Sobre

• Job Title: Director of Paid Media
• Job Type: Full-Time Remote
• Time Zone: PST time zone

• Job Overview
• A leading premium cookware and kitchenware brand is seeking a highly skilled Director of Paid Media to own, scale, and optimize all paid marketing efforts. This role is designed for a true operator — someone who can manage $10M–$20M+ budgets, lead a high-performing team, and build a predictable, high-ROI growth engine. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced, founder-led environment where accountability is high, decisions are fast, and results matter. This is a role for builders, not passengers.
• Key ResponsibilitiesPaid Media Leadership & Strategy
• Own end-to-end strategy, execution, optimization, and forecasting across Meta, Google, YouTube, TikTok, Programmatic, Affiliates, and emerging platforms.

• Manage and profitably scale $10M–$20M+ annual media budgets with discipline and financial rigor.

• Develop a robust testing roadmap across creative, audience segmentation, bidding, landing pages, and offer structures.

• Team Management & Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Build, lead, and mentor a best-in-class in-house team of media buyers, analysts, and creative partners.

• Oversee and manage agency relationships when necessary to support internal efforts.

• Partner closely with Creative, Finance, Operations, and Merchandising to align paid media plans with inventory, forecasts, and promotional cycles.

• Attribution, Measurement & Reporting
• Lead advanced attribution, incrementality testing, and cross-channel budget allocation with a focus on MER and contribution margin.

• Maintain media P&Ls and deliver clean, accurate weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting.

• Build and manage advanced Excel/Sheets models for forecasting, scenario planning, trend analysis, and performance insights.
• 7–10+ years of performance marketing experience, with 3+ years in leadership roles.

• Proven experience managing $10M–$20M+ budgets with demonstrated efficiency and ROI improvement.

• Deep expertise across Meta and Google; strong working knowledge of YouTube, TikTok, and programmatic channels.

• Track record of hiring, developing, and leading high-performing paid media teams.

• Master-level proficiency in Excel/Sheets, including pivot tables, multi-scenario modeling, and complex data manipulation.

• Strong command of key performance metrics including MER, ROAS, CAC, LTV, contribution margin, and payback windows.

• Excellent creative instincts — able to identify winners, diagnose performance drivers, and lead iterative creative testing cycles.

• Experience in fast-paced DTC/e-commerce environments, especially those involving inventory constraints or seasonality.

• Operates with urgency, precision, and a high sense of ownership.