Director, Paid Social

USA (Remote)

$120K/yr – $135K/yrDirector/ExecutiveFull time

Posted 3 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own full-funnel paid social programs for a multi-brand portfolio, turning budget and creative testing into measurable revenue and growth while guiding a small team and aligning cross-functional partners.

  • Growth & Performance: Own full funnel strategy, measurement, and incrementality for awareness through retention across ecommerce and CPG brands.
  • Team & Partnerships: Lead 4–6 direct reports and partner with Paid Search, Creative, Analytics, and Programmatic teams to scale cross-channel results.
  • Cross-Platform Execution: Manage six- to seven-figure monthly budgets and hands-on optimization across Meta, TikTok, Pinterest, Snapchat, LinkedIn, Reddit, and X.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Leading paid social strategy across a portfolio of client accounts, with responsibility for planning, execution, optimization, testing, measurement, and performance storytelling
  • Serving as a senior paid social partner to clients, including leading strategic conversations, performance readouts, growth planning discussions, and escalation recommendations
  • Developing full-funnel paid social strategies across brand awareness, consideration, ecommerce conversion, retention, creative testing, incrementality, lift studies, MMM inputs, and MER/CAC/LTV analysis
  • Managing six- to seven-figure monthly media budgets across fast-moving ecommerce, CPG, retail, lead generation, and/or consumer brand accounts with aggressive performance targets
  • Overseeing paid social execution across platforms including Meta, TikTok, Pinterest, Snapchat, LinkedIn, Reddit, and X
  • Staying hands-on in advertising platforms and stepping in “on the keys” when needed to audit, troubleshoot, launch, optimize, or stabilize campaigns
  • Partnering with paid search, client strategy, creative, analytics, and programmatic teams to identify cross-platform growth opportunities and ensure paid social strategy is integrated into broader media planning
  • Translating client business goals into paid social recommendations that connect channel performance to revenue, acquisition, efficiency, retention, and long-term growth

Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience in paid media, with deep expertise in paid social strategy, buying, optimization, measurement, and client leadership
  • Strong hands-on experience across Meta and TikTok, with additional experience across platforms such as Pinterest, Snapchat, LinkedIn, Reddit, and/or X
  • Experience managing six- to seven-figure monthly paid media budgets
  • A background in supporting ecommerce and/or CPG brands, ideally in fast-moving environments with aggressive acquisition, revenue, efficiency, or growth goals
  • Full-funnel paid social experience across awareness, consideration, conversion, retention, creative testing, and measurement
  • Working knowledge with advanced measurement approaches such as incrementality testing, geo testing, brand lift, conversion lift, media mix modeling, and creative experimentation frameworks
  • Ability to lead strategic client conversations, build trusted relationships, navigate ambiguity, and make clear recommendations under pressure
  • History of managing and developing direct reports, including coaching, feedback, performance management, and career development
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration skills and the ability to partner effectively with paid search, client strategy, creative, analytics, programmatic, and other media teams
  • Ability to move fluidly between strategy and execution, including stepping into platform work when the account or team needs it

Preferred

  • Experience with Smartly, Sprinklr, or other AI-enabled advertising, automation, reporting, QA, or ad operations tools
  • Working knowledge of paid search and how paid social fits within broader cross-channel media planning
  • Proficiency in helping teams adopt AI-enabled workflows, automation, or process improvements
  • Familiarity across additional media channels such as programmatic, retail media, influencer, lifecycle/email, SEO, or broader media strategy
  • Experience contributing to new business pitches, strategic audits, or account growth planning
  • Prior agency experience in an AOR-style model or with integrated, cross-functional client teams

Benefits

  • Remote-first culture
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Extended Holiday break (Winter)
  • Flexible schedules
  • Work from anywhere options*
  • 100% paid parental leave
  • 401(k) matching
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Pet Insurance
  • Sponsored life insurance
  • Short Term Disability insurance and additional voluntary insurance
  • Annual Class Pass credits and more!