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Director of Paid Media

AccruePartners · United States ·

Job type:
Full Time


THE TEAM YOU WILL BE JOINING

  • A rapidly growing, private equity-backed organization operating across multiple brands and locations within the consumer services industry.
  • A business focused on accelerating growth through strategic acquisitions, operational excellence, and a strong emphasis on marketing performance.
  • A collaborative, results-driven marketing organization focused on driving customer acquisition, improving profitability, and building scalable processes.
  • A highly visible opportunity reporting directly to the Chief Marketing Officer, with the ability to shape and expand the organization's in-house paid media capabilities.


WHAT THEY OFFER YOU

  • The opportunity to own and lead the paid media function, with full accountability for strategy, execution, budget allocation, and performance.
  • Significant exposure to executive leadership and the ability to directly influence revenue growth across a rapidly expanding portfolio of businesses.
  • A hands-on leadership opportunity to develop an in-house team, implement new technologies, and build scalable paid media strategies.
  • A dynamic, growth-oriented environment that encourages innovation, strategic thinking, and the use of AI and automation to drive performance.


LOCATION

  • Charlotte, NC – Hybrid schedule requiring 4 days onsite per week.
  • Relocation assistance available for qualified candidates outside the Charlotte market.


RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Own and execute the paid media strategy across Google Ads, Google Local Services Ads, Meta, paid social, programmatic/display, YouTube, and emerging digital platforms, managing a multimillion-dollar annual budget.
  • Personally build, launch, manage, and optimize paid campaigns while leading and developing an in-house paid media team, balancing strategic leadership with hands-on execution.
  • Drive customer acquisition and profitable revenue growth by optimizing campaigns around qualified leads, booked appointments, completed jobs, conversion rates, and return on advertising spend.
  • Develop market-specific strategies across multiple brands and locations, adjusting budgets based on performance, seasonality, local competition, and operational capacity.
  • Partner with executive leadership and cross-functional teams to strengthen attribution, reporting, creative testing, and conversion optimization while leveraging AI and automation to improve efficiency and campaign performance.


THE BACKGROUND THAT FITS

  • 8+ years of performance marketing experience focused on lead generation, including at least 3 years leading a paid media function or team.
  • Proven hands-on experience managing multimillion-dollar paid media budgets across Google Ads, Google Local Services Ads, Meta, and programmatic/display, with a strong understanding of campaign optimization and scaling.
  • Experience driving measurable customer acquisition and revenue growth across multiple brands, markets, or locations; background in home services or other locally delivered, high-consideration services strongly preferred.
  • Strong analytical capabilities with experience in conversion tracking, call tracking, attribution, forecasting, and performance reporting; familiarity with GA4, HubSpot, ServiceTitan, CallRail, or similar platforms preferred.
  • A proactive, commercially minded leader who can build and develop teams, collaborate across functions, and remain hands-on in campaign execution while introducing AI, automation, and innovative paid media strategies.