Director, Paid Media and Digital Demand

USA (Hybrid)

$148K/yr – $195K/yrDirector/ExecutiveFull time

Posted 3 days ago

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Job Summary

Own and optimize Pluralsight's paid media and demand gen programs across B2B and B2C, lead agency partnerships, and cross-functional GTM campaigns, while building lifecycle programs and ensuring financial discipline.

  • Own paid media strategy and measurement frameworks
  • Lead media agency partnership and cross-functional collaboration

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own the paid media strategy and optimization engine across B2B demand gen, ABM, brand, and B2C—translating business objectives into channel mix, audience strategy, and investment decisions. You'll establish performance benchmarks, measurement frameworks, and reporting cadences that drive continuous improvement.
  • Lead and develop the media agency partnership as the primary strategic owner. You'll set priorities, manage delivery, run quarterly business reviews, and ensure the relationship evolves to meet Pluralsight's changing needs. Think day-to-day leadership, not just vendor oversight.
  • Build the digital demand generation operating model —owning campaign planning and orchestration across paid, owned, and earned channels within key GTM motions: field programs, events, ABM initiatives, product launches, and integrated campaigns. You'll partner with Portfolio Marketing, Revenue Marketing, Sales, and GTM leaders to translate strategic priorities into campaigns that deliver measurable pipeline, bookings, and engagement impact.
  • Own email marketing and lifecycle programs with distinct accountability across acquisition, nurture, customer retention, adoption, and expansion. You'll design behavioral journeys, partner with Marketing Operations to build automated triggers and segmentation strategies, and establish KPIs that connect email engagement, conversion, retention, and influenced revenue to business outcomes. This includes optimizing customer adoption and cross-sell opportunities through targeted lifecycle programs.
  • Execute B2C growth and promotional strategy, owning acquisition, retention, and expansion programs in partnership with Portfolio Marketing and B2C teams. You'll evaluate promotional effectiveness, optimize customer acquisition strategies, and ensure campaigns drive measurable customer impact alongside pipeline contribution.
  • Partner across the marketing ecosystem to align paid media and demand gen strategy with business priorities. You'll collaborate closely with Revenue Marketing, Portfolio Marketing, Content Marketing, Sales, Customer Success, and GTM leaders. Partner with creative and audience teams to ensure messaging and media execution are aligned and optimized. Activate integrated digital campaigns supporting acquisition, expansion, customer marketing, and strategic account programs. Develop scalable digital playbooks that can be deployed across segments, industries, regions, and solution campaigns. Use performance insights to influence campaign strategy, investment decisions, and future growth opportunities.
  • Establish financial rigor and operational excellence around media spend, budget management, forecasting, pacing, and reconciliation. You'll own executive-level performance reporting, create decision-ready narratives that connect results to goals and identify risks/tradeoffs, and ensure spend aligns with business priorities. You'll also drive improvements to invoicing workflows, approvals, and financial tracking.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in paid media, growth marketing, or performance marketing, including ownership of strategy and execution. B2B and B2C media experience required.
  • 6+ years of leading and building high-performing teams.
  • Proven experience managing and scaling a media agency relationship (planning, execution, optimization, budget).
  • Strong track record of KPI ownership and driving measurable outcomes across full-funnel media.
  • Experience managing significant budgets, forecasting/pacing, and translating performance into executive-ready insights.
  • Operational strength with invoicing workflows, approvals, and accounts payable record-keeping.
  • Strong cross-functional leadership and communication skills; able to influence without authority.
  • Experience with major paid platforms (e.g., Google, Meta, LinkedIn, programmatic/CTV, YouTube) and modern measurement approaches (attribution, incrementality testing).
  • Experience partnering with Demand Gen, Field, Events, Analytics, and Finance in a matrixed organization.
  • Experience building or improving marketing budget governance and reporting processes.

Benefits

  • Benefits include competitive compensation, bonus eligibility, comprehensive medical coverage, unlimited PTO, wellness reimbursement, professional development funds, and more.
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Founded in 2004
Roanoke, Texas, USA
1.9K employees (493 in marketing)
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55.2%
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Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.9K

Marketing Team

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455 (24% of company)
Median Career Experience
13.5 years
Median Tenure
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Funding

Total Funding
$194.5M
Last Raise
$2M
Grant, 8 months ago

Funding History

  • Jul 2025
    Grant • $2M
  • Dec 2016
    Series C • $30M
  • Aug 2014
    Series B • $135M

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