Director, Paid Media (Hybrid)

Director Paid Media (Hybrid)

Overview:

Weedmaps is seeking a Director of Paid Media to lead our full-funnel paid media strategy across both performance and brand channels. This role will own media planning buying optimization and measurement across digital and offline channels while building and developing a high-performing paid media team.

The Director of Paid Media will architect a scalable data-driven paid media engine that balances near-term performance with long-term brand impact. This is a highly cross-functional leadership role partnering closely with Creative Brand Marketing Finance Data Engineering Marketing Operations Field Marketing and Events to deliver integrated measurable growth.

The impact youll make:

• Recruit manage and develop a high-performing paid media team across performance and brand disciplines.
• Establish clear roles operating rhythms goals and expectations to support scale and accountability.
• Coach team members on strategy execution measurement and effective cross-functional collaboration.
• Foster a culture of rigor experimentation ownership and continuous improvement.
• Own Paid Media Strategy & Vision
  • Define and lead Weedmaps paid media strategy across performance and brand channels ensuring alignment with company growth goals and brand objectives.
  • Build an integrated full-funnel media approach that balances acquisition efficiency with sustained brand investment.
  • Establish a clear point of view on channel mix investment strategy experimentation and measurement frameworks.
• Lead Planning Buying & Optimization
  • Oversee media planning and execution across channels including paid search paid social display mobile app acquisition video audio influencer and offline channels such as out-of-home (OOH) and streaming.
  • Own budget allocation pacing and optimization to maximize ROI while supporting long-term brand health.
  • Drive a strong test-and-learn culture with clear hypotheses structured experimentation and insights that inform future investment decisions.
• Measurement Reporting & Insights
  • Partner with Data Marketing Operations and Analytics to define and evolve paid media measurement frameworks including attribution incrementality and channel-level performance.
  • Ensure consistent actionable reporting that supports executive decision-making and investment tradeoffs.
  • Translate complex performance data into clear insights recommendations and strategic narratives.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Work closely with Creative and Brand teams to improve asset strategy channel fit and creative testing frameworks.
  • Partner with Finance on forecasting budget management and performance reviews.
  • Collaborate with Engineering Data and Marketing Operations to ensure the tooling infrastructure and integrations needed to support paid media at scale.
  • Align with Field Marketing and Events to integrate paid media into regional experiential and tentpole initiatives.
• Vendor & Partner Management
  • Own relationships with media platforms vendors and agency partners setting clear performance expectations and operating standards.
  • Determine when to leverage in-house execution versus agency support to optimize effectiveness and efficiency.
  • Partner with Lifecycle Marketing to ensure seamless coordination between paid and owned channels for a cohesive customer journey.

What youve accomplished:

• 10 years of experience in paid media growth marketing or media leadership roles.
• 5 years of people management experience including hiring and developing high-performing teams.
• Deep experience across performance and brand media channels including digital and offline.
• Strong understanding of attribution incrementality experimentation and media measurement methodologies.
• Experience managing large media budgets and making data-informed investment decisions.
• Advanced proficiency in data analysis with comfort partnering closely with data and analytics teams.

Bonus points:

• Experience leading paid media functions in highly regulated industries (e.g. cannabis alcohol fintech healthcare or other compliance-driven categories).
• Background managing both in-house teams and agency partners with a clear point of view on when and how to leverage each model.
• Hands-on experience with mobile app marketing including app install re-engagement and app-centric measurement frameworks.
• Familiarity with modern marketing technology stacks and attribution tools (e.g. MMPs analytics platforms experimentation tools).
• Strong understanding of full-funnel measurement including incrementality testing lift studies and media mix modeling.
• Experience integrating paid media with lifecycle marketing CRM field marketing and events.
• Proven ability to operate in fast-paced high-growth environments and adapt strategy as business priorities evolve.
• Experience presenting performance insights and investment recommendations to executive leadership.

The base pay range for this position is $160000.00 - $184080.00 per year

2026 US Benefits for Full Time Regular Employees:

• Physical Health (Medical Dental & Vision)
• 100% employer-paid premium for employees
• Up to 80% coverage for dependents
• Company HSA contribution with the High Deductible Health Plan
• 401(k) Retirement Plan (employer will match contribution up to 3.5% of employee contribution)
• Basic Life Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance options
• Supplemental voluntary benefits
• Student Loan Repayment/529 Education Savings with a monthly company contribution
• FSA (Medical Dependent Transit and Parking)
• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Accident Insurance
• Short- and Long-term Disability Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Identity theft protection
• Legal access to a network of attorneys
• PTO paid sick leave and company holidays (including a 2026 holiday shutdown)
• Paid parental leave

Why Work at Weedmaps

Life at Weedmaps means innovation and heart. Come join us if you care about the plant the people who love it and are ready to let your talent shine. We foster a bustling and collaborative culture that revolves around an environment that focuses on the benefits of weed and the community that supports it.

You too can have a hand in shaping the industrys future; ready to roll with us

See how weve grownour journey leadership team and whats next at Weedmaps:

Founded in 2008 weve grown from a small startup to a global leader in the cannabis industry. Our dedication to transparency education and community has set us apart and today we proudly serve cannabis to consumers and businesses in the U.S. and worldwide.

Freedom to choose. Freedom to access. Freedom to enjoy.

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