Associate Director, Paid Search (Media)

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US- New York, NY Until 8/24/2026 5+ years exp H-1B sponsor history First posted June 25, 2026 Last posted June 25, 2026
Job description

ABOUT VAYNERMEDIA

VaynerMedia is a global integrated creative and media agency, built for today's consumers. As the Modern Agency of Record, it understands the nuances of today's attention landscape, empowering brands to win attention, drive relevance, and deliver business results. Founded in 2009, by Gary Vaynerchuk, the independently owned agency operates in 15 offices worldwide, including Amsterdam, Bangkok, Chicago, New Delhi, Kuala Lumpur, London, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Miami, New York, Tokyo, Toronto, Singapore, and Sydney. VaynerMedia is part of the VaynerX family of companies.

 

What You’d Do:

  • Regularly meet with direct reports setting daily expectations, to ensure they’re tracking towards goals, providing strategic guidance, and running training sessions.
  • Act as client lead maintaining client relationships, acting on executional or strategic needs, presenting media plans and campaign results etc.
  • Ensure campaign performance is of the highest standard managing ongoing measurement against client KPI's, business objectives, and reporting on performance providing thought leadership on all media plans.
  • Ensure strategy, approach and direction meets (or exceeds) client expectations for any given campaign or initiative striving to be proactive vs. reactive with your approach to their businesses
  • Oversee finance processes monthly reviewing budget reports, media authorizations, and billing. 
  • Partner with the Director to deliver best-in-class media investment strategy and execution outputs, derived from industry insights and expertise.
  • Communicate information internally and externally managing deliverables between client, account, and analysts.
  • Continue to establish internal policies and POVs on agency partnerships, the general digital media landscape, and current client business cases.
  • Collaborate across agency disciplines to craft best-in-class, holistic omnichannel media strategies rooted in driving tangible business outcomes for large brands
  • Actively consider new opportunities for key client(s), proactively recommending new tactics, partners, etc.

 What you’ve Got:

  • A minimum 5+ years of industry experience working within paid search 
  • Comfortable in Excel, experience with Tableau/Looker/Data Studio/other data visualization programs, fundamental understanding of economics & statistics a must
  • Fluency with analytics, attribution and measurement systems
  • Experience leading and managing growing teams with the ability to clearly communicate team priorities and unify the team members around a common goal.
  • Strategic understanding of traditional, digital, and social-specific media planning & buying, along with the proper metrics of success and measurement opportunities.
  • Clear attention-to-detail and organizational excellence to ensure flawless delivery of planned strategies.
  • Act as a role model and embody a true leadership mentality:People-first mentality (We call this the “Honey Empire”), Inspire positivity and respect among employees, Ensure employees achieve attainable professional goals/hit demarcated growth.

 

This position is currently designated as hybrid and is subject to the Company's workplace attendance and in-office work requirements, as in effect from time to time. The Company reserves the right to modify these requirements at any time.

All information submitted with this application and disclosed in the interview and screening processes must be truthful.  The Company reserves the right in its sole discretion, to disqualify a candidate from consideration, withdraw a conditional offer of employment, or terminate employment, if it discovers a candidate provided false, misleading, or materially incomplete information during the application process.

VaynerX is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where everyone has the opportunity to succeed. We provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, military status, veteran status, citizenship or immigration status (as permitted by applicable law), or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Unsure if you meet the qualifications? We are always looking for talent which will continue to cultivate an inclusive and representative team that will enhance our perspectives, skill sets, background, and behaviors.  We encourage those who are passionate about what we do to apply!

  • Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location. 
  • Employer-sponsored 401k with match
  • Medical, Dental, and vision coverage
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Caregiver (Parental) Leave
  • Health and Wellness benefits
Base Salary
$100,000$125,000 USD

Compensation (from employer):
Base Salary — 100,000 – 125,000 USD

About this role

Summary

Lead paid search strategies, client relationships, team management, and data analysis.

Job title

Associate Director, Paid Search (Media)

Experience level

5+ years

Minimum experience

5+ years exp

Industry

media

Location requirements

New York, NY; hybrid work allowed

Salary

$100k–$125k

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

Yes

Skills & keywords

Required skills

ExcelTableauLookerData Studioanalyticsattributionmeasurement

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

paid searchdata visualizationanalyticsmeasurement systems
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

New York, NY, USA

Hybrid City