Associate Director, Paid Search & Social

Agency:

Omd

Job Function:

Media

Job Subfunction:

Media Planning and Buying

Job Description:

The Agency:

OMG23 is the Omnicom Media Group agency dedicated to Walt Disney Studios, Disney+ and Disney’s multiple television networks. At OMG23, we have the privilege of partnering with Disney on the planning, buying and implementation of its integrated ad campaigns for some of the entertainment industry’s most iconic brands. Our Walt Disney Studios team works on titles that include a wide variety of blockbuster films distributed under the Walt Disney Studios, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Animation Studios, 20th Century, and Searchlight banners. We are also proud to be Disney’s Agency of Record for their premier television networks including ABC, ABC News, Disney Channels, Freeform, National Geographic and FX. We live movies and TV. If you do too, see below for an opportunity to join our team.

The Job:

OMG23 | Disney Entertainment | Paid Strategy

OMG23 is looking for an Associate Director to lead paid search and paid social strategy for Disney. This role blends big-picture thinking with hands-on leadership. You’ll translate business and marketing goals into smart, integrated search and social strategies, guide a growing team, and help shape how Disney shows up across the paid media landscape.

What You’ll Do:

Lead strategy and execution across paid search (Google, Bing, YouTube) and paid social (Meta, X, TikTok, Snapchat, Pinterest)

Turn client goals into clear, effective search and social plans that align with broader paid media strategies

Stay on top of platform updates, media consumption trends, and emerging technologies; bring POVs to clients and teams

Build and manage strong relationships with senior client stakeholders

Oversee and mentor a team across multiple live campaigns

Ensure alignment across internal teams by clearly communicating timelines, priorities, and project status

Manage campaign budgets

QA team outputs to ensure accuracy, consistency, and quality

Optimize content calendars and media plans to drive clean, actionable data

Support team growth through coaching, feedback, and development

You Bring:

Bachelor’s degree or relevant experience

4+ years of hands-on experience in paid search and paid social

Strong working knowledge of major biddable platforms (Google Ads, Search Ads 360, Bing, Meta Ads Manager, X Ads, or similar)

Advanced skills in Excel and PowerPoint

Familiarity with ad serving, tagging, and media billing tools is a plus

You’re a clear and confident communicator—equally strong in writing, presenting, and leading conversations with clients and teammates.

You thrive in fast-paced environments, staying flexible and adaptable when timelines shift.

You take a proactive approach to problem-solving, using critical thinking to find smart solutions.

You’re comfortable coaching teammates and contributing to a collaborative, supportive team culture.

You bring strong presentation skills and know how to engage an audience with a compelling story.

You can simplify complex ideas and turn them into clear, actionable recommendations.

You’ll help define how one of the most iconic brands in the world wins in search and social. If you like leading smart teams, testing what’s next, and turning strategy into real results, this role gives you the room and influence to do it. Let’s build media that moves the needle.

This is a hybrid role based in Burbank, CA.

California: $95,000.00-$120,000.00

Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom’s corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance.

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