Director, Paid Search Strategy & Growth (Hybrid)

Dentsu International Americas, LLC; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401k

Flexible PTO

Paid holidays

Parental Leave

Job summary

Dentsu is seeking a Director, Paid Search in New York to lead a high‑performing paid search team. You will own media strategy, mentor staff, and serve as a trusted advisor to clients and internal teams, driving innovative solutions and best practices across channels.

The role emphasizes strategic leadership, hands‑on execution, and delivering outstanding media ideas and results in a hybrid work environment. A client‑facing leader with proven impact is ideal.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of digital and paid search experience
• Minimum of 3+ years managing a team
• Strong SEM expertise and knowledge of other channels

Responsibilities

• Owns media strategy and client relationships; acts as SME
• Translates client objectives into media strategies
• Mentors junior staff and drives best practices
• Leads cross‑functional collaboration to ensure a one‑team approach
• Drives innovation and thought leadership within the paid search practice

Skills

Paid search

Team leadership

Client relations

SEM expertise

Cross-channel knowledge

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Dentsu is seeking a Director, Paid Search in New York to lead a high‑performing paid search team. You will own media strategy, mentor staff, and serve as a trusted advisor to clients and internal teams, driving innovative solutions and best practices across channels.

The role emphasizes strategic leadership, hands‑on execution, and delivering outstanding media ideas and results in a hybrid work environment. A client‑facing leader with proven impact is ideal.