Director, Growth Marketing

** About the Company**

This nationally recognized, independent marketing and analytics company partners with leading retail and consumer brands to solve complex business challenges through media excellence, strategic guidance, and actionable analytics. The organization combines full-funnel media planning and execution with strategic consulting, technology, and data to help clients drive measurable growth.

The company has built a strong reputation not only for its client work, but also for its culture. It has received more than 125 recognitions for its work and workplace, including multiple Inc. Best Place to Work honors, multiple Dallas Business Journal Best Place to Work awards, recognition by Ad Age as a Best Place to Work in both 2025 and 2026, an NRF Partner of the Year award, and seven appearances on the Inc.

5000 list of fastest-growing companies.

The organization is also highly focused on innovation and is actively building AI into how its teams work, learn, analyze performance, and solve business challenges. Employees receive ongoing training and are encouraged to thoughtfully apply emerging technologies to improve both client outcomes and internal workflows.

Just as importantly, the company has built its culture around improving the lives of its employees, clients, and surrounding communities. It invests heavily in employee wellbeing, professional development, philanthropy, flexibility, and benefits designed to support employees both inside and outside of work.

The Director, Growth is a senior client-facing leadership role responsible for managing a portfolio of retail and ecommerce brands while leading and developing two direct reports.

This is a true omnichannel growth role spanning paid search, paid social, programmatic, display, video, and retail marketplace channels including Amazon, Instacart, and Roundel.

The ideal candidate combines strategic leadership with genuine platform expertise. This is not a role for someone who has moved completely away from execution. The Director will remain close enough to the platforms to understand how campaigns are being built, managed, and optimized and will use that expertise to coach and develop junior team members.

You will serve as a trusted client partner while overseeing strategy, execution, analysis, optimization, and growth across multiple accounts.

The role is based in New York City. The team works in the office on Wednesdays and remotely the remainder of the week.

The salary range is $135,500 to $165,000, plus bonus.

• Lead paid media strategy, execution, and optimization across paid search, paid social, programmatic, display, video, Amazon, Instacart, Roundel, and other retail marketplace channels
• Manage a portfolio of multiple client accounts simultaneously, adapting strategy, oversight, and resources based on each client’s needs
• Manage and mentor two Growth Account Managers and take responsibility for their career development
• Serve as the primary day-to-day client contact and lead strategic and tactical client conversations
• Develop integrated paid media strategies, including testing recommendations, investment decisions, and optimizations aligned with client business objectives
• Stay close to platform execution in order to coach, guide, and quality-check the work of junior team members
• Oversee campaign planning, activation, ad delivery, and optimization across channels
• Own campaign analysis, reporting, and performance recommendations
• Translate media performance into clear, actionable recommendations tied to client growth objectives
• Connect paid media performance with broader marketing and business initiatives
• Work cross-functionally to ensure campaigns and client deliverables are executed accurately and on time
• Manage workflows, priorities, and project timelines across multiple client accounts
• Help expand client engagements into areas including affiliate marketing, incrementality testing, forecasting, and creative strategy
• Stay ahead of emerging media trends and identify new opportunities for clients
• Develop expertise in emerging AI-driven discovery channels, including Answer Engine Optimization (AEO), Generative…