Associate Director of Paid Media

At Directive, we take solving complex performance marketing problems for SaaS companies seriously. We demonstrate this by only working with clients who share our values and by giving your team ample time to focus on hitting your client’s goals.
Beyond the work, we are fiercely passionate about living out a People First culture. One of the ways we act out our passion for our team is by paying a living wage at Directive so that no one in the organization makes less than $70,000 a year. We are experiencing unprecedented growth and truly need your services to fulfill our vision.
For this role, we want you, the Associate Director of Paid Media from our dreams, to elevate your team of eight's success by driving results across search, programmatic, and social via innovation, ownership, financial optimization, attribution, and your overall expertise in search marketing.

What you offer:

• 8 years experience at a paid media agency (bonus for B2B: LinkedIn & Google Ads)
• Management experience in a paid media agency
• Deep subject matter expertise across Google Ads & LinkedIn (programmatic is a bonus)
• Ability to drive revenue and measure via OCT
• Terrific at leading 1on1sGreat at dealing with clients in a fast paced environment
• Strong cultivator of culture in your team
• Skilled at articulating areas of operational opportunity to leadership to drive change in the department
• Proven and measurable success with mid-market or enterprise accounts
• A unique perspective on how to drive value for SaaS
• Ability to translate and articulate strategy and tell stories with data
• Equal parts competitive and curious; you’re a true problem solver
• You live on the cutting edge of the industry, always looking for opportunities to grow and share
• Ability to organize, prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• You’re quality-obsessed and have not lost your soul for advertising

Leadership:

• Serve as an integral part of the leadership team, making recommendations on strategy and approach to drive innovation and exceed organizational expectations
• Lead cross-organizational alignment
• Drive thought leadership for the industry
• Influence decisions and drive behavior/organizational change with internal stakeholders
• Recruit, interview, hire and truly lead a team of talented paid media professionals

What we offer:
- Transparency and Humanity: No employee at Directive makes less than $70,000/year
- Full health, dental and vision plans for you and your family that fit your lifestyle (including a 100% employer-paid plan for you and 50% for your dependents)
- Get the most out of your benefits with a Healthcare Concierge
- 100% covered membership to One Medical primary and virtual care
- Unlimited virtual (MSK) & physical therapy support through Physera
- Membership to Headspace for your mental well-being
- Access to virtual visits with certified therapists through Spring Health and Ginger
- Company-paid $50k Life Insurance Policy
- Freedom to work from anywhere, but option to enjoy one of our state-of-the-art offices in Irvine, CA or Austin, TX
- Customizable 401k Plan 3% Match for your financial goals
- Exclusive access to thousands of Aaptiv virtual workouts
- Unlimited PTO (we actually have a 2 week minimum), in addition to Holidays and your birthday off
- Paid Parental Leave and fertility support through CARROT
- We are closed Christmas Eve through New Year's Day
- Opportunity to be published on industry-leading blogs
- Company provided Macbook or PC plus a $200 ergonomics budget
- Team building events (Awards Ceremony, Holiday party, Murder Mysteries, Trivia Nights, and more)
- Check out our culture on social: https://www.instagram.com/directiveconsulting/
About Us:
Directive does exceptional performance marketing for software brands that share our values. We redefine the global standard for how marketers work, live, and grow. Our goal is to empower and focus so much on our people that our clients consequently get better results.
At Directive, one of our core values is to put people first. We want to stick to our values and commit to fostering a more diverse and inclusive culture in the digital landscape. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $100,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year

Experience:

• hands-on Paid Media: 8 years (Preferred)
• leadership: 2 years (Preferred)

Work Location: Remote