About the Role
The Associate Media Director (AMD), B2B Performance Marketing, will serve as the strategic lead for performance media across a large enterprise client within the financial technology/payments space. This individual will oversee full-funnel demand generation strategy, lead a cross-functional team, and partner with agency leadership to connect brand awareness investments with measurable business outcomes. This role requires a highly strategic thinker who understands how paid media influences every stage of the customer journey—from awareness through pipeline generation and customer acquisition.
Responsibilities
- Develop annual and quarterly performance marketing strategies aligned with client business objectives.
- Lead cross-channel planning across Search, Paid Social, Programmatic, Display and Remarketing.
- Partner with senior agency leadership to build integrated full-funnel media plans that connect awareness initiatives to downstream business outcomes.
- Establish channel investment strategies based on business priorities, customer acquisition goals and pipeline contribution.
- Identify opportunities to improve media efficiency while maximizing lead quality and revenue impact.
- Drive innovation through ongoing testing frameworks, audience expansion strategies and platform advancements.
- Provide strategic oversight across Google Search, Microsoft Ads, LinkedIn Campaign Manager, Meta, Demand Generation campaigns, Remarketing, Performance Max and affiliate marketing.
- Serve as the agency's subject matter expert on performance measurement.
- Manage Offline Conversion Imports, CRM integrations, Salesforce reporting, Marketing attribution models, Pipeline reporting, Revenue attribution, multi-touch attribution, Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC), Cost per Opportunity, Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs), Sales Qualified Leads (SQLs), Closed Won reporting.
- Translate complex performance data into strategic business recommendations that connect media investment directly to revenue outcomes.
- Act as the senior day-to-day strategic partner for the client by leading quarterly business reviews, facilitating executive presentations, guiding media investment decisions, recommending budget reallocations.
- Confidently communicate with executive stakeholders and provide consultative recommendations backed by data.
- Guide, coach, and mentor a team of Supervisors, Senior Planners, and Planners, directly supporting their career development and professional growth.
- Review strategic recommendations and audit media plans to ensure high-quality delivery, while training team members on advanced optimization strategies.
- Establish media planning best practices and foster collaboration across paid media, analytics, strategy, and creative teams to drive unified campaign success.
Requirements
- 8–10+ years of digital media experience
- Experience with B2B demand generation programs
- Agency experience strongly preferred
- Experience leading integrated media teams
- Proven success presenting to executive-level clients
Skills
- Google Ads
- LinkedIn Campaign Manager
- Meta Ads Manager
- GA4
- Looker Studio or equivalent BI tools
- Salesforce reporting
Location
- New York, NY
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 8-10+ years
Salary/Compensations
- $100,000 - $120,000 per year
