SENIOR DIRECTOR, PAID MEDIA
Little Dot Studios Americas, Los Angeles, CA, United States
SENIOR DIRECTOR, PAID MEDIA
We Realize Potential inYourStory
We are a multi-platform production company, social media agency, and digital media network who are currently on a quest to find a Senior Director, Paid Media - Is this your next opportunity?
We are looking for a Senior Director, Paid Media, based in Los Angeles, to lead our paid media team. The Little Dot Studios paid media team works with our brand clients to drive engagement and audience acquisition through smart paid social and YouTube media buying strategies. The Senior Director, Paid Media will lead management and operations of the paid media team to ensure that strategy, campaign management, team workflows & structure and client communications are in complete alignment. This role will ensure that campaigns are built, managed and optimized with accuracy and strong performance. This role oversees a team of paid media experts and ensures that this team is running efficiently in an organized manner.
PERKS OF THE JOB
Stay healthy with a monthly health & wellness stipend and free access to counseling sessions
Enjoy regular Happy Hours, treats and events with your team
Plan ahead with a 401K retirement fund
Support your family with medical, dental & vision insurance
Invest in your growth both personally & professionally with our Learning & Development Program
Work flexibly with our hybrid working environment, with access to co-working locations and monthly reimbursement for home tech expenses
Take flex time off for vacations, family time, or mental health days
Enjoy long summer weekends by working half days on Friday
HOW YOU WILL SPEND YOUR TIME
Team Leadership & Performance Management - people management & development, setting a standard of excellence, developing operational workflows
Paid Media Strategy - introducing and building new strategies and paid media capabilities
Team Structure & Resourcing - identifying and implementing resources, systems and a structure for an efficient and well-staffed team
Client Retention & Growth - being an active presence with all major clients and new business opportunities
Operational Excellence - set and uphold standards for delivery & accuracy, QA, reporting, and cross-team collaboration
Revenue Growth - identifying new business opportunities, supporting Client Development team with their new business efforts
Thought Leadership - leading internal education, case study development and external-facing subject matter expertise
WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED
Skills matter, experience is useful, attitude is everything.
8-10 years experience in paid social and/or digital video advertising
Experience using Google Ads for YouTube content amplification and audience development campaigns
Experience owning 7–figure+ media budgets and delivering measurable improvements in engagement, audience growth and ad performance
Strong financial acumen across planning, delivery management and spend reconciliation
Demonstrated ability to build and scale team structures, workflows, QA processes, and systems
Strong analytical skills, expertise in KPIs and audience / engagement growth, and ability to distill data into insights
Executive-level communication skills: clear strategic narratives, strong presentations, and confident client leadership
Comfort guiding adoption of AI, automation, and data-driven processes to elevate team output
A track record of developing people: coaching, leveling, hiring, and building a healthy team culture
Candidates must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States.
USE OF AI IN APPLICATIONS
Please keep it human; we want to get to know you - your thinking, and your originality. Whilst generative AI tools can be helpful for text refinement, we require your application to jobs at Little Dot Studios to be in your own voice and words. AI cannot be used to generate your responses and any applications appearing to be entirely AI-generated will not be progressed.
LITTLE DOT, BIG IMPACT
We’re probably the biggest studio you didn’t know was fueling your favorite content. We’ve been one of the top dogs in the digital content space since 2013 (some would say, before its potential was even fully realized). We're proud to work with some of the hottest TV and movie studios, distributors, rights holders, sports federations and brands in the business.
WE ARE COMMITTED
Little Dot Studios is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and does not unlawfully discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, pregnancy, age over 40, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, registered domestic partner status or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation. Please inform LDS if you need assistance to complete any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process. LDS will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.
Not accepting submissions from search firms or recruiters.
Learn more about us, our values and our commitments please visit our website www.littledotstudios.com for more information.
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We Realize Potential inYourStory
We are a multi-platform production company, social media agency, and digital media network who are currently on a quest to find a Senior Director, Paid Media - Is this your next opportunity?
We are looking for a Senior Director, Paid Media, based in Los Angeles, to lead our paid media team. The Little Dot Studios paid media team works with our brand clients to drive engagement and audience acquisition through smart paid social and YouTube media buying strategies. The Senior Director, Paid Media will lead management and operations of the paid media team to ensure that strategy, campaign management, team workflows & structure and client communications are in complete alignment. This role will ensure that campaigns are built, managed and optimized with accuracy and strong performance. This role oversees a team of paid media experts and ensures that this team is running efficiently in an organized manner.
PERKS OF THE JOB
Stay healthy with a monthly health & wellness stipend and free access to counseling sessions
Enjoy regular Happy Hours, treats and events with your team
Plan ahead with a 401K retirement fund
Support your family with medical, dental & vision insurance
Invest in your growth both personally & professionally with our Learning & Development Program
Work flexibly with our hybrid working environment, with access to co-working locations and monthly reimbursement for home tech expenses
Take flex time off for vacations, family time, or mental health days
Enjoy long summer weekends by working half days on Friday
HOW YOU WILL SPEND YOUR TIME
Team Leadership & Performance Management - people management & development, setting a standard of excellence, developing operational workflows
Paid Media Strategy - introducing and building new strategies and paid media capabilities
Team Structure & Resourcing - identifying and implementing resources, systems and a structure for an efficient and well-staffed team
Client Retention & Growth - being an active presence with all major clients and new business opportunities
Operational Excellence - set and uphold standards for delivery & accuracy, QA, reporting, and cross-team collaboration
Revenue Growth - identifying new business opportunities, supporting Client Development team with their new business efforts
Thought Leadership - leading internal education, case study development and external-facing subject matter expertise
WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED
Skills matter, experience is useful, attitude is everything.
8-10 years experience in paid social and/or digital video advertising
Experience using Google Ads for YouTube content amplification and audience development campaigns
Experience owning 7–figure+ media budgets and delivering measurable improvements in engagement, audience growth and ad performance
Strong financial acumen across planning, delivery management and spend reconciliation
Demonstrated ability to build and scale team structures, workflows, QA processes, and systems
Strong analytical skills, expertise in KPIs and audience / engagement growth, and ability to distill data into insights
Executive-level communication skills: clear strategic narratives, strong presentations, and confident client leadership
Comfort guiding adoption of AI, automation, and data-driven processes to elevate team output
A track record of developing people: coaching, leveling, hiring, and building a healthy team culture
Candidates must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States.
USE OF AI IN APPLICATIONS
Please keep it human; we want to get to know you - your thinking, and your originality. Whilst generative AI tools can be helpful for text refinement, we require your application to jobs at Little Dot Studios to be in your own voice and words. AI cannot be used to generate your responses and any applications appearing to be entirely AI-generated will not be progressed.
LITTLE DOT, BIG IMPACT
We’re probably the biggest studio you didn’t know was fueling your favorite content. We’ve been one of the top dogs in the digital content space since 2013 (some would say, before its potential was even fully realized). We're proud to work with some of the hottest TV and movie studios, distributors, rights holders, sports federations and brands in the business.
WE ARE COMMITTED
Little Dot Studios is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and does not unlawfully discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, pregnancy, age over 40, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, registered domestic partner status or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation. Please inform LDS if you need assistance to complete any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process. LDS will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.
Not accepting submissions from search firms or recruiters.
Learn more about us, our values and our commitments please visit our website www.littledotstudios.com for more information.
#J-18808-Ljbffr