Director, Growth Strategy

About Darkroom

Darkroom is the leading next-generation growth marketing firm engineering the brands of tomorrow. Founded in 2017, we set out to redefine what a modern agency could be, by replacing the inertia of legacy advertising behemoths with a model built for speed, intelligence, and measurable impact.

At our core, Darkroom is a human services company powered by Matter
, a universal AI commerce layer that integrates executive-level strategy with proprietary agentic technology. This fusion enables our teams to deliver outsized returns by enhancing creative output, operational efficiency, and revenue generation across every stage of the customer journey.

Our track record speaks for itself:
billions in attributable revenue driven across e-commerce marketplaces, media networks, DTC ecosystems, and social commerce platforms. Every engagement feeds into our proprietary data infrastructure, enabling a continuous feedback loop that accelerates growth, improves margins, and compounds results across our client portfolio.

What began as a boutique design studio has evolved into one of the fastest-growing private companies in America (Inc. 5000) and among the most effective performance media agencies of the 2020s (Varos). Our founders were recognized by Forbes 30 Under 30 for advancing the intersection of technology, marketing, and advertising, cementing Darkroom’s role as a defining player in the future of media innovation.

As a Director of Media Strategy
, you will be responsible for a small portfolio of game-changing brands that have engaged with Darkroom to accelerate their growth. You are one-half management consultant — spending your day dissecting inefficiencies within the business and marketing programs — and one-half marketing strategy leader, building and orchestrating a Darkroom team meant to deliver growth. This is a client-facing position meant for the best and brightest in growth marketing and media strategy, capable of leveraging their unique skillset.

Perfect candidates will be obsessed with growth strategy for consumer brands, experts at deploying efficient omni-channel paid advertising campaigns that deliver impact, with particular expertise in and knowledge growing the DTC channel  should be comfortably managing the go-to-market for fast-growth emerging brands pre-revenue as equally as managing a $50M DTC P&L for a household consumer brand.

This position is the most senior position on a Darkroom omni-channel client engagement (meaning the client may be working with us across multiple sales channels — Amazon, DTC, Tik Tok Shop, Retail). Being successful in this role requires mastery of the DTC function, a willingness to understand (and master) how integrated paid media drives growth impact on the other channels (Amazon, Retail), and effective communication across teams and departments.

You will be Directly managing the relationship with the client, scaling ad accounts upwards of $1M USD per month, and having excellent client relationship management skills. You live and grow strategy, funnel construction, and performance marketing. You want to be a part of the best team in the business at scaling brands through digital advertising.

You’ll report to the Managing Director of the department and play a key role in scaling Darkroom’s footprint across a portfolio of high-growth consumer brands. You’ll be responsible for owning full funnel advertising efforts, including weekly client team touch-bases and QBRs, while working closely with all Darkroom teams to ensure performance goals are met.

This is a fast-paced, high-accountability environment designed for marketers who are ambitious, curious, and ready to grow. You’ll gain hands‑on experience in a broad range of verticals, while developing the skills needed to be a future CMO.

Darkroom is a career incubator for ambitious talent looking to operate at the intersection of business, design, and innovation.

What you’ll do:

• Develop integrated growth strategies that deliver millions in yearly growth for clients.
• Developing campaigns where all marketing channels are working together and be able to clearly articulate overall themes as well as…