Vice President, Account Management (Paid Media)

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$149K/yr – $215K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive integrated paid media leadership across social and search to deliver full-funnel, ROI-positive outcomes for a senior client portfolio.

  • Own integrated paid media strategy across social and search to deliver full-funnel outcomes.
  • Must-have: 10+ years in paid media with multi-channel budgets and measurable ROI.
  • Standout: Experience engaging VP/C-suite and leading cross-functional teams.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Strategic Media Leadership Lead integrated paid media strategy across Paid Social and Paid Search platforms (e.g., Meta, TikTok, Google Ads, YouTube), with a focus on full-funnel performance and business outcomes.
  • Client Partnership & Business Growth Act as a senior strategic advisor to a portfolio of clients, engaging VP and C-suite stakeholders to align media efforts with overarching business goals. Proactively identify growth opportunities and expand partnerships.
  • Team Development & Oversight Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing team across Search and Social. Foster a culture of learning, accountability, and operational excellence. Provide strategic guidance and act as an escalation point for complex challenges.
  • Innovation & Thought Leadership Stay ahead of trends in platform capabilities, audience behavior, and measurement. Translate insights into actionable strategies and influence broader agency thinking.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration Work closely with Creative, Analytics, and Strategy teams to align messaging, targeting, and measurement for maximum performance. Champion collaboration and integrated thinking across the agency.
  • Operational and Financial Management Own forecasting, budget oversight, and performance tracking for your book of business. Report weekly and monthly business updates to founders and senior leadership.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in Paid Media with deep expertise in both Paid Social (Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, etc.) and Paid Search (Google Ads, YouTube, Microsoft Ads, etc).
  • Proven success managing multi-million-dollar budgets and delivering ROI-positive performance marketing strategies.
  • Strong leadership experience, including 4+ years experience managing and growing high-performing cross-channel media teams.
  • Advanced understanding of the media ecosystem, KPIs, and attribution methodologies across the funnel.
  • Skilled in client relationship management with a track record of senior-level engagement and business growth.
  • Strong analytical mindset and confidence working with performance data and optimization strategies.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills; ability to distill complexity for executive audiences.
  • Entrepreneurial, solutions-oriented, and comfortable making decisions in a fast-moving, high-growth environment.

    Benefits

    • medical coverage
    • dental
    • vision
    • disability
    • 401K
    • parantal and family care leave
    • family forming assistance
    • tuition reimbursement
    • flexible time off
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    Founded in 2020
    Los Angeles, California, USA
    32 employees (17 in marketing)

    Traffic Signals

    Monthly Visitors
    12.5K
    Traffic Source Mix
    Search
    38.6%
    Direct
    41.8%
    Referral
    7.7%
    Social
    10.2%
    Paid
    1.3%

    Headcount Trend

    Current headcount: ~32

    Marketing Team

    Marketing Team Size
    15 (47% of company)