Vice President, Account Management

Vice President, Paid Media

Dysrupt is obsessed with all things social marketing. The digital ecosystem is more complicated than ever. We're here to uncomplicate it. As marketers, innovators, and consultants, we help brands navigate the constantly-evolving digital landscape. We take on complex marketing problems and design custom, successful marketing solutions. In short, we help you move the needle and make the impossible profitable. When you're ready for results, we're ready to dive in.

Dysrupt is looking for a Vice President, Paid Media to lead with vision, drive performance, and inspire innovation. This senior leader will oversee a portfolio of cross-vertical accounts, shaping full-funnel media strategies across Paid Social and Paid Search, while building long-term client relationships and growing our media practice. You'll be a trusted partner to both clients and internal leadership—comfortable with ambiguity, passionate about results, and confident driving measurable business growth.

About the Role

As VP, Paid Media, you'll own strategy and performance across a portfolio of high-growth brands. You'll lead a team of cross-channel media experts, mentor rising talent, and collaborate closely with senior stakeholders—internally and externally—to drive innovation, efficiency, and scale. You'll also play a key role in evolving our internal processes and capabilities, helping Dysrupt stay ahead of an ever-changing digital landscape.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Media Leadership: Lead integrated paid media strategy across Paid Social and Paid Search platforms (e.g., Meta, TikTok, Google Ads, YouTube), with a focus on full-funnel performance and business outcomes.
• Client Partnership & Business Growth: Act as a senior strategic advisor to a portfolio of clients, engaging VP and C-suite stakeholders to align media efforts with overarching business goals. Proactively identify growth opportunities and expand partnerships.
• Team Development & Oversight: Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing team across Search and Social. Foster a culture of learning, accountability, and operational excellence. Provide strategic guidance and act as an escalation point for complex challenges.
• Innovation & Thought Leadership: Stay ahead of trends in platform capabilities, audience behavior, and measurement. Translate insights into actionable strategies and influence broader agency thinking.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Creative, Analytics, and Strategy teams to align messaging, targeting, and measurement for maximum performance. Champion collaboration and integrated thinking across the agency.
• Operational and Financial Management: Own forecasting, budget oversight, and performance tracking for your book of business. Report weekly and monthly business updates to founders and senior leadership.

Minimum Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Paid Media with deep expertise in both Paid Social (Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, etc.) and Paid Search (Google Ads, YouTube, Microsoft Ads, etc.).
• Proven success managing multi-million-dollar budgets and delivering ROI-positive performance marketing strategies.
• 4+ years managing high-performing teams
• Strong leadership experience, including managing and growing high-performing cross-channel media teams.
• Advanced understanding of the media ecosystem, KPIs, and attribution methodologies across the funnel.
• Skilled in client relationship management with a track record of senior-level engagement and business growth.
• Strong analytical mindset and confidence working with performance data and optimization strategies.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills; ability to distill complexity for executive audiences.
• Entrepreneurial, solutions-oriented, and comfortable making decisions in a fast-moving, high-growth environment.

Who You Are

• A big-picture thinker with strong execution chops—you know how to lead and how to do.
• A collaborator and team-builder who leads with empathy and clarity.
• A digital native who's passionate about performance and driven by data.
• A proactive, strategic partner who elevates client relationships and internal capabilities alike.
• Someone who thrives in fast-paced environments and brings fresh thinking to every challenge.

Why Dysrupt

At Dysrupt, we don't do business as usual. We're a performance-first agency with a passion for challenging the status quo, helping brands grow fast, and building a culture where smart, curious people do their best work. If that sounds like your kind of place—we'd love to hear from you.