ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, PAID MEDIA

Reports to: Director, Paid Media

Location: Washington, DC (Hybrid)

Status: Full-time; Exempt his position is included in a union-represented collective bargaining unit; specific employment terms and conditions are subject to labor-management negotiations and a potential Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Salary Range: $85,000 - $91,000

Position Summary

The Hub Project is looking to add an Associate Director of Paid Media to our economy campaigns team. The Associate Director of Paid Media will develop innovative, strategic, and effective paid media programs for our campaigns that advocate for an economy that works for everyone. In this role, you will be responsible for working with the program's internal teams and external media vendors to manage the development, production, creative feedback process, and release of our paid media programs and manage workflows across a variety of projects.

As Associate Director of Paid Media, you'll:

• Manage external paid media vendors and consultants (such as TV, radio, direct mail, digital) to design and execute successful, integrated paid media campaigns across media channels.
• Coordinate and collaborate with internal teams and external partners to align on audience targeting and messaging and track and manage creative approvals processes for paid campaigns.
• Advise internal project teams on long-term paid media strategy and execution.
• Work with consultants and Hub staff to launch new paid programming, including recruitment for shoots, media plan development, and planning approval timelines.
• Manage the implementation of low-dollar paid advertising to garner earned media attention.
• Analyze and track paid media performance and help create reports for internal and external stakeholders.
• Work with the finance team and external vendors to ensure that paid media invoices are accurate, paid on time, and in alignment with overall media plans.
• Own communication and relationships with external consultants, partners, and internal staff to guide and accomplish project objectives.
• Keep a pulse on the latest trends and best practices for paid media and find innovative ways to integrate them into our campaigns.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

About you:

• You have 5-7 years of relevant work experience, with a preference for 2-4 years spent on a political campaign, within an advocacy organization, or at a public affairs or media firm.
• You are committed to a just and inclusive economy that delivers opportunity and dignity to all Americans and passionate about preserving and strengthening our democracy.
• You thrive on managing projects with many stakeholders and moving pieces, and are able to creatively distill and organize feedback to achieve our overarching goals.
• You think ahead on projects to anticipate potential problems or roadblocks before they happen and adjust your planning accordingly.
• You are organized and can balance multiple priorities at once.
• You are a creative problem-solver, are organized, and live for the details and a good spreadsheet.
• You are comfortable collaborating with a team while taking ownership over your piece of a project.
• You are comfortable taking on evolving responsibilities.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package that includes 100% employer-paid health, dental, and vision insurance for employees (and their families). Employees are able to enroll in a 401k retirement plan and are eligible for a 3% automatic contribution and up to a 3% employer match on 401k contributions. Employees are also eligible for pre-tax transportation benefits. Employees will receive 120 hours of vacation time, 80 hours of health leave, up to 2 days of casual leave, and 20 hours of volunteer leave annually. Employees will also receive 13 paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Employees are eligible for 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave after 90 days of employment.

How to Apply

This announcement will remain posted until the position is filled. Please note that only those individuals whose qualifications match the current needs of this position will be considered applicants and will receive responses from The Hub. Thank you for your interest.

The Hub is a unionized workplace and is represented by the Nonprofit Professional Employees Union (NPEU). This position is in the bargaining unit and is covered under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement. In accordance with the terms of the collective bargaining agreement, you are subject to a six-month probationary period beginning from your date of hire.