Associate Director, Paid Social

Cleveland, OH (Hybrid)

$75K/yr – $180K/yrDirector/Executive, Manager7+ years expFull time

Posted 5 months ago

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Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop, plan, and buy paid social media campaigns across a multitude of platforms.
  • Direct social strategy development by compiling client research, competitive data, and platform insights.
  • Implement and manage paid media tactical plans, including influencer-based initiatives.
  • Analyze campaign performance, delivering reports and recommending optimizations to internal and external stakeholders.
  • Manage and optimize campaigns to achieve KPIs, stay within budget, and meet deadlines.
  • Stay current with new advances and trends in paid social marketing to drive innovation.
  • Proactively identify new opportunities to grow social initiatives through relationships with platform representatives and vendors

Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience in paid social media, preferably in an agency setting.
  • Experience working on clients in highly regulated industries such as health is highly preferred
  • Expertise in planning, building, and executing paid social campaigns across platforms like Facebook &Instagram (Meta) Pinterest, LinkedIn, and TikTok Ads Managers.
  • Proven ability to manage and lead a team of direct reports.
  • Strong client-facing presentation skills and experience managing large campaign budgets
  • Exceptional organization, attention to detail, and communication skills.
  • Understanding and interest of the impact of AI on paid social and digital media

Benefits

  • Passionate, driven people | We champion a culture of people that do extraordinary work.
  • Consciously cultivated culture | We aim to embody the behaviors to build an inclusive community that is in it together, bringing both positivity and active listening into the workplace as we simultaneously strive to empower creative bravery.
  • Competitive benefits | We offer full time hires ranges from the full spectrum of group health coverage options (medical, dental, vision) to a generous 401k match (100% dollar-for-dollar match, up to 5% of salary contribution), and a variety of paid time off offerings that reflect our investment in all aspects of your overall life balance and wellness.
  • Growth-minded opportunities | We aim to nurture a culture of real-time feedback, growth-oriented mindset, and plenty of training opportunities through VML and WPP, so you can continue to grow personally and professionally.
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VML HEALTH

VML is a leading creative company that combines brand experience, customer experience, and commerce, to create connected brands that drive growth. VML is celebrated for its innovative and award-winning work with blue chip client partners including AstraZeneca, Colgate-Palmolive, Dell, Ford, Intel, Microsoft, Nestlé, The Coca-Cola Company, and Wendy's. The agency is recognized by the Forrester WaveTM Reports, which name WPP a “Leader” in Commerce Services, Global Digital Experience Services, Global Marketing Services and, most recently, Marketing Measurement & Optimization. In addition, VML’s specialist health network, VML Health, is one of the world’s largest and most awarded health agencies. VML’s global network is powered by 28,000 talented people across 60-plus markets, with principal offices in Kansas City, New York, Detroit, London, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, and Sydney. VML is a WPP agency (NYSE: WPP). For more information, please visit www.vml.com, and follow along on Instagram, LinkedIn, and X. #WeAreVML

652 employees (226 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
279.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
42.8%
Direct
42.1%
Referral
8.4%
Social
5.5%
Paid
0.9%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~652

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
121 (19% of company)
Median Career Experience
8.5 years
Median Tenure
3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

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