Associate Director, Social Strategy

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$97K/yr - $123K/yr (Est.)Senior Level6+ years expFull time

Posted 4 days ago

Job Summary

Lead and own the strategy and execution of integrated social media and influencer campaigns for healthcare, driving client engagements, measurement, and optimization across paid, owned, earned, and creator ecosystems.

  • Own strategic client relationships and influence senior stakeholders
  • Oversee end-to-end influencer programs from planning to performance
  • Drive data-driven optimization and cross-channel collaboration

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development and execution of integrated social media and influencer strategies across branded and unbranded healthcare campaigns.
  • Serve as a strategic lead for client engagements, translating business objectives into actionable social, influencer, and performance marketing strategies.
  • Drive audience-first recommendations across paid, owned, earned, community management, creator, and emerging social channels.
  • Leverage cultural intelligence, audience insights, competitive intelligence, and platform innovation to identify opportunities that advance client business objectives.
  • Present strategic recommendations, annual plans, measurement frameworks, and innovation opportunities to senior client stakeholders with confidence and influence.
  • Act as a trusted advisor to clients, helping guide decision-making and ensuring brands remain at the leading edge of social media marketing.
  • Oversee influencer marketing programs from strategic planning through execution, including talent identification, tiering approaches, audience fit assessments, content strategy, and performance evaluation.
  • Lead key aspects of the influencer RFP process, including partner evaluations, proposal reviews, strategic recommendations, talent selection, and contract negotiations.
  • Partner closely with influencer agencies, legal teams, compliance partners, and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure campaigns meet regulatory and business requirements.
  • Guide the development of influencer and creator briefs, ensuring clear articulation of campaign objectives, content expectations, measurement requirements, and brand guidelines.

Requirements

  • 6+ years of experience in social media strategy, digital marketing, influencer marketing, or related disciplines.
  • Established experience developing integrated social strategies across paid, owned, and earned environments, including community management, content strategy, channel planning, and creator marketing.
  • Experience within healthcare, pharmaceutical, or other highly regulated industries preferred.
  • Strong understanding of performance marketing principles and the role social media plays across awareness, engagement, consideration, conversion, and loyalty objectives.
  • Proven ability to leverage audience insights, cultural intelligence, performance data, and social listening to develop impactful marketing strategies.
  • Demonstrated success leading strategic client relationships and influencing senior stakeholders.
  • Strong understanding of evolving social trends, platform innovation, creator ecosystems, and digital culture, with the ability to advise brands on when and how to participate.
  • Ability to design and lead original research initiatives and translate findings into actionable strategic recommendations.
  • Excellent storytelling, presentation, and communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex information and inspire action.
  • Gravitas and executive presence, with the ability to build credibility and influence across clients, partners, and internal teams.

Preferred

  • Experience with Sprinklr, Meltwater, NetBase, Quid, Pathmatics, Socialbakers, or similar platforms preferred.
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Omnicom Media, the media services division of Omnicom Group Inc., designs ecosystems for growth. Powered by the Omni Intelligence Platform, Omnicom Media connects best-in-class capabilities that enable our full-service media agencies OMD, Initiative, PHD, UM, Hearts & Science and Mediahub to deliver more relevant and actionable consumer experiences, more productive and proactive client experiences, and more collaborative and rewarding talent experiences for the more than 40,000 people serving the world’s leading brands in Omnicom Media agencies around the globe.

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