Associate Director, Paid Social

Burbank, CA (Hybrid)

$120K/yr – $130K/yrSenior Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead paid social and paid search media across Disney accounts with team management and cross‑functional coordination.

  • Own strategy development and cross-team coordination for multiple campaigns
  • Must-have: 4–6 years in paid social/search and hands‑on platform expertise
  • Standout: Team leadership with budget management and client-facing delivery

Job Description

Responsibilities
  • Must have strong knowledge of the paid search (Google, Bing, YouTube) and social (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Pinterest) landscape and best practices
  • Identify client goals/objectives and lead the development of strategies and tactics for current campaigns
  • Ensure integration and coordination between various internal teams by updating and informing them on the status of all account projects
  • Stay current with social consumption habits, ‘first-to-market’ opportunities and emerging technologies
  • Provide POV for staff and clients on new technologies and vendor partners
  • Build strong relationships with senior-level client counterparts and manage day-to-day relationships including strategic oversight and overall problem solving/troubleshooting
  • Manage team of Supervisors, Specialists and Coordinators in the development, implementation and maintenance of multiple and simultaneous media plans
  • Manage budgets for all campaigns across Disney fiscal year
  • Ability to write clearly and concisely and present orally in an articulate and confident manner
  • Check for accuracy, timeliness and quality of all team outputs
Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Minimum of 4-6 years of experience in paid social and paid search execution
  • A solid understanding of all major biddable platforms (Google AdWords, DoubleClick Search, Bing, or similar platform, Facebook Power Editor, Twitter Ads)
  • Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
  • Clear and articulate communicator with ability to direct and coach team members
  • Demonstrated ability to articulate and communicate clearly when participating in internal and client-facing meetings
  • Strong presentation skills with the ability to engage an audience and deliver a seamless and effective narrative
  • Ability to be agile and adaptable within a quick turnaround business environment
  • Excellent ability to convey complex ideas clearly and concisely
  • Demonstrated proactive approach to problem solving and critical thinking
  • Excellent skills in MS Office: Excel, Word and PowerPoint
  • Knowledge of ad serving, tagging, and media billing tools a plus
Benefits
  • benefits include: health insurance, vision insurance, dental insurance, 401(k), Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, vacation days, sick days, personal days, paid parental leave, paid medical leave, and STD/LTD insurance benefits.