Associate Media Director

QRY•New York, NY

3d•$100,000 - $115,000•Remote

About The Position

We’re QRY, a paid media agency built for brands that want to grow. We combine deep channel expertise, sophisticated data analytics, and full-funnel strategy to help brands reach their most valuable consumers and drive results that actually move the business. We hold ourselves to a high standard on the work, on the results, and on the team and culture we’re building. We’re looking for an Associate Media Director to join our team, owning cross-channel media strategy and leading a team of strategists within a single delivery pod of 5–8 clients. If you have experience leading cross-channel strategies, managing people, and driving results in the digital advertising world, this could be a great fit. You should be strategic, collaborative, intellectually curious, and ready to go deep on client performance.

Requirements

6+ years of hands-on paid media management experience, ideally in an agency environment.
Experience across channels like Google, Meta, TikTok, Amazon, Programmatic, and CTV in both ecommerce and lead generation verticals.
Demonstrable experience thinking strategically, identifying opportunities, and developing effective plans to achieve client objectives.
2+ years of people management experience.
Ability to lead by example, effectively manage and motivate teams, and contribute to a positive work environment.
Top-notch communication skills, confident presenting to senior stakeholders and skilled at simplifying complex media concepts for non-technical audiences.
Analytical thinker who can interpret data, identify trends, and make data-driven decisions using tools like Google Analytics or Shopify.
Passion for the digital marketing, advertising, and agency space.
Ability to stay updated with the latest trends in digital advertising and marketing.
Understanding of the importance of a clean, quiet workspace suitable for video conferencing and smooth virtual collaboration.

Nice To Haves

Finance experience

Responsibilities

Serve as the strategic lead across paid media and paid search for your pod, tying media strategies directly to client business models and broader growth targets (LTV expansion, CAC efficiency, CPL targets, etc).
Proactively identify performance improvements through emerging platform features, best practices, and competitor analysis, and develop test plans for campaign launches, audience expansion, and cross-channel integrations.
Own department-level initiatives that impact performance, such as improving onboarding flow, refining naming conventions, or building internal playbooks.
Lead strategic direction on your pod’s accounts and reports, especially those with the highest media spend, stakeholder complexity, or performance sensitivity.
Lead forecasting across your pod, ensuring each client has a realistic, data-backed forecast that maps to their budget, funnel stage, and goals.
Identify churn risk early and develop mitigation strategies, and find opportunities to expand into new platforms, tactics, or budget growth.
Line-manage two strategists within your pod (Paid Search Strategist and Paid Media Strategist), facilitating 1:1s, yearly reviews, and training plans.
Coach direct reports on both tactical execution and strategic thinking, and guide your team through tough client interactions with transparency and composure.
Regularly review bandwidth and sentiment to prevent burnout and proactively redistribute workload when needed.
Monitor department-level KPIs including account retention, media margin, forecasting accuracy, delivery quality, and team performance.
Lead initiatives that drive efficiency (SOPs for build audits, automation templates, naming conventions) and partner with the Head of Media to iterate on departmental workflows and goals.
Bring insights to leadership on client risk, team performance, or platform shifts that may affect revenue.

Benefits

Competitive salary ($100,000 - $115,000 per year)
Quarterly bonuses tied to company revenue
USA remote flexibility
Unlimited PTO
14 paid company holidays
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance (fully covered for employees)
$100 monthly wellbeing budget
401k program with company match
Investment in L&D through growth opportunities, role matrices, skill assessments, and a dedicated Learning & Development Philosophy + Policy
Latest MacBook Pro
One-time $500 stipend to set up at-home workspace
Annual team retreats
Weekly Coffee Chats
Monthly Happy Hours