Vice President Paid Media

Columbus, OH

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level15+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead enterprise paid media strategy and multi-brand growth for Express and Bonobos, owning budgets, measurement, and cross-functional alignment.

  • Must-have signals: 15+ years in paid media with enterprise budgets.
  • Standout: multi-brand leadership across SEM, social, and programmatic.
  • Focus: balance acquisition with retention and LTV-driven goals.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Enterprise Paid Media Strategy & Investment
  • Define and lead annual and long-range paid media strategies across Express and Bonobos.
  • Own paid media budget allocation and channel mix decisions to maximize revenue, contribution margin, and lifetime value.
  • Develop scalable investment frameworks that balance new customer acquisition with retention and reactivation.
  • Establish clear guardrails for CAC, ROAS, LTV:CAC, incrementality, and payback periods.
  • Customer File Growth & Acquisition
  • Develop and execute strategies that significantly expand the new customer file across both brands.
  • Partner with Customer Marketing & Strategy to ensure paid acquisition aligns with lifecycle, loyalty, and CRM efforts.
  • Identify and scale high-quality audience segments that drive long-term value, not just short-term volume.
  • Performance Optimization & Analytics
  • Oversee rigorous measurement frameworks across ROI, CPA, ROAS, CAC, incrementality, and contribution margin.
  • Partner with Analytics and Decision Science teams to evolve attribution, incrementality testing, and media modeling.
  • Continuously test, learn, and scale across creative, audience targeting, bidding strategies, and channel expansion.
  • Deliver executive-ready reporting and forward-looking performance insights.
  • Channel Leadership & Media Ecosystem
  • Oversee all paid channels including Paid Search (SEM), Paid Social, Display, Programmatic, Affiliate, Influencer Performance, and emerging platforms.
  • Evaluate and expand into new channels or formats that drive competitive advantage.
  • Own agency partnerships and vendor relationships, ensuring accountability, innovation, and performance discipline.
  • Guide in-house vs. agency structure decisions to maximize agility and expertise.
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EXPRESS

EXPRESS is a multichannel fashion brand dedicated to creating confidence and inspiring self-expression. Since its launch in 1980, the brand has embraced a design philosophy rooted in modern, confident and effortless style. Whether dressing for work, everyday or special occasions, EXPRESS ensures you look and feel your best, wherever life takes you. Customers can experience our brand in over 400 Express retail stores, Express Factory Outlet stores and online at www.express.com.

Founded in 1980
Columbus, Ohio, USA