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DIRECTOR, DIGITAL MARKETING - Hybrid

PacSun

Anaheim, CA
Full Time
Director
157k-181k
about 1 month ago

Job Description

About the Role

The Director, Digital Marketing is responsible for the development and management of the company's digital growth marketing strategy. This role involves managing the in-house paid media team and leading key activities such as paid search, paid social, affiliate, display, marketplace advertising, SEO, and custom activations. The position requires collaboration with cross-functional teams including CRM, Brand Marketing, Merchandising, Buying, Planning, Legal, and IT, with a primary focus on driving customer acquisition and retention, building revenue profitably online, managing a strict budget, and continually improving return on ad spend. Pacsun is a lifestyle brand inspired by fashion, music, art, and sport, committed to community, positive change, and fostering a culture of transparency, collaboration, and accountability.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develops and executes paid marketing strategy across all digital media channels from concept to launch.
  • Leads internal paid media team, handling tactical execution of media allocation and optimization.
  • Manages all aspects of digital media including SEO/SEM, affiliate, display re-targeting and acquisition, paid social, and custom activations with media partners and platforms.
  • Sets and maintains clear, specific, measurable, actionable, reasonable, and time-related goals for the team and individual members.
  • Partners with cross-functional leaders to optimize digital marketing effectiveness and support cross-channel sales.
  • Identifies and launches new digital marketing initiatives to better acquire and retain customers.
  • Develops digital marketing roadmap including existing channel optimization and development of new channels, aligned with budget and key marketing moments.
  • Builds and maintains relationships with key platform partners such as Google/YouTube, Meta, TikTok, Pinterest, and Snapchat.
  • Builds and manages digital media budget, reports on spend, demand, and ROI regularly.
  • Provides reporting on digital media channel effectiveness, including qualitative and quantitative performance metrics.
  • Maintains and leverages analytics systems, including attribution modeling, to gain insights into marketing effectiveness.
  • Leads efforts for landing page optimization, personalization, and A/B/multivariate testing to improve click-through and conversion rates.
  • Evaluates digital marketing partners, vendors, and publishers for effectiveness and contribution to business goals.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree preferred, ideally in Marketing, Business, or Retail.
  • 5-7 years' experience in digital marketing and marketing analytics.
  • 5+ years within a retail environment; Apparel and Omni channel experience a plus.
  • Must be financially savvy and skilled in reporting on KPIs, marketing performance, user behavior, shopping flows, channels, and marketing tests.
  • Must be hands-on, analytical, and highly collaborative leader capable of delivering results in a fast-paced environment.
  • Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong business, data analysis, and interpretation skills.
  • Strong Microsoft Office skills, especially Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
  • Self-starter able to solve medium to complex problems.

Nice to Have

  • Experience managing digital marketing in a highly-matrixed, multi-channel retailer.

Qualifications

  • Specific educational qualifications are not mandatory but a Bachelor's Degree is preferred.

Benefits & Perks

  • Dog friendly office environment
  • On-site Cafe
  • On-site Gym
  • $1,000 referral incentive program
  • Generous associate discount of 30-50% off merchandise online and in-stores
  • Competitive long-term and short-term incentive program
  • Immediate 100% vested 401K contributions and employer match
  • Calm Premium access for all employees
  • Employee perks throughout the year

Working at PacSun

Pacsun co-created in Los Angeles, inspires the next generation of youth through community-building at the intersection of fashion, music, art, and sport. The company believes in using its voice, platform, and resources to inspire positive development and drive change. It fosters a culture of transparency, collaboration, accountability, and integrity, serving as an advocate in the industry and marketplace, and emphasizing talent development and performance excellence.

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Job Details

Posted AtAug 22, 2025
Job CategoryDigital Marketing
Salary157k-181k
Job TypeFull Time
Work ModeHybrid
ExperienceDirector

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About PacSun

Website

pacsun.com

Location

Anaheim, CA

Industry

Clothing and Clothing Accessories Retailers

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