Associate Director, Paid Social

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$115K/yr – $130K/yrSenior Level6+ years exp

Posted 8 days ago

Job Summary

As a senior paid social leader, you will own shaping and delivering cross-client paid social strategies, hands-on campaign activation, cross-channel optimization, and strategic guidance to clients and internal teams, with a strong emphasis on platform specifics, measurement, and growth opportunities.

  • Own strategic direction for multiple clients and lead cross-functional collaboration
  • Drive integrated, data-informed paid social programs across Meta, LinkedIn, TikTok, and more
  • Act as a trusted advisor with thought leadership on evolving paid social landscape

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the agency's paid social subject matter expert across client engagements and internal teams
  • Lead paid social strategy development for multiple clients, ensuring recommendations align with business objectives, audience needs, and performance goals
  • Oversee channel planning, activation, optimization, measurement, and reporting across paid social programs
  • Develop platform-specific strategies and tactical recommendations across Meta, LinkedIn, TikTok, Reddit, Pinterest, X, and emerging social platforms
  • Translate industry trends, platform updates, privacy changes, and beta opportunities into actionable recommendations for clients and agency teams
  • Establish and maintain paid social best practices, testing frameworks, operational standards, and measurement approaches
  • Remain hands-on in campaign setup, trafficking, optimization, and troubleshooting while providing strategic oversight and direction to the team
  • Oversee pharmaceutical platform requirements, including account verification, prescription drug advertising authorization, and resolution of ad disapprovals in partnership with platform representatives
  • Partner closely with Paid Search, Programmatic, Analytics, Strategy, and Client Services teams to develop integrated, full-funnel media strategies
  • Ensure paid social recommendations complement broader channel strategies and customer journeys

Requirements

  • 6+ years of paid social planning, activation, and management experience, including significant experience within pharmaceutical and healthcare marketing
  • Deep expertise in Meta and LinkedIn, with experience across other relevant platforms such as TikTok, Reddit, Pinterest, X, and emerging social platforms
  • Demonstrated ability to act as a strategic consultant and subject matter expert for both clients and internal stakeholders
  • Strong understanding of audience strategy, targeting methodologies, first-party data applications, privacy considerations, and measurement approaches
  • Experience developing integrated strategies alongside paid search, programmatic, and analytics teams
  • Proven success managing complex, multi-brand, and multi-channel paid media programs
  • Strong client leadership, presentation, and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex platform dynamics into clear business recommendations
  • Experience leading and developing teams through coaching, mentorship, and performance management
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment while balancing multiple priorities and stakeholders

Preferred

  • Experience with pharmaceutical regulatory considerations, medical/legal review processes, and healthcare marketing best practices strongly preferred

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental and Vision coverage
  • 401k with Company match of 50% on the first 6%
  • Adoption Assistance – Up to $2,500 of financial assistance
  • Company Paid Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
  • Short-Term Disability providing 100% of salary coverage
  • Paid Parental Leave for birth and non-birth parents (4 weeks)
  • Summer Fridays
  • Flexible Time Off (FTO)
  • 11 Holidays and End of Year Office Closure
  • Company provided Learning and Development opportunities

Salaries

Posted range

$115K/yr – $130K/yr

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