"Job Title: Head of Paid Media
Location: Austin, Texas
About Chai Vision
Chai Vision is a high-growth e-commerce company managing a portfolio of direct-to-consumer (DTC) CPG brands, including Lifepro (health & wellness), Joyberri (kids products), PetCove (pet products), Loft & Ivy (home goods), and Oaktiv (outdoor & travel). Our brands are scaling rapidly across Shopify, Amazon, and TikTok Shop, and we are looking for a performance-driven growth expert to help us scale further through paid media and digital acquisition.
If you thrive on ownership, love performance marketing, and know how to scale e-commerce brands profitably, this is the role for you.
Who You Are
- You have direct experience profitably scaling paid media for e-commerce CPG DTC brands.
- You are obsessed with data and know how to use it to drive decisions.
- You own your numbers, optimize relentlessly, and don’t wait for direction.
- You are a true expert in Meta Ads, Google Ads, and other performance marketing channels.
- You understand DTC funnels and how to create high-converting customer journeys across paid media.
- You are deeply experienced in creative strategy and know how to build winning ad creative and landing page strategies that maximize ROAS.
- You thrive in fast-paced environments and are comfortable leading cross-functional teams, managing agencies, and ensuring full accountability for performance.
What You’ll Do
Performance Marketing Strategy & Execution:
- Own and scale paid acquisition channels, including Meta, Google, YouTube, and other relevant platforms.
- Optimize media buying, audience targeting, creative strategy, and bid structures to maximize ROAS while balancing customer acquisition costs.
- Develop, test, and scale high-performing ad creative and landing page strategies in collaboration with internal teams and external agencies.
- Identify new acquisition channels and continuously explore growth opportunities in emerging ad platforms.
Creative Strategy & Content Optimization:
- Lead creative strategy for paid media, ensuring a constant flow of high-performing ad creative that aligns with platform best practices.
- Work closely with content teams, influencer managers, and agencies to develop high-converting ad creative.
- Drive iterative creative testing, launching and optimizing different ad angles, messaging, and formats to improve ROAS.
- Ensure creative teams are aligned with performance goals, constantly testing and optimizing messaging angles.
DTC Customer Funnels & Retention:
- Develop and implement full-funnel strategies to improve customer acquisition, retention, and lifetime value.
- Create strategic paid media offers that drive high conversion rates and profitability.
- Optimize DTC marketing funnels, ensuring strong alignment between ads, landing pages, and customer journeys.
- Collaborate with the Email/SMS team to enhance post-purchase retention and re-engagement strategies.
Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Manage agencies, media buyers, and performance marketing teams, ensuring clear KPIs and accountability.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with creative, influencer, email/SMS, and product teams to drive cohesive strategies.
- Regularly report on performance, analyzing key trends and developing strategies to maximize revenue and efficiency.
What You Need to Succeed
- 5+ years of experience in performance marketing, growth, or acquisition for e-commerce brands.
- Proven track record scaling ad spend profitably ($500K–$1M+/month in media spend).
- Deep expertise in Meta, TikTok, and Google Ads, with a strong understanding of YouTube, programmatic, and other paid acquisition channels.
- Strong understanding of CAC, LTV, MER, ROAS, and funnel metrics and how they impact overall profitability.
- A/B testing and creative strategy experience, with a proven track record of developing and scaling winning ad creative.
- Strong leadership experience, with the ability to manage agencies, media buyers, and cross-functional teams.
- Data-driven mindset with advanced experience in Google Analytics, Northbeam, Triple Whale, and attribution models.
- Ability to think big and execute fast, driving immediate impact while balancing long-term strategy.
Do Not Apply If:
- You need micromanagement or constant direction.
- You are unable to effectively manage and grow a team
- You are uncomfortable taking ownership of results and driving decisions independently.
- You lack experience scaling paid media for e-commerce CPG DTC brands.
- You don’t thrive in fast-paced, high-accountability environments.
If you’re a true growth leader who knows how to scale e-commerce brands profitably, we want to hear from you."