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Associate Director – Social Media ( Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Reddit ) – Atlanta/ Hybrid – $120,000-$140,000 + Benefits
Richard Manso
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Overview
Our client is the world’s third-largest communications group. The Data, Technology and Innovation Global Practice was created to deliver best-in-class media technology solutions as well as to consolidate our client's data and technology to transform our business from a service business to a platform business. They are seeking an Associate Director of Social Media to join their Atlanta team.
Job Description
Our client's media activation team provides a valuable service to the agency teams and clients executing digital media campaigns but do not have the time or resources to do it themselves. As we grow at a rapid pace across digital media, we are looking to add a talented and motivated Associate Director to help lead Social Activation for a client engagement. This position requires a highly motivated, entrepreneurial person to support all aspects of execution. The ideal candidate should have the ability to work independently and realize they will be a key component of a small and cohesive team.
The Associate Director will partner with team members within our global delivery network and collaborate with client partners to develop strategy and plans to execute media across Social platforms such as Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Reddit, etc.
Responsibilities
- Train and manage staff within our global delivery network
- Oversee execution of multinational social campaigns and ability to provide troubleshooting for campaign delivery and performance support
- Be able to conduct a full analysis of campaign performance, optimizations, issues, etc.
- Work with internal teams to provide clients with social media recommendations and optimization strategies that align with objectives
- Establish workflows for collaboration between client teams and global support teams
- Maintain knowledge of Social Platforms and evolving product offerings to develop structured training plans, team competence, and standard procedures
- Deliver input on campaign goals, approaches, and methods to help establish success metrics and KPIs
- Identify areas for opportunity to improve current procedures, and grow internal team capability
- Serve as escalation point of contact for day-to-day accounts
- Provide client service to agency partners and client teams working with
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree
- 4+ years of online advertising experience, with professional experience in the social space with an increasing level of responsibility within an agency or media company, including client-facing responsibilities
- 2+ years of client-facing experience
- Direct report management experience preferred
- Experience collaborating with global counterparts for support
- Experience buying and planning with social platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Linkedin, Pinterest.)
- Ability to strategically plan campaigns from audience determination, through how to flight and execute campaigns to align with client goals and KPIs
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple deliverables & project timelines efficiently
- Deep understanding of social metrics, and how they interrelate to be able to guide the team to effectively leverage those levers
- Working knowledge of ad tech platforms, manual bidding platforms, APIs, etc.
- Strong relationship-building, diplomacy, and decision-making skills with the ability to think creatively
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite
How do you apply?
If you are interested in the Associate Director role and want to find out more, apply via the link at the bottom of this page or contact Digital Republic Talent by email ([email protected]) or call +1 737 2567409. Check our Job Vacancies page for more job opportunities.
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