Director, Paid Social

Position Overview

You will serve as the primary day-to-day client contact on a specific piece(s) of business. This role involves deep client vertical knowledge which leads to managing the account, developing and executing innovative Social media plans that address the client’s strategic objectives. You will also be responsible for the development of strong Paid Social teams leading the execution of world-class Social programs.

The Director encourages teams to think outside the box, work closely with cross-discipline teams, find ways to modernize and test new concepts, and stay abreast of the client industry to provide exceptional work. We’re looking for a candidate who has continued enthusiasm towards the medium and the desire to constantly educate oneself on the latest information.

Omnicom Media

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You will serve as the primary day-to-day client contact on a specific piece(s) of business. This role involves deep client vertical knowledge which leads to managing the account, developing and executing innovative Social media plans that address the client’s strategic objectives. You will also be responsible for the development of strong Paid Social teams leading the execution of world-class Social programs.

The Director encourages teams to think outside the box, work closely with cross-discipline teams, find ways to modernize and test new concepts, and stay abreast of the client industry to provide exceptional work. We’re looking for a candidate who has continued enthusiasm towards the medium and the desire to constantly educate oneself on the latest information.

• Judge and quantify results of media efforts placed on behalf of our clients (i.e., understand/describe impact of results, compare actual results to needs of client) and the ability to translate this data into a story.
• Utilize online performance tracking and measurement tools
• Represent company philosophies and expertise to external parties, including clients and partner agencies
• Continued enthusiasm towards the medium and the desire to constantly educate oneself on the latest information
• Drives the social process for client teams and across the craft, ensuring integration across channels and avoiding channel silos.
• Encourages exploration and a “test and learn” approach to identify new opportunities and improve business outcomes.
• Applies agency POVs and partnership opportunities to client needs.
• Assist with new business pitches, including research, paid social recommendations, and potentially presenting to new prospects.

• Directly manages Associate Directors and Managers and ensures all junior team members stay on track developing skills for their level, receive actionable feedback and support their goals and growth. Identify new opportunities for team members outside of the day-today client work.
• Manage, develop, and inspire internal social teams; foster an environment that enables action
• Plays an active role in conflict resolution across teams. Identifies gaps, suggestions solutions and resolves problems before they elevate.
• Manages workloads distribution, set timelines and ways of working with broader team including troubleshooting and resolving issues.
• Provides input on staffing plan recommendations, new hires, and promotion opportunities/
• Keep leadership up to date with team and client updates.

• Very strong experience in developing robust, creative, and innovative paid social / native advertising / content marketing programs – in excess of $1mm annually
• 2+ years’ experience managing a client and 2+ direct reports and providing feedback and performance reviews.
• Strong understanding of…