Saatchi & Saatchi

Associate Director, Search Performance Marketing

Saatchi & Saatchi • $97K — $149K *
Media
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-6 years of performance marketing experience specifically with Google Ads and familiarity with platforms like YouTube, TikTok, and Meta.
  • Expert-level understanding of paid media campaign structures and optimization strategies.
  • Proficient in using data management and reporting tools, specifically Google Data Studio.
  • Strong communicator, able to articulate strategies and data insights clearly to clients and team members.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage complex campaigns with efficiency and reliable results.
  • Proactive problem-solver with a solutions-oriented mindset.
  • Excellent organizational skills for managing multiple client accounts effectively.

Responsibilities

  • Execute Campaigns: Build and optimize diverse campaigns across Google Ads, prioritizing precision and quality.
  • Develop Strategic Plans: Create paid media strategies that align with client objectives and leverage industry insights.
  • Ensure Operational Excellence: Enhance internal processes, quality assurance, and reporting to optimize client delivery.
  • Analyze Performance: Dive into campaign data to find trends and create impactful narratives supporting client decisions.
  • Foster Collaboration: Work closely with various teams, including Creative and Analytics, to align strategies with broader goals.
  • Drive Innovation: Lead testing and experimental projects to boost performance and refine agency capabilities.
  • Cultivate Team Culture: Share knowledge and insights to maintain a forward-thinking media approach within the organization.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical coverage including dental and vision.
  • Disability insurance to support health needs.
  • 401K plan with employer matching contributions.
  • Generous parental and family care leave policies.
  • Assistance for family formation and related expenses.
  • Tuition reimbursement for ongoing education.
  • Flexible time off to promote work-life balance.
Full Job Description
Overview

Dysrupt is looking for an Associate Director, Search Performance Marketer who's ready to take the next leap in their performance marketing career. You'll bring strategic rigor to a portfolio of clients, shape paid media campaigns from brief to execution, and act as a trusted advisor across platforms. You're excited by innovation, energized by solving business problems with media, and equally skilled at hands-on campaign management and big-picture thinking.

If this sounds like you, how would you answer these questions:

  • Do you geek out over match types, quality scores, and the ideal bidding strategy?


  • Do you want to become an expert in the space and have a constant desire to learn more?


  • Do you get excited about new dysruptive strategies and ideas that challenge the status quo? (see what we did there 😀)


  • Do you have passions outside of work that you can bring to our ever evolving culture and team?


If you answered "Yes" to these questions, we would love to have a conversation!

As an Associate Director, you'll oversee a cross-vertical book of business (3-4 clients), develop integrated paid media strategies across platforms, and guide both internal teams and client stakeholders with clarity and confidence. This is a client-facing role with a strong emphasis on performance marketing, but with increasing ownership of team leadership, process innovation, and strategic planning.

Responsibilities

  • Own Campaign Execution: Build, launch, and optimize campaigns across Google Ads (Search, YouTube, Shopping, Performance Max) with a focus on flawless execution. .


  • Lead Platform Strategy: Develop paid media plans and tactical approaches rooted in client goals, industry benchmarks, and historical insights.


  • Drive Operational Excellence: Champion internal processes, campaign QA, pacing checks, and reporting frameworks to ensure seamless delivery across all clients.


  • Deliver Performance Insights: Analyze campaign data, uncover trends, and package insights into compelling stories that drive client trust and decision-making.


  • Collaborate Cross-functionally: Partner closely with Client Leads, Creative, and Analytics to ensure your strategies ladder up to broader campaign goals.


  • Support Innovation & Testing: Own test design and execution within your book of business, helping move both client performance and agency capabilities forward.


  • Contribute to Culture: Share knowledge, platform updates, and POVs across the team to keep Dysrupt's media offering sharp, fast, and future-focused.


Qualifications

  • 5-6 years of experience running performance marketing campaigns in Google Ads, along with experience in any of the following platforms: YouTube, Microsoft Ads (Bing), TikTok, Meta, or Amazon.


  • Expert-level knowledge of paid media campaign structures, pacing, optimization levers, and KPI alignment.


  • Deep comfort with large datasets, ad tech tools, and reporting platforms like Google Data Studio (Looker Studio).


  • Clear and confident communicator-able to explain strategies and insights to clients and internal partners alike.


  • Proven track record of running complex campaigns independently with speed, accuracy, and performance results.


  • A proactive and solutions-oriented mindset; you identify issues early and take initiative to solve them.


  • Strong organizational skills with the ability to juggle multiple accounts and priorities.


Additional information

Our Publicis Groupe motto "Viva La Différence" means we're better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

Compensation Range: USD $97,375.00 - USD $149,296.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 9/13/2026.

About Saatchi & Saatchi

Saatchi & Saatchi is a global advertising agency headquartered in New York City. The company was founded in London in 1970 by brothers Maurice and Charles Saatchi and is now part of the Publicis Groupe, a French multinational advertising and public relations company. Saatchi & Saatchi has over 6,000 employees in 114 countries and provides a range of advertising and marketing services to clients in various industries, including automotive, consumer goods, financial services, and telecommunications. The company is known for its creative and innovative advertising campaigns, including the iconic 'Nothing is Impossible' campaign for Toyota. Saatchi & Saatchi has won numerous awards for its work, including Cannes Lions, Clios, and Effies.
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