Vice President Group Director, Social Strategy

New York City, NY (On-site)

$160K/yr – $256K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own audience insights and activation at scale, turning data into personas and actionable strategies for creative, media, and governance. Build end-to-end programs across markets with proactive stakeholder alignment and audience-first education.

  • Own audience intelligence to inform campaigns and cross-functional decisions across markets.
  • Lead strategy and architecture for social and content programs with a view on trends and platform shifts.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Audience Intelligence: Synthesize data into personas and actionable insights across markets from data sourcing to senior-level presentation.
  • Strategy & Campaign Architecture: Develop connections and communications strategies for campaigns; advise on social/content landscape, trends, platform shifts, and best practices.
  • Project Ownership: Own projects end-to-end, manage timelines and resources, and keep stakeholders informed while keeping audience thinking central.
  • Governance, Frameworks & Education: Create audience playbooks, governance policies for social, and drive adoption of Agentic AI in marketing workflows; lead global enablement.
  • Communication & Presentation: Translate complex data into compelling narratives for senior leaders and clients, building polished presentations and driving thought leadership.

Requirements

  • 10-12+ years of digital marketing with emphasis on audience strategy, social media, and/or content development for major brands or clients.
  • Minimum 5 years of managing direct reports.
  • Proven expertise building insight-driven strategies across global markets with the ability to translate insights into creative ideas.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication; ability to deliver executive-level presentations with confidence.
  • Proven end-to-end project ownership in a fast-moving, matrixed environment.
  • Strong understanding of media planning, distribution and content syndication.
  • Experience leading creative thinking in digital space: content, media, social, activation.
  • Ability to develop strong relationships with internal and external partners.
  • Up-to-date point of view on digital media, social channels and content platforms and emerging partners/practices.
  • Willingness to travel.
  • Familiarity with prompt-based interaction and generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Google Gemini, DALL•E, Midjourney) is a plus.

Preferred

  • Familiarity with prompt-based interaction and generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Google Gemini, DALL·E, Midjourney).
  • Well versed in new technology and content solutions with strong ties to entertainment and pop culture.

Benefits

  • Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.
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Digitas North America

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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.

Founded in 1980
Boston, Massachusetts, US
2.8K employees (892 in marketing)
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42.7%
Referral
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6.2%
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Current headcount: ~2.9K

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673 (23% of company)
Median Career Experience
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