Sr Dir, Social Media

Los Angeles County, CA (Hybrid)

$167K/yr – $212K/yrSenior Level10+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive global multi-brand social strategy and leadership, owning platform strategy, content, and cross-functional collaboration.

  • Must-have: 10+ years in digital marketing or social, with multi-brand leadership.
  • Standout: Licensed-brand experience and cross-functional team leadership.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Global Social Strategy & Innovation
  • Visionary Leadership: Orchestrate the overarching social media positioning for the entire brand portfolio, ensuring a distinct "voice" and "vibe" for each brand.
  • Platform Mastery: Lead the strategy for TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, and emerging platforms, staying ahead of trends to ensure Jazwares is a first-mover in digital spaces.
  • Content Excellence: Whether it’s highly produced or more organic, oversee the development of viral-ready, social-native creative and campaign briefs that prioritize engagement over traditional advertising.
  • Social Commerce: Partner with Sales and E-commerce to build "link-to-ladder" strategies, driving direct-to-consumer sales through social shops and livestreaming.
  • International Integration: Balance regional strategies with each brand’s global positioning. Partner with leaders across territories to find efficiencies and local market opportunities with social.
  • Budget Management: Develop and maintain the global social media budget, optimizing spend across paid social, influencer activations, and content production.
  • Agency & Partner Management: Oversee relationships with social agencies and platform partners (Meta, TikTok, Google) to ensure world-class execution and early access to new features.
  • Internal Liaison: Act as the primary social expert for internal Product, Design, PR, and Sales teams, ensuring social trends inform product development.
  • Executive Communication: Present social-first strategies and performance data to internal executives and external Licensors (e.g., Disney, Nintendo) with authority and clarity.
  • Social Intelligence: Utilize social listening tools and platform analytics to identify "micro-trends" that the brand can capitalize on in real-time.
  • Performance Metrics: Define and measure KPIs (Engagement Rate, Share of Voice, Conversion, Community Sentiment) and report results to leadership with actionable "so-what" insights.
  • Crisis Management: Set the protocol for community management and social customer service, ensuring brand reputation is protected in a 24/7 digital environment.
  • Pop Culture Obsessed: Keen sense of current trends and forecasting what’s next. From film, food, music, fashion to beauty, our brands sit at the intersection of it all.
  • Creator Mindset: We love people who love to make things and experiment with social media and then bring that passion and skillset to the brands they work on.
  • Supervisor Responsibilities
  • Manages People: Yes
  • This position is responsible for performance management for their team.
  • This position provides work direction to others, including assigning and evaluating work while also providing mentorship and guidance.
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Jazwares, LLC

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Jazwares, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a leading global toy manufacturer with an award-winning, robust portfolio of wholly owned and licensed brands. Founded in 1997, Jazwares celebrates imaginative play with a progressive focus on identifying new and relevant trends to transform into high-quality products for consumers of all ages. Jazwares engages consumers through innovative play experiences with popular brands such as Squishmallows, Pokémon, Star Wars, CoComelon, Fortnite, AEW, Adopt Me!, Hello Kitty, and many more. In addition to toys, offerings also include Metaverse gaming, costumes, and products for pets. Headquartered in Plantation, Florida, Jazwares has offices worldwide and sells its products in more than 100 countries. For more information, visit www.jazwares.com and follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.Please note that all official Jazwares employment information will always come from an email address ending in @jazwares.com. Jazwares will never request any monetary payments at any stage of the hiring process. Be cautious of unsolicited communications from unfamiliar individuals or websites, particularly those requesting sensitive personal information. Never respond to or open links from such communications.

Founded in 1997
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
1K employees (383 in marketing)
77% recommend to a friend
83% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
967K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$485
Traffic Source Mix
Search
45%
Direct
44.2%
Referral
4.4%
Social
5.6%
Paid
0.6%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
161 (15% of company)
Median Career Experience
11 years
Median Tenure
3.5 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

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