Vice President Director, Social Strategy

New York, USA (On-site)

$129K/yr – $207K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 5 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive strategic social content leadership and client engagement for a major brand, shaping content development, governance, and audience growth.

  • Own the development and execution of client content strategies to build audiences and amplify reach
  • Must-have: 8+ years of digital marketing experience with social/content leadership for major clients
  • Standout: deep ties to entertainment and pop culture plus familiarity with AI-enabled ideation tools

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Leading the strategic process, providing the insights and tactics to create content, build audiences and amplify a client’s reach
  • Providing smart perspective on overall social and content industry landscape, trends and best practices
  • Driving thought leadership around content development, engagement practices, measurement, and process
  • Helping brands develop governance and escalation policies for social media
  • Cultivating strong relationships with 3rd party content providers and websites
  • Presenting to and strategizing with clients on specific brand social initiatives

Requirements

  • 8+ years of digital marketing experience, with an emphasis on social media and or/content development for major clients
  • A strong understanding of media planning, distribution and content syndication
  • Superb experience leading creative thinking in the digital space: content, media, social and activation
  • The ability to develop strong relationships with internal and external partners
  • Well versed in new technology, new content solutions, social media events and developments—plus a strong connection with entertainment and pop culture
  • A strong sense of consumer insights—you get what makes people tick
  • The ability to back up great creative ideas with sound analytical reasoning
  • A strong, up-to-date point of view on digital media, social channels and content platforms and up and coming partners, practices and initiatives
  • Poise and eloquence—when you speak with clients, they listen
  • Willingness to travel—you’re open to new places, new faces and new ideas
  • Familiarity with prompt-based interaction and commonly used generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Google Gemini, DALL·E, Midjourney) is a plus, especially for tasks like ideation, research, or content generation.

Preferred

  • Familiarity with prompt-based interaction and commonly used generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Google Gemini, DALL·E, Midjourney) is a plus, especially for tasks like ideation, research, or content generation.

Benefits

  • medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.
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Digitas is the Networked Experience Agency, built on the vision that we create magnetic experiences that earn the right for brands to exist in human networks. Today, and tomorrow. We deliver Networked Experiences by leveraging comprehensive data, technology, creative, media and strategy capabilities. Digitas delivers ambitious outcomes via unique solutions that include Creative Experiences, Integrated Media, Addressable Relationships, Social Marketing and Total Commerce. Celebrated by AdAge as Data and Insights Agency of the Year, U.S Campaign’s Brand Experience Agency of the Year, Media Network of the Year and celebrated by Forrester and Gartner, Digitas serves the world’s leading brands through a global network comprised of more than 5,500 employees across over 65 offices in 43 countries.

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Boston, Massachusetts, US
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