Sr. Director of Paid Media
Posted: 07/30/2026
Job Number: 1960
Pay Rate: 200,000
Job Description
Our client is looking for a Sr. Director of Paid Media to lead a high-performing, multi-channel media team at a mid-size performance marketing agency. This is a senior leadership role with hands-on strategy, operational oversight, and senior client-facing responsibilities.
You’ll own end-to-end paid media strategy across major accounts, build scalable processes, and drive performance tied to quarterly growth targets.
Please Note: Hybrid role — NYC, 2 days/week in office
What You’ll Do
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Lead and manage a 10–12 person Paid Media team (strategy, planning, activation, ad ops; FTE + contractors)
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Own performance against quarterly growth and acquisition KPIs for major clients
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Build SOPs, QA processes, and standardized reporting frameworks to scale the team and agency operations
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Develop multi-channel media strategy across Paid Search, Paid Social (Meta, LinkedIn, TikTok), Programmatic, and CTV
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Drive collaboration between Media and Creative teams to optimize testing and performance outcomes
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Translate complex technical media concepts into actionable recommendations for non-technical and regulated-industry stakeholders
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Present strategy, performance reports, and campaign results to senior clients
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Partner with Finance and leadership to ensure profitability via optimal resourcing, SOWs, and pricing
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Build hiring plans and team structure aligned to account growth
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Participate in new business and cross-agency client initiatives
What Our Client is Looking For Must-Haves
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8+ years in performance marketing, with 3+ years leading teams
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Deep expertise across Paid Search, Paid Social, Programmatic, and CTV
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Proven success managing $5M–$15M+ annual media budgets tied to growth KPIs
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Experience building SOPs, reporting frameworks, and scalable media processes
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Strong senior-level client presentation and stakeholder management skills
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Experience guiding teams to meet quarterly growth targets
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Mid-size agency experience preferred; large holding company backgrounds less relevant
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AI workflow integration or experimentation experience
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Experience managing multi-market or international campaigns
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Exposure to creative-performance collaboration frameworks
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