Associate Director, Paid Social

Burbank, CA (On-site)

$97K/yr – $149K/yrSenior Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 3 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own and manage day-to-day client partnerships while leading multi-platform performance campaigns and strategic initiatives across paid social channels.

  • Own client relationships and strategic direction
  • Drive cross-platform performance marketing and optimization
  • Lead campaign execution, reporting, and client communications

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Main point of contact for day-to-day clients, cultivating strong relationships and serving as a trusted strategic partner.
  • Develop performance marketing strategies across paid social channels designed to achieve client acquisition, revenue, profitability, and efficiency goals.
  • Oversee campaign execution, performance optimization, budget allocation, and forecasting across assigned accounts.
  • Guide strategy and optimization across Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, Reddit, X, Pinterest and other emerging social media platforms, leveraging platform capabilities to maximize performance against business KPIs.
  • Analyze campaign, platform, and business performance data to identify opportunities for growth, efficiency, and scale. Translate findings into actionable recommendations for clients and internal stakeholders.
  • Monitor and optimize campaigns against full-funnel performance metrics including CPA, CPL, ROAS, revenue, profitability, customer acquisition, and other client-defined business outcomes.
  • Lead client meetings and presentations, clearly communicating performance results, key insights, test learnings, and strategic recommendations to external stakeholders.
  • Maintain expertise in social platform innovations, bidding strategies, measurement methodologies, attribution approaches, and emerging industry trends, providing strategic POVs to clients and internal teams.
  • Mentor and develop junior team members by providing guidance on performance analysis, campaign optimization, client communication, and strategic thinking. Lead onboarding and training initiatives that support ongoing growth across the team.
  • Collaborate with various integrated departments (Account, Project Management, Strategy, Investment, Analytics, Creative)

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Advertising, Communications or equivalent field of study.
  • 4+ years of social media experience in performance media; client side or agency preferred.
  • 1+ years of demonstrated success in managing and leading a team of performance media specialists.
  • Extensive experience managing lower funnel campaigns within Meta, TikTok, Reddit, Pinterest, or other paid social advertising platforms.
  • Proven track record in performance marketing and optimizing campaigns toward business outcomes such as revenue, ROAS, profitability, customer acquisition, or other down-funnel conversion goals.
  • Robust understanding of bid strategies, conversion optimization, attribution methodologies, incrementality concepts, and measurement frameworks.
  • Exceptional attention to detail with a strong commitment to quality assurance, accuracy, and operational excellence across campaign execution, reporting, and client deliverables.
  • Strong communication and presentation skills; the ability to think on your feet, to be creative and talk knowledgeably about social media and its implications on business results.
  • History of managing cross-functional teams and client relationships while influencing senior stakeholders through data-driven recommendations.
  • Ability to move fast, be bold and thrive in a dynamic, quickly changing environment.

Benefits

  • 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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Publicis Media harnesses the power of modern media through leading agency brands Dysrupt, Infinite Roar, Publicis Collective, Publicis Health Media, Spark Foundry, Starcom and Zenith, as well as global accelerator PMX; immersive experience group PMCI (inclusive of Picture Motion and RDL Worldwide); and access to integrated platform-based technologies and offerings from CJ, Epsilon and Influential. A key business solution of Publicis Groupe ([Euronext Paris FR0000130577, CAC 40]), Publicis Media’s digital-first, data-driven global solutions deliver client value and drive growth in a platform-powered world. It is present in over 100 countries with over 23,000 employees worldwide.

London, England, United Kingdom
11K employees (3,008 in marketing)

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$97K/yr – $149K/yr

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Associate Director, Paid Social

Publicis Groupe Holdings B.V · Burbank, CA · On-site