Associate Director, Paid Social

Chicago, IL (Remote)

$90K/yr – $115K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 3 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own and lead the paid social practice across multiple client accounts, guiding strategy, execution, governance and client partnerships while driving continuous performance improvements.

  • Strategic leadership of paid social across campaigns
  • Cross-functional collaboration and client-facing leadership
  • Operational excellence and measurement-driven optimization

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead paid social strategy and tactical planning across multiple client accounts, translating business objectives into sophisticated audience-led activation plans.
  • Elevate channel recommendations into integrated, omnichannel approaches that drive measurable business outcomes.
  • Oversee campaign execution, optimization, reporting and financial stewardship across a portfolio of campaigns and accounts.
  • Develop and implement strategic test-and-learn frameworks that drive account innovation and continuous performance improvement.
  • Serve as the primary escalation point for campaign performance concerns, operational challenges, client requests and project roadblocks.
  • Build frameworks that help teams translate campaign performance data into compelling business insights and ROI narratives.
  • Identify, evaluate and introduce emerging platforms, technologies, audience solutions, measurement capabilities and vendor partnerships.
  • Partner closely with Integrated Media, Analytics, Strategy, Ad Operations, Creative and Client Experience teams to deliver connected media solutions.
  • Lead strategic client conversations, presentations and recommendations while building trusted relationships across client organizations.
  • Oversee monthly billing, financial tracking and budget actualization to ensure accuracy and accountability.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of professional experience working in digital media as a campaign manager – while owning buying platform management, campaign management, optimization & digital media operations
  • 3+ years of hands-on platform experience – Programmatic, Paid Search and/or Paid Social
  • Successful track record of taking on increasing levels of responsibility
  • Ability to multi-task and prioritize accordingly in a dynamic, fast-paced work environment
  • Experience with leading day-to-day meetings, statuses, calls
  • Experience in platform strategy and tactical recommendations
  • Experience with client communication & deliverables
  • Experience in healthcare industry (preferred buy not required)
  • Ability to identify, troubleshoot and effectively resolve issues
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills

Benefits

  • Real Chemistry offers a comprehensive benefit program and perks, tailored to your region.
  • Globally, this includes offices in our key markets with free snacks to keep you running all day long, generous holiday and paid time off, options for private medical, dental, and vison plans, and support in saving for the future.
  • Other perks include mental wellness coaching and support and access to more than 13,000 online classes with LinkedIn Learning. Learn more about our great benefits and perks and search specific offerings in your region at: www.realchemistrybenefits.com.
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Real Chemistry drives the commercial success of healthcare companies by creating AI-powered, idea-driven healthcare experiences with the customer at the center. Over 2,000 experts from a wide range of disciplines collaborate without barriers under a single, unified mission: to transform what healthcare is to what it should be.

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Associate Director, Paid Social

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