Digital Media Director

Placement Type:

Permanent

Salary:

$140,000-175,000 Salary

Start Date:

Jul 15, 2026

Aquent is partnering with a forward-thinking agency that is revolutionizing the digital media landscape. This agency is known for its entrepreneurial spirit and commitment to delivering impactful results for its clients, driving significant growth and innovation in the B2C sector. Join a team where your expertise will directly shape the future of digital advertising and client success.

We are seeking an exceptional leader to spearhead the creation of a brand-new internal media capability. This is a unique opportunity to build from the ground up, defining the strategy, infrastructure, and team that will drive performance for a diverse portfolio of clients. Your vision and hands-on expertise will be critical in establishing this new vertical, making a tangible impact on the agency's growth and market presence from day one.

What You'll Do:

• Architect and implement the digital paid media tools, infrastructure, and platform frameworks necessary to establish a new digital media department.
• Take immediate ownership of existing B2C accounts, managing day-to-day operations and serving as the primary strategic voice for paid media in client engagements.
• Oversee and expand experimentation across multi-channel campaigns, including Paid Social, Paid Digital, and Streaming Media.
• Drive performance-focused programming, optimizing for conversions and budget efficiency, and resolving complex backend attribution tracking challenges.
• Actively pursue new paid media client business, participate in RFPs/pitches, and scale revenue to support the growth of your future team.

Required Qualifications:

• Proven experience in digital paid media planning, buying, and strategy, coupled with a hands-on, startup mentality.
• Strong understanding of the sales process, with a track record of building new industry relationships and participating in RFPs.
• Exceptional emotional intelligence (EQ), demonstrating strong soft skills and situational awareness to integrate seamlessly into a collaborative team culture.
• A highly analytical problem solver, capable of demonstrating true ownership of campaign performance and articulating how past challenges were transformed into successes.
• Comfortable managing budgets for small to medium-sized business clients.

Compensation:

The target hiring compensation range for this role is $100,000 - $175,000 base salary + a defined commission package for sourcing net-new business.

Compensation is based on several factors including, but not limited to education, relevant work experience, relevant certifications, and location.

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About Skill:

Skill connects the best professional, IT, engineering, financial and administrative talent with the world's biggest brands. Our eligible talent get access to benefits such as health benefit contributions, retirement plans with match and flexible spending accounts.

Skill is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.