Associate Director, Paid Media

The Hub Project•Washington, DC

4d•$85,000 - $91,002•Hybrid

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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.
Committed to a just and inclusive economy that delivers opportunity and dignity to all Americans and passionate about preserving and strengthening our democracy.
Thrive on managing projects with many stakeholders and moving pieces, and are able to creatively distill and organize feedback to achieve our overarching goals.
Think ahead on projects to anticipate potential problems or roadblocks before they happen and adjust your planning accordingly.
Organized and can balance multiple priorities at once.
Creative problem-solver, are organized, and live for the details and a good spreadsheet.
Comfortable collaborating with a team while taking ownership over your piece of a project.
Comfortable taking on evolving responsibilities.

Responsibilities

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.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package
100% employer-paid health, dental, and vision insurance for employees (and their families)
401k retirement plan
3% automatic contribution to 401k
Up to 3% employer match on 401k contributions
Pre-tax transportation benefits
120 hours of vacation time
80 hours of health leave
Up to 2 days of casual leave
20 hours of volunteer leave annually
13 paid holidays throughout the calendar year
12 weeks of paid family and medical leave after 90 days of employment