Wells Fargo

Marketing Director - Performance Media

Wells Fargo$159K — $305K *
Media
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of marketing or digital marketing experience.
  • 4+ years of management or leadership experience.
  • Expertise in leading media strategies across video, radio, and digital.
  • Proven ability to attract and develop diverse talent.
  • Strong presentation skills for engaging with senior executives.
  • Experience developing innovative media strategies targeting AI technologies.

Responsibilities

  • Lead performance paid media buying, planning, and optimization.
  • Collaborate with the Search Center of Excellence on best practices.
  • Achieve annual goals for paid media and content strategies.
  • Mentor and develop a team of media strategists and channel experts.
  • Pilot new media innovations with partners like Google and Meta.
  • Analyze results to inform business decisions for customer growth.
  • Coordinate media strategy across consumer banking divisions.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits.
  • 401(k) Plan participation.
  • Paid time off policy.
  • Disability and life insurance options.
  • Parental and critical caregiving leave.
  • Tuition reimbursement support.
  • Scholarship programs for dependent children.
  • Adoption reimbursement benefits.
Full Job Description

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Growth Marketing Media Director to oversee a team responsible for developing, leading, and managing performance paid media strategies (e.g. search, affiliates) in the Consumer Banking and Lending division. This is a new role that will be responsible for profitably driving customer growth for multiple Lines of Business – hitting targets critical to the firm -- while leading a team of media strategists, channel, and optimization experts. The landscape has changed quickly; a great candidate will be able to lean on strong experience of what has worked in the past, but be open / excited to think differently about how to win going forward.

This role has high-visibility and will regularly interface with senior leaders across the Firm, be a key relationship owner with our agency of record and key publishers and affiliates. You will also work closely with product marketing teams and help build consistency and best practices across the Firm. Must be a strong leader who can manage a direct team and influence cross-functional teams.


In this role, you will:

  • Lead a team responsible for all buying, planning and optimization across performance paid media designed to acquire/drive growth across all retail consumer and small business customer segments
  • Partner closely with the Search Center of Excellence lead in building consistency and best practices in optimization
  • Deliver annual production goals allocated for paid media and content strategies
  • Provide leadership, mentorship, and development to a team of media planners, strategists, and channel optimization experts
  • Launch new pilots and innovations in partnership with key media relationships, including Google, Omnicom, Meta, etc.
  • Review analytical results to make business decisions to drive new customers and balance growth via effective media strategies
  • Partner across CBL Marketing and other line-of-business marketing leaders to ensure media strategies are congruent and meet firm-wide business objectives
  • Provide ongoing performance updates related to CBL Media strategies to the CBL CMO and other C-suite level executives
  • Manage allocation of people and financial resources for paid media including vendor relationships / scopes of work; additionally, manage all lower funnel paid media vendor relationships
  • Develop a roadmap to drive innovative solutions to paid and organic media strategies, with a particular focus on AI/Gen AI technologies

Required Qualifications:

  • 10+ years of Marketing, Digital Marketing, Digital Platforms, or Social Media experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
  • 4+ years of management or leadership experience

Desired Qualifications:

  • 10+ years' experience in leading media strategies, particularly in video, radio, and digital channels
  • Ability to attract, retain and develop top diverse talent
  • Skilled at delivering clear, compelling presentations to senior executives and C-suite leaders
  • Highly collaborative and can effectively lead a cross-functional team including both internal and external (agency) partners
  • Experience developing roadmaps that drive innovative solutions to paid and organic media strategies
  • Experience thriving in and navigating a fast-paced, highly matrixed environment
  • Strong analytical understanding and business acumen
  • Deep experience reviewing and understanding analytical results to make business decisions to drive new customers and balance growth via effective media strategies

Job Expectations:

  • Ability to travel up to 10% of the time
  • This position offers a hybrid work schedule
  • This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship

Posting Locations:

  • Charlotte, NC - 401 S. Tryon St.
  • Irving, TX - 401 Las Colinas Blvd.
  • New York, NY - 150 E. 42nd St.
  • Columbus, OH - 3075 Loyalty Cir.

This role will lead a team of performance marketing specialists in running and optimizing search, affiliate, and display / social.

Pay Range

Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to demonstrated examples of prior performance, skills, experience, or work location. Employees may also be eligible for incentive opportunities.

$159,000.00 - $305,000.00

Benefits

Wells Fargo provides eligible employees with a comprehensive set of benefits, many of which are listed below. Visit for an overview of the following benefit plans and programs offered to employees.

  • Health benefits
  • 401(k) Plan
  • Paid time off
  • Disability benefits
  • Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance
  • Parental leave
  • Critical caregiving leave
  • Discounts and savings
  • Commuter benefits
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Scholarships for dependent children
  • Adoption reimbursement

Posting End Date:

12 Jun 2026

*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

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