Director, Paid Social

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$150K/yr – $160K/yrDirector/ExecutiveFull time

Posted 7 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own cross client relationships and governance with a focus on vendor oversight, reporting discipline, and strategic solutioning that ties data to business outcomes.

  • Own client relationships across lines of business and guide strategy and thought leadership.
  • Oversee vendor selection, scopes, and vendor performance through RFIs and demos.
  • Drive platform reporting, dashboards, and clear results communication.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Customer/Client Management: Builds relationships with mid to senior level stakeholders at clients; builds capabilities and serves as customer relationship manager
  • Vendor Relationship Management: Approves vendor selections and scopes; oversees the team meeting with vendors; brings own expertise to vendor selection
  • Discipline-Specific Tasks: Ensures departmental standards and process are customized to fit the specific needs of assigned clients and are implemented across all campaigns; advises on and/or conducts advanced setup, troubleshooting, and optimization; vets vendor capabilities through RFIs and demos
  • Platform Reporting: Supervises design of reporting dashboards and develops presentations to ensure results are clearly communicated. Owns accuracy of all reporting
  • Solutions Innovation: Develops long-term solutions for clients including custom data management solutions and data solutions
  • Has accountability for the performance and business results of multiple client accounts; guides account decisions, strategies and thought leadership, budget spending and staffing for region
  • Tactically manages multiple teams of subordinate managers; has responsibility for hiring, performance appraisals, coaching and career development
  • Establishes and monitors standards, processes, and communications; develops departmental plans, business, and/or organizational priorities

Requirements

  • Required Skills and Experience - Proven track-record of successfully seeking out and curating new business relationships and/or solutions; developing solutions using new or existing processes
  • Experience building team, providing mentorship and navigating how to manage up/down/ laterally (e.g., ability to navigate and be effective with multiple personalities)
  • Proven ability to assess and rank issues and tasks in order of importance for taking action
  • Experience serving as the first point of escalation in client issues
  • Owns full relationships for clients across all lines of business.
  • Advanced knowledge of technology or measurement ad tech solutions, including platforms
  • Intermediate knowledge and skills in data analysis
  • Confident collaborating with others and creating environment to welcome others’ ideas
  • Experience with Project / Account Management
  • Advanced communication skills; clear and succinct communication

Preferred

  • Advanced ability to anticipate, recognize and clearly define problems using various techniques to systematically analyze, weigh alternatives and propose solutions
  • Experience with managing existing business relationships, partnerships, and alliances internally and externally
  • Applies a solid foundation to varying situations
  • Applies advanced knowledge and perceives deviations from the normal pattern

Benefits

  • We offer a Total Rewards package that includes medical and dental coverage, 401(k) plans, flex spending, life insurance, disability, employee discount program, employee stock purchase program and paid family benefits to support you and your family.
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IPG Mediabrands is the media and marketing solutions division of Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG). IPG Mediabrands manages over $47 billion in marketing investment globally on behalf of its clients across its full-service agency networks UM, Initiative and Mediahub and through its award-winning specialized business units Healix, KINESSO, MAGNA, Mediabrands Content Studio, Orion Holdings, Rapport, and the IPG Media Lab. IPG Mediabrands clients include many of the world’s most recognizable and iconic brands from a broad portfolio of industry sectors including automotive, personal finance, consumer product goods (CPG), pharma, health and wellness, entertainment, financial services, energy, toys and gaming, direct to consumer and e-commerce, retail, hospitality, food and beverage, fashion and beauty. The company employs more than 18,000 diverse marketing communication professionals in more than 130 countries. Learn more at www.ipgmediabrands.com.

Founded in 2007
New York, New York, USA
8.6K employees (2,270 in marketing)
70% recommend to a friend
78% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
111.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
42%
Direct
43.5%
Referral
9.7%
Social
3.6%
Paid
0.9%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~8.7K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1,974 (23% of company)
Median Career Experience
12 years
Median Tenure
4.7 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
7

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