Social Media Director

USA (Remote)

$130K/yr – $150K/yrSenior Level10+ years exp

Posted 5 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own Circanaglobal social engine across LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram with a video-first, executive-visibility focus, while building governance, listening, and community programs that feed product and leadership decisions.

  • Own enterprise social strategy and governance across channels.
  • Lead executive visibility and thought leadership with top leaders.
  • Turn community feedback and listening into actionable business insights for product, sales, and leadership.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and Direct Circana’s global social media strategy across LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, and emerging platforms, driving and ensuring deep alignment with commercial objectives and brand positioning.
  • Build and enforce enterprise-wide social governance, establishing clear policies, best practices, and scalable workflows for internal teams and global stakeholders.
  • Develop and lead strategy for executive visibility programs, partnering with top leaders to craft compelling thought leadership narratives that position them as leading industry voices.
  • Mentor team members and cross-functional partners, setting a standard of excellence for social strategy and operational execution.
  • Define and execute a proactive, robust community management strategy that builds loyal audiences and fosters high-value conversations across all key platforms to impact business objectives.
  • Serve as the primary steward of our social reputation, developing social listening and escalation frameworks, crisis communication protocols, and response and compliance guidelines.
  • Actively guide the brand voice in complex community interactions, ensuring all engagements are authentic, professional, and aligned with our core values.
  • Transform community feedback into actionable business intelligence, sharing insights with product, sales, and leadership teams to inform wider business strategies.
  • Spearhead a high-impact, video-first social strategy, taking heavy ownership of YouTube and Instagram growth while maximizing rich media performance on LinkedIn.
  • Direct the end-to-end creative process for social content, overseeing the production of short-form videos, executive interviews, and dynamic thought-leadership assets.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of social media experience combined with communications and digital marketing experience, specifically leading enterprise-level B2B, SaaS, or corporate strategy.
  • Deep expertise in driving comprehensive community management programs, including proactive engagement, crisis management, public relations and brand reputation stewardship.
  • Proven success scaling YouTube, Instagram and LinkedIn channels, with a strong portfolio of video-led social strategies.
  • Strong strategic planning skills, with the ability to define governance, build scalable processes, and manage complex stakeholder networks.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence senior executives and guide thought leadership initiatives.
  • Exceptional written and oral communication skills, with advanced editorial judgment.
  • Experience mentoring peers or leading cross-functional task forces.
  • Advanced knowledge of enterprise social management and listening platforms (Sprout Social, Sprinklr, or Khoros).
  • Deep expertise in video production workflows, YouTube Studio analytics, and editing platforms (CapCut, Premiere, or similar).
  • Expertise natively managing LinkedIn Business Manager and LinkedIn Campaign Manager.
  • Strong familiarity with Marketing Automation systems (HubSpot preferred) and CRM platforms (Microsoft Dynamics preferred).
  • Proficiency in enterprise project management tools (Wrike, Monday.com, Asana).

Benefits

  • We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
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Circana

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At Circana, we measure and accelerate demand. It’s that simple. We partner with brands to address their toughest business challenges through a combination of our big data, AI data-visualization platform, and deep expertise across more than 25 industries. Our clients count on us to guide them on their next steps, and the steps after that, so they can innovate, meet consumer demand, and grow.Formerly IRI and NPD, we have a combined 100-plus years of history consulting with more than 7,000 of the world’s leading brands and retailers. Our insights on online and in-store purchasing behavior are used by the largest media outlets in the world, including Bloomberg, CNBC, CNN, Financial Times, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and others. Count on us to transform complexity into clarity. Learn more at circana.com

Chicago, Illinois, USA
5.9K employees (521 in marketing)
64% recommend to a friend
75% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
198.2K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$53.7K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
39.4%
Direct
49.4%
Referral
7.9%
Social
1.9%
Paid
1.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~5.9K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
484 (8% of company)
Median Career Experience
15 years
Median Tenure
3.4 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$1.2B
Last Raise
$1.2B
Private Equity, 2 years ago

Funding History

  • Apr 2024
    Private Equity • $1.2B

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