Associate Director, Biddable

Mile Marker LLC; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Mile Marker LLC is seeking an experienced Associate Director, Biddable to lead paid advertising initiatives across Google Ads, Facebook Ads Manager, LinkedIn, and retail media networks. The role combines strategic planning, budget allocation, keyword research, ad creative optimization, and performance analysis to maximize client outcomes.

You will mentor a team of biddable media managers, collaborate with clients, and drive data-driven decisions to improve ROAS and CPA metrics.

Qualifications

• 6-9 years of overall experience in digital advertising
• 2+ years hands-on agency experience
• 3+ years managing & mentoring Biddable teams
• Deep understanding of Google Ads, Facebook Ads Manager, LinkedIn Ads and other major biddable platforms
• Experience managing conversion-based campaigns across platforms is highly preferred

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with clients to align audience, objectives and budget constraints for tailored biddable media strategies
• Identify keywords, audiences, and placements across platforms
• Set campaign goals, KPIs, and performance benchmarks
• Build and manage paid search campaigns on Google Ads and Microsoft Ads
• Create and optimize paid social campaigns across platforms like Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok
• Develop product-centric campaigns on retail media networks
• Set bids, budgets, and campaign structures based on data
• Develop compelling ad copy and creative assets
• Monitor metrics (impressions, clicks, conversions, CPA, ROAS) and adjust bids/targets
• Perform A/B testing and conversion incrementality tests
• Generate comprehensive performance reports and stay updated on trends

Skills

Biddable media management

Data analysis

Team mentoring

Campaign optimization

Ad copy & creative optimization

Tools

Google Ads

Facebook Ads Manager

LinkedIn Ads

Retail media platforms

Job description

We are a modern omnichannel agency uniquely connecting data, creative and media to accelerate results for growth marketers. Mile Marker is an agency where content fuels performance, media drives outcomes, and data underpins an engine that eliminates the gaps that slow down enterprise growth marketers. This unified growth engine feeds a learning system within Relay, our open-powered marketing stack, ensuring every impression, message and experience is built for a business outcome. Mile Marker’s client roster includes FreshPet, DoorDash, Spectrum, Webster Bank, TrueGreen, HelloFresh and Harry’s, among others.

We are a team of strategists, media experts, creatives, innovators and analysts. Over 100 Milers (our humans) strong with hybrid-offices in New York City and San Francisco.

The Associate Director, Biddable is responsible for developing, executing, and optimizing paid advertising campaigns across various digital platforms like Google Ads, Facebook Ads, and other bidding-based networks (retail media networks such as Walmart Connect and Instacart), focusing on strategic planning, budget allocation, keyword research, ad creative optimization, and performance analysis to achieve client marketing goals, essentially managing all aspects of "biddable media" through Self-Serve platforms. This is a remote/hybrid role with Mile Marker headquartered in New York City.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborating with clients to understand their target audience, marketing objectives, and budget constraints to create tailored biddable media strategies.
• Identifying relevant keywords, audience segments, and ad placements across platforms.
• Setting campaign goals, KPIs, and performance benchmarks.

Campaign Implementation:

• Building and managing paid search campaigns on platforms like Google Ads and Microsoft Ads.
• Creating and optimizing paid social campaigns on platforms like Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, and similar platforms.
• Developing and optimizing product centric campaigns on retail media networks such as Walmart Connect and Instacart.
• Setting bids, budgets, and campaign structures based on data analysis and performance insights.
• Developing compelling ad copy and creative assets.

Performance Optimization:

• Monitoring campaign performance metrics like impressions, clicks, conversions, cost-per-acquisition (CPA), and return on ad spend (ROAS).
• Analyzing data to identify areas for improvement and make necessary adjustments to bids, targeting, and ad creatives.
• Implementing A/B testing to test different ad variations and optimize performance.
• Implementing conversion Incrementality tests within platforms to demonstrate platform value and help determine the right channel mix

Reporting and Analysis:

• Generating comprehensive performance reports for clients, highlighting key insights and actionable recommendations.
• Staying updated on industry trends, platform updates, and new bidding strategies to maintain campaign effectiveness.

Qualifications

• 6-9 years overall experience
• 2+ years experience at a hands-on agency
• 3+ years managing & mentoring Biddable teams
• Deep understanding of Google Ads, Facebook Ads Manager, LinkedIn Ads, and other major biddable platforms. Experience in managing conversion-based campaigns across platforms is highly preferred.
• Ability to interpret complex data sets, identify trends, and make data-driven decisions.
• Capability to develop and implement effective campaign strategies aligned with client goals.
• Ability to manage and effectively communicate with a team of biddable media managers and associate while providing guidance on campaign execution and optimizations.
• Effectively communicating campaign performance and insights to clients and stakeholders.