Director, Social Media

At Real Chemistry, making the world a healthier place isn’t just an aspiration—it’s our everyday reality. Our drive to transform healthcare is informed by our blend of deep scientific expertise, human-centred creativity, and AI-driven insights, fostering a unique environment where innovation thrives and our people are impact-obsessed. As a global agency, we provide a full suite of services across healthcare communications and marketing to our clients, including top players in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.

Our culture is rooted in our people—we believe we are best together and are committed to excellence for both our clients and colleagues. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting your career, if you share our passion for healthcare and connection, we invite you to explore our opportunities.

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Real Chemistry is looking for a Director, Social Media to join our growing Activation team and lead smart, platform-native social work that drives meaningful impact for healthcare clients.

For us, social isn’t just a channel - it’s a craft. Our Social Media team blends deep healthcare expertise with sharp strategy, standout content, paid media fluency and data-driven execution to help clients show up with purpose across platforms. As Director, you’ll be a day-to-day lead across multiple books of business, helping teams move from big ideas to smart execution while coaching people, guiding clients and raising the quality of the work.

This is a hybrid role, based in any of our US offices - including New York City, Boston, Chicago, Carmel, or San Francisco - or remotely within the US, depending on team and business needs. This role will primarily support East Coast working hours; candidates based in other time zones may be considered if they are comfortable working East Coast hours.

• Lead integrated social media programs across organic, paid and influencer work streams, translating strategy into smart, compliant, platform-native execution.
• Lead complex client engagements with confidence, helping teams deliver strategic, high-quality work that drives measurable impact.
• Bring clarity and momentum to client programs by pairing strong creative instincts, sharp copy and smart storytelling with organized, insight-led execution.

• Serve as a trusted day-to-day client lead, running recurring, ad-hoc and planning meetings with confidence, clarity and a little spark.
• Connect the dots across social, paid, influencer and performance data, turning analytics into clear insights, recommendations and senior-level narratives.
• Stay one step ahead of client needs, bringing thoughtful solutions, clear next steps and a steady hand to help programs run smoothly from planning through execution.

• Champion responsible AI adoption across social workflows, using tools like Microsoft Copilot, Canva, social listening platforms and analytics dashboards to improve research, ideation, content development, reporting and presentations.
• Help teams use AI with good judgment, keeping healthcare accuracy, client privacy, compliance and brand standards at the center.

• Partner with colleagues to identify opportunities to expand, refine or elevate social media programming across existing accounts.
• Contribute to growth opportunities by shaping smart social POVs, strategic recommendations and pitch-ready thinking.

• You’re a confident, curious social leader who loves the pace of platform change but keeps the work grounded, strategic and reputable.
• You can zoom out to spot patterns, connect insights to business opportunities and zoom in to make the strategy, copy, storytelling and details sharper.
• You enjoy coaching people, building trust with clients and living our values:
  Best Together, Impact-Obsessed, Excellence Expected, Evolve Always and Accountability with an “I.”