Director of Paid Media

About the Role

We're looking for a Director of Paid Media who is exceptional at two things: managing people and managing client relationships. You'll lead a team of Associate Directors, own the health of our paid media accounts, and be the person clients trust when the stakes are high. If you're someone who thrives in the details, leads by example, and gets energized by building teams that perform consistently — we want to talk.

Our paid media team is made up of the sharpest practitioners in performance marketing, who run sophisticated programs for the most recognized names in B2B. Our team members are senior, client-savvy, and deeply fluent in Directive's DiscoverabilityOS methodology. The Director of Paid Media creates structure, accountability, and systems in the day-to-day of Directive’s largest division so the team never misses a beat and clients always have a leader in their corner. If you lead by making others better, and you're energized by running a fast-moving team with zero ambiguity, this is the role. Revenue is growing, the pipeline is strong, and we're looking for someone who can lead at that speed.

This role reports to the VP of Paid Media.

What You'll Do

Team Management:

- Lead and develop a team of Associate Directors — setting direction, aligning on priorities, and creating conditions where high-caliber practitioners perform at their ceiling.

- Translate executive direction into weekly priorities that are immediately actionable. No ambiguity about what matters most, no gap between strategy and execution.

- Foster a culture where accountability is structural and excellence is the baseline, not the aspiration.

- Invest in the growth of your Associate Directors and keep an eye on who's ready to join their ranks from the strategist team.

Account Health:

- Stay close enough to every account to catch friction before the client names it. We have proprietary, proactive sentiment analysis technology baked into our tech platform, Stratos

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