Director Paid Media

Wisconsin, USA (On-site)

$75/hr – $120/hrDirector/Executive7+ years expFull time

Posted 13 days ago

Job Summary

Own and lead the development and execution of an integrated media strategy across paid, social, and emerging channels, using data analytics and collaboration with creative, marketing, and technology teams to maximize ROI and business impact.

  • Lead cross-functional partnerships with creative and marketing teams to ensure aligned narratives
  • Leverage data analytics, audience insights, and AI-driven optimization to improve media performance
  • Manage multi-million-dollar budgets and vendor relationships for cost efficiency and value

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Major Responsibilities
  • Media Strategy
  • Lead the development and implementation of an integrated media strategy that leverages advanced analytics and insights to drive business growth and strengthens the company's brand and marketing performance across all relevant channels.
  • Champion full-funnel thinking across paid, social, and emerging channels.
  • Lead the evaluation of media resources, trends, technology, and tools, challenging current processes with new thinking and opportunities, and maintaining a constant focus on improving the impact and efficiency of media investments.
  • Media Planning and Implementation
  • Oversee the adoption and integration of media technology solutions — including automation tools, advanced targeting, measurement, and attribution techniques — to enhance campaign effectiveness and operational efficiency.
  • Modernize media planning by focusing on strategic integration with creative and marketing strategies. Align processes to embed media earlier in the campaign development process.
  • Direct the development and optimization of cross-channel media campaigns, leveraging data analytics, audience segmentation, and real-time performance insights to maximize ROI and drive measurable business impact.
  • Direct negotiation and management of media buys to ensure cost efficiency and value.

Requirements

  • Education Required Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, advertising or a related field.
  • Experience Required 7+ years of progressive experience in paid media strategy, with a proven track record of successfully managing large-scale campaigns across omni-channel platforms, preferably in a relevant industry (e.g., healthcare, retail, or related industries).
  • Management experience at a media agency
  • 3+ years leading high-performing media teams
  • Demonstrated knowledge and experience leading media strategy planning and execution
  • Demonstrated success managing multi-million-dollar media budget across traditional and digital channels.
  • Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required
  • Deep knowledge of paid, owned, and emerging media channels, including digital, social, SEM, display, and influencer marketing, that leverage AI-driven targeting, personalization, and optimization.
  • Demonstrated strategic thinker with proven experience creating executable strategies.
  • Expertise in conducting data analysis, including the ability to identify, collect, and analyze data from various sources to draw relevant insights about leading and lagging media health metrics.

Preferred

  • Preferred Education Master’s degree in relevant business, marketing, or related field/industry.
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Aurora Health Care is proud to be a part of Advocate Health, the third-largest nonprofit integrated health system in the U.S.Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs nearly 150,000 team members across 68 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides nearly $5 billion in annual community benefits. Learn more: advocatehealth.orgRead our social media community engagement guidelines: aah.org/social

Founded in 2003
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Director Paid Media

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