Director, Social

New York, USA (On-site)

$121K/yr – $170K/yrDirector/Executive8+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive paid social leadership and team delivery for client programs, shaping strategy, governance, and measurable growth outcomes.

  • Own the end-to-end paid social program, including planning, execution, and client-facing results.
  • Must-have: 8+ years of paid social account management experience.
  • Standout: able to lead a team of up to 8 and drive regional test-and-learn programs.

Job Description

Drive paid social leadership and team delivery for client programs, shaping strategy, governance, and measurable growth outcomes.

  • Lead forward thinking paid social ideas for client, ensuring team is incorporating media creativity and activation innovation into media plan development
  • Facilitate the development and documentation of paid social best practices to improve operational efficiencies within the team and the group
  • Participate in holistic planning sessions regarding client overarching strategy and approach, providing leadership, consultation and acting as a voice for social media
  • Ensure social initiatives are executed and managed to deliver and exceed client objectives
  • Uncover opportunities and grow business through thought leadership, client expertise and consistent delivery of good work.
  • Steward client interest in the areas of tracking and delivering measurable social results and analytics, market knowledge, and audience insights
  • Establish and grow relationships with senior media clients, as well as be a key agency contacts and internal agency partners
  • Stays apprised of new technologies and trends and a keen understanding of social landscape to incorporate into media driven solutions and business building ideas
  • Manage and oversee monthly and end of campaign client billing, media budget reconciliations
  • Manages and mentors a team of up to 8 Media Planners and/or Media Managers
  • Provide leadership/motivation and convey the vision and values of the agency to media staff
  • Assure that the media staff adheres to established agency policies/procedures
  • Critiques, conducts reviews, performance evaluation of media team to ensure that effective, efficient and profitable staff operations are maintained; working closely with Associate Media Directors or Supervisors to provide mentorship and guidance to the team
  • Embody Publicis Groupe values and cultivate them among the team
  • Manages workflow, efficient and profitable servicing of client(s), staffing levels, fosters healthy team structure, team assignments
  • Maintain excellent external professional relationships with media publishers and partners
  • Define and lead a bespoke and structured regional test-and-learn agenda, ensuring clear hypotheses, measurement frameworks, and actionable outcomes.
  • Zenith is the ROI Agency. Our more than 6,000 specialists across 95 markets offer unparalleled capabilities in Media, Data, Technology, Commerce and Content. We put effectiveness at the heart of our work to solve complex challenges, drive successful business outcomes, and grow our clients’ businesses.
  • Compensation Range and other details are listed in benefits and compensation sections.
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Zenith

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Zenith is the ROI Agency. Our more than 6,000 specialists across 95 markets offer unparalleled capabilities in Media, Data, Technology, Commerce and Content. We put effectiveness at the heart of our work to solve complex challenges, drive successful business outcomes, and grow our clients’ businesses. Zenith is part of Publicis Media, the media arm of Publicis Groupe [Euronext Paris Fr0000130577, CAC40].

Founded in 1988
Лондон, Англия, GBR
5.6K employees (1,571 in marketing)
73% recommend to a friend
80% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
29.4K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
40.7%
Direct
38.6%
Referral
15.2%
Social
4.2%
Paid
1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~5.6K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1,462 (26% of company)
Median Career Experience
11 years
Median Tenure
2.6 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
34

Funding

Total Funding
$350K
Last Raise
$350K
Series A, 9 months ago

Funding History

  • Jun 2025
    Series A • $350K

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