Director, Social and Digital Media Marketing

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$133K/yr – $224K/yrDirector/ExecutiveFull time

Posted 3 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own global paid media and social across multiple platforms, with end-to-end ownership of strategy, budgeting, and ROI models.

  • Growth Engine: global paid media strategy and channel mix across LinkedIn, Google, YouTube, programmatic and emerging platforms.
  • Measurement & Audience: develop targeting frameworks, attribution models and performance dashboards in collaboration with MarTech and analytics.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Define and lead WSP's global social and digital media vision, strategy, roadmap and success measures.
  • Develop channel strategies across LinkedIn, Google, YouTube, programmatic, paid social and other existing and emerging platforms.
  • Recommend channel investment decisions and optimize media mix based on performance and business priorities.
  • Partner with Marketing, Communications, MarTech and regional leadership teams to ensure alignment and integration.
  • Own the global paid media strategy, investment allocation and optimization.
  • Develop audience targeting frameworks, segmentation strategies and campaign performance models.
  • Lead paid activation across LinkedIn, Google Ads, YouTube, programmatic and other existing and emerging channels.
  • Establish performance benchmarks, attribution models and ROI measurement frameworks along with MarComms partners.
  • Partner closely with the MarTech and analytics teams to implement advanced reporting and insights.
  • Ensure investments generate measurable brand and commercial outcomes.

Requirements

  • 10+ years experience in digital marketing, paid media and social media leadership preferably in B2B professional services.
  • 5+ years leading global or multi-region teams.
  • Proven experience building and scaling high-performing social and digital marketing functions.
  • Deep expertise in paid media strategy and performance marketing.
  • Strong understanding of audience targeting, attribution, analytics and conversion optimization.
  • Experience managing significant digital media budgets.
  • Experience working within complex matrixed global organizations.

Benefits

  • WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.
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