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About the Role

This role requires a deep understanding across the digital media landscape with hands-on experience in multiple channels. You will be a key player in the strategic development of your client(s) digital media strategy and its relation to their business objectives. You will serve as the main strategic partner to guide, plan, and develop current and future media planning opportunities, while also managing a team and being accountable for their functions.

Responsibilities

Drive advancement of client's strategic objectives through meaningful thought leadership.
Develop a deep understanding of each client’s business and leverage data to guide growth opportunities and reinforce the agency's strategic value.
Build trust with clients by managing team deliverables, setting priorities, and overseeing flawless multi-channel tactical activation of marketing campaigns.
Lead strategic external relationship development across clients and identify optimal vendor partnerships.
Lead account strategic vision through development and management of long term goals and client growth opportunities and ownership of complex deliverables including quarterly business reviews and annual multi-channel budget planning.
Manage client communication needs across the team and strive to exceed client service expectations.
Lead a team of employees to success by providing thoughtful management, training in key areas, and fostering an environment for growth and development opportunities.
Demonstrate thought leadership by identifying key industry changes & evolutions, and emerging technology innovations to provide informed recommendations and propose solutions to clients proactively.
Proactively collaborate across teams internally to drive agency development with new business opportunities.
Engage with senior leadership to problem solve company challenges and work toward the achievement of company growth goals.

Requirements

7+ years’ experience in managing paid media across digital channels – search required (organic and paid) and social, display, programmatic, and video preferred.
3+ years experience managing teams with demonstrated expertise to be an effective leader.
Proven ability to produce innovative multi-channel media plans and go-to-market strategies for complex clients.
Strong project management skills with ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously to meet deadlines.
Understanding and demonstrated experience of performance media principles - driving positive ROAS, maximizing lead generation and marketing subscription-based programs.
Analytically minded - you aren’t afraid to dig in to troubleshoot issues and you’re always thinking about ways to improve in order to drive retention of clients.
Excellent team player with strong collaboration skills.
Has a positive 'no task is too small' attitude and can-do mentality to drive teams forward.
Excited by digital marketing trends and inspired to enact best-in-class programs for clients.
Consistently demonstrates behavior in line with January Digital’s core traits.
Experience working with creative and development teams to produce and iterate digital assets preferred.

Skills

AI skills in developing and refining AI inputs
Effective use of key AI tools
Applying AI to real business challenges
Critical thinking
Responsible AI use
Search (organic and paid)
Social media marketing
Display advertising
Programmatic advertising
Video advertising
Performance media principles
Project management
Collaboration

Location

NYC
Dallas
Hybrid

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

Associate Director
7+ years experience
3+ years management experience

Salary/Compensations

$110,500 to $135,000

Benefits

Competitive and equitable pay
401k matching
Bi-annual bonus eligibility
Flexible PTO
Half-Day Fridays
Philanthropic Efforts and Paid Time Off to Volunteer
Fully covered medical, dental, and vision insurance
Annual Wellness Stipend
Suite of parental benefits, including generous paid leave, 529 scholarship fund, Milk Stork, and fully stocked mother’s room

About the Company

January Digital is the Marketing Leadership Company, solving business challenges through media excellence, strategic guidance, and actionable analytics.
Agency team handles full funnel media planning, execution, and optimization.
Consulting team offers true strategic leadership for building successful marketing agencies.
All work is supported with a strong foundation of data and actionable insights.
Motto: build a company that improves the lives of our clients, our people, and the world around us.
Good Works program: philanthropy program ensuring outsized impact on surrounding communities through financial and volunteering efforts.
Well Works program: focuses on the mental, physical, and spiritual health of employees.
Recognized more than 125 times, including INC Best Place to Work (4x), Dallas Business Journal Best Place to Work (3x), Ad Age's Best Places to Work 2025, 2024 NRF Partner of the Year, seven-time INC 5000 fastest growing company.
Team is AI-enabled, combining deep expertise, creativity, and AI innovation.
Team advances through continuous training.
Seeks candidates with proven AI skills, critical thinking, and commitment to using AI responsibly.

Equal Opportunity

January Digital is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.