Associate Director, Paid Media

Associate Director, Paid Media & Integrated Marketing

Full-Service Digital Marketing Agency | Charlotte, NC

The VP of Digital who will lead this hire has spent more than a decade building agency teams around a simple philosophy: give more than you receive, invest in the growth of the people around you, and stay grateful for the work in front of you. That's the culture this Associate Director will step into.

THE OPPORTUNITY

This is a rare shot at a working-leader role inside a fast-growing, full-service marketing agency serving a portfolio of well-known consumer brands. You'll run paid media campaigns personally; The Trade Desk, Meta, Google Ads, and Yahoo DSP, while also owning the client relationship and mentoring a lean, growing team. Leadership here means staying in the platforms and in the client meetings, not managing from a distance.

WHAT YOU'LL OWN

• Plan, activate, pace, and optimize paid media across programmatic, paid social, and search for a portfolio of consumer accounts

• Serve as the primary strategic partner for senior client stakeholders; QBRs, annual planning sessions, campaign kickoffs

• Mentor and develop a team of 2–5 Marketing Managers and Coordinators

• Oversee integrated delivery spanning organic social, influencer, content production, and brand communications

• Bring brand strategy thinking to every campaign, with real input on relaunch and rebrand work

WHY THIS ROLE

• Direct line to agency leadership, your ideas reach decision-makers, not layers of process

• A genuine mentorship mandate, not just oversight of headcount

• Hybrid schedule: 4 days in-office, Fridays remote

• Approximately 15% travel, enough to stay connected to clients, not enough to live on a plane

• A servant-leadership culture where senior people still get in the weeds

AT A GLANCE

Reports To VP – Digital Marketing

Direct Reports Marketing Managers, Marketing Coordinators

Location Charlotte, NC (hybrid — 4 days in office, Fridays remote)

Travel Approximately 15%

Compensation Competitive base salary commensurate with experience, plus year-end profit-sharing bonus

ABOUT THE AGENCY

This agency has built its reputation over two decades on long-term partnerships with major national and Fortune 500 consumer brands; several relationships spanning 20+ years. It has been recognized among the fastest-growing companies in the country and continues to expand its digital capabilities.

INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE? This search is being conducted confidentially, and this conversation carries no obligation. To learn more, contact Bruce Lang, Reveal Talent — [email protected] | 704-815-0460 (direct & text-friendly).