Associate Director, Paid Social

Burbank, CA (On-site)

$97K/yr – $120K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive paid social strategy and client delivery across major platforms while leading a cross-functional team.

  • Own day-to-day client relationships and develop the overall paid social strategy.
  • Must-have: Extensive experience with native social ad platforms (Meta Ad Manager, TikTok, Reddit).
  • Standout: Mentorship of teammates and collaboration with Strategy, Analytics, and Creative teams.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Main point of contact for day to day clients; client relationship building and fostering of the relations is at the core of this position
  • Develop the overarching paid social media strategies
  • Oversee strategic execution, optimization, and billing for designated team.
  • Work across Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, Reddit, X, Pinterest and other emerging social media platforms to oversee the design, build, and manage campaigns.
  • Gauge team objectives, challenges and needs by performing regular assessments.
  • Maintain a comprehensive understanding of client’s social media budgets and program elements – can easily answer questions pertaining to status of account (stage of plan, buys, current workflows, and client billings).
  • Apply solid understanding of audience profiling techniques, social media consumption habits, and competitive analysis.
  • Keep current on emerging paid social media trends and provide POVs to internal teams and client
  • Mentor and develop team resources, creating an inspiring and positive environment for clients and all internal team members.
  • Collaborate with various integrated departments (Account, Project Management, Strategy, Investment, Analytics, Creative)

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Advertising, Communications or equivalent field of study.
  • Strong ad tech marketing knowledge and proficiency is required.
  • Extensive experience working with native social media ad platforms (Meta Ad Manager, TikTok, Snapchat, Reddit, etc)
  • Master of quality assurance and detail oriented
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills; the ability to think on your feet, to be creative and talk knowledgeably about social media and its implications on today’s businesses.
  • Proven track record of managing teams with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Ability to move fast, be bold and thrive in a dynamic, quickly changing environment.
  • Advanced skills in Excel (pivot tables and macros).
  • Strong analytics, quantitative and problem-solving skills; ability to analyze raw data, draw conclusions, and develop actionable recommendations.

    Benefits

    • medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.
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