Paid Content Strategy Director

Los Angeles, CA (Hybrid)

$90K/yr – $115K/yrSenior Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 5 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own and drive paid social strategy and execution across client work, shaping how paid media integrates with creative and content, while expanding capabilities and measurement.

  • Own and optimize paid social campaigns from strategy to activation
  • Lead collaboration with Creative, Strategy and Insights to connect paid activity with broader brand outcomes

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead paid and content strategy across client work, connecting media thinking with broader social, creative and audience strategies
  • Develop integrated approaches across paid and organic social, identifying where paid can extend, amplify or unlock stronger creative ideas
  • Translate business, audience and campaign objectives into clear paid strategies, channel approaches, investment recommendations and activation plans
  • Partner closely with Creative and Strategy teams to ensure ideas are designed for the environments and formats in which they will run
  • Stay relentlessly curious about emerging paid social products, ad units, platform features and creative opportunities, proactively bringing new ideas to clients and internal teams
  • Identify opportunities beyond traditional paid social where relevant, exploring new formats, platforms and media environments that can expand the creative potential of our work
  • Lead hands-on campaign execution across paid social platforms, including campaign setup, trafficking, optimization and ongoing management
  • Develop audience, targeting, testing and optimization approaches that improve both creative and media effectiveness
  • Partner with Insights and Strategy teams to develop meaningful measurement frameworks that go beyond traditional media metrics and connect paid activity to broader brand and social outcomes
  • Analyze campaign performance and translate data into clear creative, content and investment recommendations

Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience across paid media, social strategy, content strategy or integrated marketing, ideally within an agency environment
  • Deep expertise in paid social strategy and activation across major social platforms
  • Strong strategic thinking with the ability to connect audience, content, creative, media and business objectives
  • Hands-on experience managing paid campaigns and confidence operating directly within paid platforms
  • Strong understanding of social-first creative and how creative effectiveness changes by platform, placement, audience and format
  • Passion for emerging platform capabilities, innovative ad formats and experimentation
  • Ability to move comfortably between high-level strategic thinking and hands-on execution
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to turn performance data into actionable content and creative recommendations
  • Entrepreneurial mindset and excitement about building a capability rather than inheriting an established paid media department
  • Ability to work independently while building strong relationships across multiple specialist teams

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, and more!
  • 401k & Roth retirement investment options with employer match
  • Gym and professional development stipends
  • Culture Club with monthly activities like sports, games and happy hours
  • DEI Council and Employee Resource Groups
  • Commute and parking benefits
  • Wellness program that focuses on mental, physical and financial employee wellness
  • And much more!
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Founded in 2000
London, England, GBR
428 employees (145 in marketing)
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Salaries

Posted range

$90K/yr – $115K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

Content Strategy median pay in the United States

$119K/yr

Most earn $91K to $159K. Based on 279 salaries, including bonus and equity.

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
85 (20% of company)
Median Career Experience
20.5 years
Median Tenure
6.1 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
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Funding

Last Raise
Private Equity, 7 years ago

Funding History

  • Jul 2019
    Private Equity

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40.2%
Direct
45%
Referral
7.9%
Social
5.4%
Paid
1.2%

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Paid Content Strategy Director

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