Our client is a purpose driven digital marketing consultancy that blends data, technology, and human insight to create meaningful impact for clients, teams, and communities. Known for its commitment to innovation, transparency, and ethical decision making, the organization has earned industry recognition for both its marketing excellence and its people first culture. With a strong focus on collaboration, continuous learning, and responsible use of AI, the company empowers its teams to challenge convention and lead with curiosity. As the organization continues to scale its paid media capabilities, it is seeking a Paid Media Lead to help shape strategy, develop talent, and drive measurable business outcomes.
This role presents a rare opportunity to step into a highly visible leadership position within a growing paid media division. The Paid Media Lead will play a critical role in guiding enterprise level client strategy, developing high performing teams, and advancing the company’s approach to omnichannel media and AI enabled marketing. This position offers meaningful influence across client outcomes, team growth, and divisional initiatives, making it ideal for a leader who thrives at the intersection of strategy, people, and innovation. The scope of this role allows for long term career growth, thought leadership, and direct impact on how paid media evolves within the organization.
Position Responsibilities
Lead and oversee full funnel paid media strategies across search, paid social, programmatic, and emerging channels aligned to client business goals
Serve as a senior client partner by guiding strategy conversations, navigating complex questions, and building trusted executive level relationships
Manage and develop a team of paid media professionals by providing coaching, feedback, and clear growth pathways
Collaborate closely with client services, creative, analytics, and other channel teams to deliver integrated and data informed media solutions
Orchestrate account strategy and execution rather than remaining hands on keyboard, ensuring teams are aligned and resourced effectively
Drive innovation by leveraging data, automation, and AI to improve efficiency, insights, and performance
Contribute to divisional initiatives including process improvement, thought leadership, and new capability development
Partner with business development teams to identify opportunities for account growth through cross selling and upselling
Stay ahead of industry trends to inform strategic recommendations and future ready media approaches
Position Qualifications
Required
A proven track record of leading successful paid media strategies for enterprise level clients with measurable business impact
A minimum of seven years of progressive experience in paid media, digital marketing, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience
Demonstrated experience managing and developing teams of four or more direct reports
Strong client facing experience with the ability to communicate concisely, confidently, and with executive presence
Hands on experience across multiple paid media channels including search, social, and programmatic
Experience leveraging data, CRM insights, and performance metrics to inform media strategy and optimization
Preferred
Experience working with large monthly media budgets and complex account structures
Exposure to AI driven tools, automation, and experimentation within marketing or media environments
A collaborative leadership style with a passion for continuous learning and innovation
If you are excited by the opportunity to lead at scale, develop people, and influence the future of paid media, we would love to hear from you. Apply today and a member of Talentfoot’s recruitment team will be in touch should your experience and qualifications align with our client’s needs.
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