Account Director, Social Strategy

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$95K/yr – $125K/yrSenior Level6+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive social media strategy and client campaigns within a global PR/ad agency, coordinating paid, owned, and earned programs.

  • Must-have: 6–10 years in digital/social media roles
  • Standout: Led social programs for large clients
  • Standout: Proficient with common social analytics/tools (e.g., Sprout Social, Brandwatch)

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development and implementation of social media campaigns integrating into larger paid, owned and earned programs
  • Educate clients and colleagues about emerging trends, platforms and best practices
  • Implement digital engagement campaigns for top-tier clients
  • Oversee client’s social media channels including editorial planning, content development, paid media, social listening, social media monitoring and content performance analytics and ongoing social strategy
  • Inform the development of effective digital and social media creative and editorial assets to resonate with priority audiences and ensure social channels are being used in high-value ways
  • Serve as a key client contact in the management of digital campaigns, providing both reliable project management and strategic counsel as needed. You know how to appropriately engage with clients and can confidently communicate with clients in both written communications, virtually via Microsoft Teams or IRL.
  • Collaborate with senior internal agency staff to develop strategy and ensure client deliverables are being met
  • Support new business development efforts in pitch development and presentations

Requirements

  • 6-10 years in digital communications and marketing positions in roles focused on social media
  • Experience supporting large clients or organizations driving innovative social media programs
  • Deep expertise in social media, including content formats, available ad targeting and analytics capabilities
  • Experience working closely with several types of teams such as creative, strategy, media planning and PR
  • Familiarity and comfort working with senior-level stakeholders and clients
  • A keen passion for tracking social media and influencer trends and leveraging them to solve client challenges across a range of industries
  • Knowledge of and interest in social media listening programs and the ability to transform findings into actionable insights for clients
  • Ability to manage multiple projects at various stages simultaneously
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, highly collaborative, multi-disciplinary team
  • Resilient mindset, deep curiosity and a healthy sense of humor (heavy on the humor)

Nice To Have

  • Familiarity with a wide range of social media platforms including but not limited to: LinkedIn, Instagram, X/Twitter, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, etc. and the available content formats for each and an understanding of social platforms’ native analytics offerings.
  • Familiarity with Google Analytics and a wide range of community management, social listening and social media management tools such as Talkwalker, Brandwatch, Sprout Social, Sprinklr, Khoros, Hootsuite or similar tools and an appetite to learn more.
  • Superb research skills with the ability to conduct desk research independently and quickly learn new research tools to inform client and internal briefs
  • Top notch written skills, able to write engaging short form social content with a bonus if you have experience writing longer form content
  • A strong comfort level with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint; You don’t have to be an expert, but you need to be comfortable creating client-ready deliverables in both
  • A clear communicator and persuasive presenter both virtually and IRL
  • Ability to think strategically about the development of social media programs and how to use social platforms effectively
  • Demonstrated success translating client needs into workable plans/projects
  • Strong organizational, time management and project management skills
  • Ability and desire to quickly learn new systems and tools
  • Self-motivated, entrepreneurial and endlessly curious

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