9 days ago
Associate Media Director
Local Hero
USA (Remote)Full time$90K/yr – $110K/yr
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Associate Media Director
USA (Remote)
$90K/yr – $110K/yrMid Level5+ years expFull time
Posted 9 days ago
Job Summary
Owns the end-to-end digital media function, guiding planning, buying, QA and reporting across distributed teams while mentoring staff and directly executing key media activities; shapes strategy, introduces new platforms and processes, and partners with Creative and Campaign Operations to ensure smooth handoffs and measurement.
- Lead four core digital media functions
- Mentor talent and manage offshore team
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Lead the lifecycle and execution of four core digital media functions – planning, buying, quality checks and reporting – across an on and offshore media buying team
- Be the player-coach media manager – both leading/managing the team priorities, mentoring talent, while also operating and executing directly on media buys, presentations, reporting and QA when needed
- Serve as a key internal subject matter expert across digital media channels and platforms
- Create, evaluate and refine overall digital media planning and buying strategies, digital platforms, and media mixes for each corporate client
- Innovate, identify and implement new media platforms, technologies and processes, including use of AI, to increase efficacy and efficiency of overall media practice
- Collaborate with Creative and Campaign Operations leads to ensure smooth hand-offs in between Operational functions
- Directly manage Google Tag Manager, ad servers, and media platform data tracking, attribution, analysis and UTM
Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years of media planning, buying and reporting experience
- Minimum of 1-2 years managerial experience
- Previous experience with offshore and distributed teams
- Minimum 1—2 years attribution and tracking, preferably using Google Tag Manager and/or ad servers
- Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Advertising, Communications, Business, Digital Media or a related field is preferred, but not required.
Preferred
- Ability to effectively prioritize high volume of campaigns at high quality in terms of performance and execution
- Previous experience driving report automation.
- Empathetic to clients’ needs and seeks creative ways to partner with clients to help them meet their needs.
- Proven leadership ability - experience managing direct reports and collaborating with internal partners.
- Excitement to train, motivate & develop a small but might Media Operations Team
Benefits
- Remote work available with the possibility of onsite or hybrid if in commuting distance of our Boulder, CO office
- Time off is as important as hard work! Salaried employees are on a Flex PTO plan
- Generous holidays including a reduced schedule between Christmas and New Year’s
- We make sure our team is well cared for with strong health plans - We even cover our employees' dental and vision premiums
- Access to Flexible Spending Accounts Plan
- Matching traditional and Roth 401k
- Employee Assistance Program
- Supplemental tenure-based leave: self-care and family first
- Life Insurance
- Legal Assistance plan
Local Hero
Local Hero is a self-service digital local marketing app that helps franchisees achieve bottom-line results with online TV/CTV, radio, and social ad campaigns that can be launched in just a few clicks.Local Hero is the culmination of listening to brands talk about the importance of providing local digital opportunities for their franchise partners that are easy to use and hit major digital channels.
Salaries
Posted range
$90K/yr – $110K/yr
Taken straight from the job posting.
Marketing Team
Marketing Team Size
7 (13% of company)
Median Career Experience
14 years
Median Tenure
2.6 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2
People
Funding
Total Funding
$4.2M
Last Raise
$4.2M
Series Unknown, 8 months ago
Funding History
- Jul 2025Series Unknown • $4.2M
Traffic Signals
Monthly Visitors
164
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
32.9%
Direct
41.7%
Referral
12.8%
Social
9.9%
Paid
1.6%
Headcount Trend
Current headcount: ~52
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