Darkroom Benefits Overview

Manage and scale paid search campaigns across Google, YouTube, Bing, and emerging AI search platforms for consumer brands. Responsibilities include campaign strategy, account builds, optimization, creative consultation, competitive research, forecasting, reporting, attribution analysis, and client relationship management. The role oversees 6–10 accounts with aggregate monthly spend up to $3 million and collaborates with creative, brand, creator, and analytics teams to drive customer acquisition and revenue growth.

Senior client leader embedded with a founder-led consumer technology company, owning the executive relationship, operating rhythm, escalations, scope, budgets, and cross-functional delivery. The role requires deep media fluency, mobile app measurement knowledge, and the ability to translate founder priorities into actionable plans across media, creative, social, creator, and lifecycle teams. The leader will diagnose performance issues, manage strategic decisions, protect team capacity, and identify opportunities for expanded client work while working onsite in San Jose four to five days weekly.

Leads Darkroom’s Paid Search practice across Google, YouTube, Microsoft Advertising, Shopping, Performance Max, and emerging AI search platforms. Owns strategy, performance, commercial health, P&L influence, client retention, service development, and a $3M–$10M+ monthly portfolio. Builds and manages a team of six or more, develops leadership talent, oversees hiring and organizational design, advises executive clients, manages platform partnerships, establishes measurement standards, and drives AI search innovation.