Remote Director of Media & Growth Strategy

Darkroom Studios, LLC; New York (NY); Remote; USD 128,000 - 173,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Remote-First Culture

Health & Wellness

401(k) with company match

Parental Leave

Job summary

Darkroom Studios, LLC is seeking a senior paid media leader to own strategy and activation for a high-spend account with a dedicated, remote-first team. You will guide channel selection, budget architecture, measurement, and team performance for rapid, precise growth outcomes.

You’ll partner with the Director, Growth Strategy to shape the growth thesis, manage budgets, defend media assumptions in the Shared Model, and communicate results clearly to a tech client.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in paid media with at least two years leading a team.
• Eight-figure annual budgets experience and scaling lessons.
• Deep platform expertise across Meta and Google; knowledge of programmatic/CTV.
• Strong measurement skills: incrementalism, MMM, attribution.

Responsibilities

• Own media strategy: channel mix, funnel, audience, geo, budget across platforms.
• Ensure activation quality: campaign structure, QA, pacing, bidding and creative rotation.
• Contribute to Shared Model with forecast, ramp, and efficiency assumptions.
• Own measurement and reporting; tell an honest client story, even if tough.
• Lead Paid Social, Programmatic, and Paid Search Specialists; coach and grow the team.
• Manage platform relationships; evaluate new capabilities for client value.
• Ensure scale readiness to absorb significant spend increases.

Skills

Paid media leadership

Budget management

Cross-channel expertise

Agency or in-house leadership

Tools

Meta Ads

Google Ads

Programmatic platforms

CTV platforms

Job description

Darkroom Studios, LLC is seeking a senior paid media leader to own strategy and activation for a high-spend account with a dedicated, remote-first team. You will guide channel selection, budget architecture, measurement, and team performance for rapid, precise growth outcomes.

You’ll partner with the Director, Growth Strategy to shape the growth thesis, manage budgets, defend media assumptions in the Shared Model, and communicate results clearly to a tech client.