Director, Social Marketing

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$179K/yr – $280K/yrDirector/Executive10+ years expFull time

Posted 5 days ago

Job Summary

Own and lead LinkedIn's global social marketing strategy, turning brand priorities into differentiated programs across platforms, with a focus on measurement, optimization, and building a scalable, high-performing team.

  • Define and operationalize cross-platform social measurement tied to brand and business outcomes
  • Partner with Paid Media, Communications, Editorial, and Partnerships for integrated planning
  • Scale a platform-native social engine across multiple channels

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Define and lead LinkedIn’s global social marketing strategy across enterprise and consumer audiences
  • Translate brand and business priorities into clear, differentiated social strategies and programs
  • Identify where and how LinkedIn shows up in culture to drive relevance and impact
  • Build and evolve a platform-native social engine across LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram/Meta, Reddit, and emerging platforms
  • Establish best-in-class approaches to content, distribution, and community engagement
  • Lead the development of always-on and tentpole social moments
  • Define and operationalize measurement frameworks that connect social performance to brand and business outcomes
  • Use data, insights, and social intelligence to continuously optimize strategy
  • Establish clear success metrics that go beyond engagement to reflect impact
  • Partner closely with Paid Media, Comms, Editorial, and Partnerships teams to ensure integrated planning and execution

Requirements

  • 10+ years in social, digital, or brand marketing
  • Leading social strategy at scale across multiple audiences (B2B and B2C preferred)
  • Managing and developing high-performing teams
  • Proven track record of driving measurable impact through social marketing

Preferred

  • Deep domain expertise in social marketing, with a strong point of view on how platforms, creators, and communities drive influence
  • Strong platform fluency across LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram/Meta, Reddit, and emerging channels
  • Demonstrated ability to define success beyond engagement, including brand lift, demand generation, and business impact
  • Familiarity with social intelligence, analytics, and measurement frameworks (e.g., attribution, MMM, or similar approaches)
  • Building or transforming social programs, operating models, or teams
  • Strong strategic thinking paired with operational execution at scale
  • Deep understanding of internet culture and how content travels across platforms
  • Demonstrated cross-functional leadership and communication skills
  • Operational Rigor
  • Stakeholder Management

Benefits

  • LinkedIn is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.
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LinkedIn

Founded in 2003, LinkedIn connects the world's professionals to make them more productive and successful. With more than 1 billion members worldwide, including executives from every Fortune 500 company, LinkedIn is the world's largest professional network. The company has a diversified business model with revenue coming from Talent Solutions, Marketing Solutions, Sales Solutions and Premium Subscriptions products. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, LinkedIn has offices across the globe..

Founded in 2016
Sunnyvale, CA, US
24K employees (3,633 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$179K/yr – $280K/yr

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$78K/yr

Most pay falls between $65K and $100K. Based on 4,224 salaries.

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Funding

Total Funding
$154.8M
Last Raise
$51.6M
Private Equity, 10 years ago

Funding History

  • Feb 2016
    Private Equity
  • Apr 2014
    Series Unknown
  • Dec 2009
    Secondary Market • $51.6M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.8B
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$3.2M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
29.7%
Direct
66.9%
Referral
2.8%
Social
0.2%
Paid
0.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~23.9K
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Director, Social Marketing

LinkedIn · New York City, NY · Hybrid