or apply directly on Digital Matter's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 3 days Digital Matter's roles stay open a median of 32 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 20% of Digital Matter's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Digital Matter
- high 2 stale, 0 reposted of 5 open
- Hiring momentum
- 5 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-27
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Digital Matter's own lever board since 2026-08-04. Full hiring picture for Digital Matter.
About this role
The Associate Director of Paid Search will lead search strategy and execution for a portfolio of clients, focusing on performance and growth. This role involves direct client interaction, presenting strategies and results, and optimizing paid search campaigns across platforms like Google Ads and Microsoft Ads. The position also requires team leadership, business growth accountability, and the development of best practices for search execution.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 5/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Digital Matter as an employer.
What you need
- Tenure in hands-on, consistent paid search management experience
- Experience on both the agency side and the vendor/platform side at either Google (Google Ads) or Microsoft (Microsoft Advertising)
- Proven track record managing multi-million-dollar search budgets across complex, multi-brand or multi-client portfolios
- Deep expertise across Google Ads and Microsoft Ads platforms
- Familiarity with Google Analytics, Search Ads 360, or similar bid management/reporting tools
- Demonstrated experience leading and developing a team
What you get
- Eligible for equity and benefits
- Company incentives
Worth weighing
- Salary range is $180,000 - $260,000, which may vary based on skills and experience
- Role requires both strategic oversight and deep execution capabilities
- Client-facing role with significant accountability for revenue growth
Summarised from Digital Matter's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Digital Matter on their lever job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-27. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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