European Wax Center · 9 hours ago
Paid Media Director
European Wax Center, Inc. is the largest and fastest-growing franchisor and operator of out-of-home body waxing services in the United States. The Paid Media Director will drive profitable new guest growth through paid media strategies and oversee the in-house media planning and buying team, developing omnichannel acquisition strategies to meet brand objectives.
Responsibilities
Develop sophisticated paid search and social strategies across acquisition and retention
Maintain accountability for performance of evergreen and seasonal campaigns, continually optimizing the buys in order to meet weekly targets
Embody the team’s test & learn culture by establishing an iterative quarterly roadmap, striving to utilize 20-30% of the media budget for tests and experiments
Partner with developers to implement offline conversion tracking and pixel-based optimization across each platform
Lead their team of buyers to optimize across - not just within - media channels, unifying the media planning and buying discipline instead of operating in channel-specific silos
Collaborate with other members of the marketing team to strategize across paid, affiliate, referral, and any other relevant channels
Present data and insights to the executive leadership team in an easy-to-understand way, collaborating with enterprise data analysts on inputs and outputs for visualization
Remain nimble as the industry landscape consistently changes (e.g. adapting to privacy safe environments, cookie deprecation, changing targeting capabilities)
Partner with VP of Marketing on the creative roadmap:
Ensure that best practices are met for each platform and
Provide direction on cadence of creative updates specific to different roles of media: low-, mid-, upper-funnel
Remain well versed in native creative capabilities across platforms e.g. TikTok One, Gemini, Meta Advantage+
Lead the in-house paid media planning and buying team, fostering a culture of performance, collaboration, and continuous learning
Perform other duties as needed
Qualification
Required
Demonstrated experience with owned and earned - not just paid - media channels
Proven ability to iterate rapidly within the changing media landscape
Ability to thrive in dynamic environments with competing priorities and diverse stakeholders
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
Ability to learn quickly and easily adapt to a dynamic environment
Strong leadership and team management skills with experience developing high-performing teams
Authentic individual with impeccable integrity whose personal and professional values are consistent with EWC's mission, vision and values
Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, or related field
5+ years managing a team of media professionals
10+ years of overall online advertising experience
Hands on keyboard experience in Google Ads, Meta Ads Manager, and Google Analytics 4 required
Experience working on an in-house marketing team required
Preferred
Experience in franchise/distributed workforce environments is a plus
Experience working in other paid media channels (programmatic, DOOH, retail media, etc) is a plus
Company
European Wax Center
EWC brings unique waxing experience to women and men in a setting with a modern environment.
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$400MKey Investors
General Atlantic
2022-03-28Post Ipo Debt· $400M
2021-08-05IPO
2018-08-21Private Equity
Recent News
2025-12-24
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