Associate Media Director

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Date Published: 26 May 2026

80Twenty is a specialized staffing and recruiting firm that finds and places exceptional growth talent — the 20% that drives 80% of results. We specialize in Sales, Marketing, Account Management, Customer Success, and Creative roles, connecting scaling companies with exceptional talent and championing every candidate we work with from first call to first day.

About the Company

Our client is an integrated creative and performance agency working with Fortune 500 brands and funded startups to launch and scale products across creative, content, paid media, and performance marketing. With offices in San Francisco, Brooklyn, and Saigon, the agency operates with intentionally lean, 25 to 30 person teams where every function owns its work end-to-end across six specialized departments. Their client roster includes leading consumer electronics brands.

About the Role

This is a full-stack performance media role for someone who can own strategy end-to-end and execute in-platform across paid search, programmatic, and paid social. The role sits at the intersection of analytical rigor and channel fluency — translating complex performance data into clear recommendations and presenting directly to senior stakeholders at Fortune 500 clients. You will operate as the performance authority across your client portfolio, with full ownership from plan to execution.

 

Responsibilities:

 

  • Own performance media strategy end-to-end across paid search, programmatic, and paid social for a portfolio of Fortune 500 and growth-stage clients
  • Build media plans and execute directly in-platform across all channels
  • Analyze complex performance data sets and translate insights into clear, actionable client-facing recommendations
  • Present strategy, results, and optimization plans directly to senior brand stakeholders
  • Develop and optimize campaigns against client business objectives, managing performance across the full funnel
  • Stay current on platform updates, channel trends, and emerging media opportunities
  • Actively integrate AI tools into media workflows to improve speed, quality, and performance outcomes
  • Serve as a performance media resource internally across client teams and departments

 

Requirements:

 

  • Full-stack performance media expertise across paid search, programmatic, and paid social
  • 3+ years of hands-on experience managing Google Ads campaigns
  • 2+ years of hands-on experience in programmatic advertising
  • Strong data analysis skills with the ability to translate performance data into clear, client-facing narratives and recommendations
  • Comfortable executing in-platform across all channels
  • Demonstrated client-facing experience presenting to senior brand stakeholders
  • AI-positive mindset with a genuine interest in integrating emerging tools into media practice
  • Consumer electronics or tech brand experience is a plus
  • Agency background managing multiple client accounts simultaneously is a plus
  • Experience managing or mentoring junior media team members is an asset

 

 

Compensation

Base salary of $160,000.

 

This role is onsite in San Francisco (Mon – Thurs onsite, Fri WFH)

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