Associate Director, Social Strategy

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$115K/yr – $125K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 21 hrs ago

Job Summary

Lead the social media strategy for Mercedes-Benz across owned, earned, and paid channels, partnering with brand, product marketing, CRM, media, and creative teams to drive launches and storytelling while shaping executive thought leadership and guiding platform optimization.

  • Develop strategic briefs, playbooks, and content frameworks aligned to business objectives.
  • Analyze audience, performance, and sentiment to inform content and customer experience.
  • Mentor strategists and evangelize social best practices across the organization.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop integrated social media strategies that define how, where, and when Mercedes-Benz should engage consumers across owned, earned, and paid social channels, including Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, Reddit, Pinterest, and emerging platforms.
  • Partner with Brand, Product Marketing, CRM, Media, and Creative teams to develop social-first campaigns supporting vehicle launches, brand storytelling, retail initiatives, experiential marketing, partnerships, and cultural moments.
  • Create strategic briefs, channel playbooks, content frameworks, and platform recommendations that align creative execution with business objectives and channel best practices.
  • Manage Meta Business Manager and other social platform tools to facilitate campaign development, creative testing, and collaboration across internal teams and agency partners.
  • Analyze audience behaviors, platform performance, and consumer engagement trends to inform content strategy, creative optimization, and customer experience.
  • Leverage social listening and competitive intelligence to uncover actionable insights, monitor brand sentiment, and identify opportunities for proactive engagement.
  • Develop executive thought leadership content—including LinkedIn articles, bylines, keynote messaging, and social narratives—that positions Mercedes-Benz and its leaders at the forefront of automotive innovation, luxury, and mobility trends.
  • Serve as the organization's subject matter expert on social media, educating internal stakeholders on platform evolution, best practices, measurement, and innovation.
  • Mentor junior strategists and contribute to the continued evolution of social strategy capabilities across the organization.
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From QSR and fin tech to automotive and oncology, we’ve been helping brands navigate change to keep them ahead of the curve for over 30 years. It made us different in the past; it makes us ideal for the future.Unlike most agencies, we have never unbundled our media, digital, design, and CRM disciplines. They all live here in the same space and on the same P+L. Our approach gives us a full-angle view of the possibilities. Boundaries stifle success; removing them breed it. And we like to have a lot of fun in the process!

Founded in 1993
New York, New York, USA
310 employees (157 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$115K/yr – $125K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
93 (30% of company)
Median Tenure
2.4 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
7

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
3.8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
28.5%
Direct
46.8%
Referral
5.8%
Social
17.3%
Paid
1.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~310
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Associate Director, Social Strategy

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