Microsoft Advertising — campaign architecture, bidding strategy, Quality Score optimization
  • Paid Social: Meta Ads Manager, TikTok Ads, LinkedIn Campaign Manager
  • Programmatic: DSP experience (DV360, The Trade Desk, or equivalent)
  • Attribution & Measurement: Northbeam, Google Analytics, or equivalent multi-touch attribution tools

Preferred

  • Direct P&C insurance experience - auto, home, renters, or commercial lines lead generation
  • Familiarity with carrier partner economics, underwriting standards, and insurance distribution models
  • Experience with insurance aggregator platforms (EverQuote, MediaAlpha, GoHealth, or similar)
  • Working knowledge of TCPA compliance and state-level advertising regulations
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Digital Media Solutions, LLC (DMS) drives better business results by connecting high-intent consumers with advertisers across our core verticals: Insurance (auto, home, health) and Education. Our innovative solutions help consumers shop and save, while helping our advertisers achieve above average return on ad spend.

Founded in 2012
Largo, Florida, USA
296 employees (60 in marketing)
36% recommend to a friend
43% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
16.4K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$71.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
34.7%
Direct
47.9%
Referral
8.4%
Social
7.6%
Paid
1.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~296

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
42 (14% of company)

Funding

Total Funding
$136M
Last Raise
$122M
Debt Financing, 2 years ago

Funding History

  • Sep 2024
    Private Equity
  • Sep 2024
    Debt Financing • $122M
  • Mar 2023
    Post IPO Equity • $14M

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