Senior Digital Media Strategist, Paid Social

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As a Paid Social Strategist within Verizon's in-house digital media center of excellence, you will be responsible for paid social media strategy, execution and optimization across all inventory types to achieve brand and business objectives.

You will oversee media planning (including audience targeting, ad formats and bid management) on social platforms across select units within Verizon. With your knowledge of the tech landscape and the evolution of social behaviors, you will keep internal leadership, media and ad teams educated on emerging technologies. Additionally, you will support your media technology colleagues on inputs to social platforms' roadmaps to drive differentiation in a highly competitive landscape.

Responsibilities include:

• Developing and executing bold, innovative strategies and campaigns in conjunction with Verizon's marketing team.
• Partnering with Yahoo and other partners on driving the product roadmaps and expanding programmatic capabilities into the broader marketplace.
• Partnering closely with other media leaders (Brand, Business, Search, Programmatic, and Analytics) to support the activations.
• Supporting efforts across partner units within Verizon (Operations, Experience, Technology, and CRM) to create improved digital experiences across all touchpoints.
• Keeping internal teams educated on the evolution of paid social technology, what's leading in the marketplace and what tech can be utilized.

You'll need to have:

• Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience.
• Four or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.
• Marketer/agency/consultative services experience in paid social media strategy & investment.
• Experience "hands-on-keyboard" in primary buying platforms & formats (Facebook/Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, Linked In, Pinterest).

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• A Bachelor's degree.
• Experience with management of social budgets of at least ten million dollars.
• Social media buying experience within agency teams, Management Consultancies or brands with in-house digital media capabilities.
• Fluency in data-driven targeting and reach strategy.
• Ability to manage projects across multiple stakeholders, and influence across divisions, departments, and teams.
• Experience leading data-driven media technology (Liveramp, Adobe AAM, Epsilon, Acxiom).
• Knowledge of advertising channels across TV, audio, OOH, Display (desktop, mobile), Digital Video, Social Media, various buying methodologies (CPM, CPC, CPA), etc.
• Experience with ad verification and brand safety tools (IAS, Double Verify, Moat).

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every "even better" qualification listed above.

In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes working from home and a minimum of three days per week in the office, which will be set by your manager. Employees are responsible for maintaining compliance with hybrid work policies.

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Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristics.

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