Associate Director, Paid Social & Performance Growth

Croud; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid workspace support

PTO/Vacation 20 days

401(k) Savings Plan

Medical Insurance (employee)

Job summary

Croud NY is seeking an Associate Director to lead a high-performance paid social and programmatic team across global accounts. You will guide client strategies, forecasts and cross-channel narratives to deliver measurable growth.

You will mentor and hire, drive operational excellence, and partner with other departments to offer best-in-class digital solutions. This role blends leadership with hands-on strategic execution in a hybrid NYC environment.

Qualifications

• Degree level education or equivalent experience.
• A clear passion for digital marketing.
• Minimum of 4 years, with experience in Social, Programmatic, and Search.
• AT least 2 year of directline management experience, mentoring and training.
• Enjoys leadership responsibility and has a proven track record.
• Ability to level up by simplifying complex and technical concepts.
• A mathematical and analytical mind.
• Able to build strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, organizational and presentation skills.
• Proven experience in client expectation management roles and situations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and develop a team of cross channel paid search, paid social and programmatic specialists.
• Manage team towards internal operational targets and profitability metrics.
• Responsible for the hiring of new team members.
• Learn about our clients business, industry, and their marketing plans to provide best in class strategic guidance for their digital media.
• Support cross-channel strategy development and ensure specialist channel expertise is integrated into consistent and compelling strategic narratives.
• Proactively create and deliver performance forecasts and related initiatives to deliver and surpass client performance goals.
• Stay informed on the latest industry developments and where applicable, ensure clients are kept up to date and understand any new challenges and opportunities.
• Lead the development of best practices and processes; build institutional knowledge for key functions.
• Work with cross-functional teams to maintain and develop a best-in-class product offering for all digital channels.

Skills

Digital marketing

Social ads

Programmatic ads

Search ads

Team leadership

Client management

Communication

Analytical mind

Education

Degree level education or equivalent experience

Job description

Croud NY is seeking an Associate Director to lead a high-performance paid social and programmatic team across global accounts. You will guide client strategies, forecasts and cross-channel narratives to deliver measurable growth.

You will mentor and hire, drive operational excellence, and partner with other departments to offer best-in-class digital solutions. This role blends leadership with hands-on strategic execution in a hybrid NYC environment.