Director, Social Media

Boston, MA (Hybrid)

$120K/yr – $150K/yrDirector/Executive8+ years expFull time

Posted 12 days ago

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Job Summary

Own and lead Social Media and Creator Relations partnerships for clients, shaping channel-native strategies, ensuring integrated execution, and driving measurable growth across opportunities.

  • Own client relationships and lead strategy development across social and creator programs
  • Align with Strategy, Media, and Creative teams to translate brand narratives into content
  • Track performance and advise on optimization while exploring new platforms and tools

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Serve as client lead for all Social Media & Creator Relations account partnerships, accountable for consistent excellence across all account efforts
  • Lead the development of tailored Social Media strategies based on a deep understanding of the client's business objectives, target audiences, and competitive landscape
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to clients, problem-solving in real time, providing support in times of crisis, and sparking excitement in clients about trying new approaches and platforms
  • Own the development of organic and paid Social Media strategies and content calendars for existing client accounts, including channel strategy and platform selection
  • Provide strategic oversight of A&G's Creator Relations capabilities, ensuring creator strategy and execution ladder up to and reinforce broader Social Media and brand strategy
  • Partner with Strategy, Media, and Creative teams to translate brand narratives into channel-native content
  • Lead workflows to ensure Social Media and Creator Relations efforts are seamlessly integrated with Newsroom and broader integrated teams
  • Manage the day-to-day financial health of partnerships, including contribution to SOWs, staffing plans, and budget tracking
  • Regularly track and report on performance metrics, providing high-level strategic insights to drive optimization
  • Live "chronically online," staying connected to platforms, culture, trends, and inspiring content to ensure solutions resonate with clients' audiences

Requirements

  • You have 8–10 years of relevant social media experience - inclusive of both organic and paid strategy, content development, and platform management - across B2C and B2B brands. Social media strategy is your primary area of depth and expertise.
  • You have proven skill, hands-on experience, and continued interest in leading Creator Relations and influencer marketing.
  • You have deep, current fluency across major social platforms, with a track record of adapting strategy to algorithm and format changes.
  • You have a proven track record of leading successful social media programs that drive measurable business results. Note that sharing a portfolio will be required.
  • You have experience in agency land or on the client side in a fast-paced environment, leading multiple projects, lines of business, and growth areas simultaneously.
  • You're skilled at synthesizing complex data and trends into clear, persuasive strategy and storytelling.
  • You're experienced in new business pitch rooms and executive meetings and are skilled at presentations - both developing written communications and confidently presenting to clients and senior leadership.
  • You're entrepreneurial in spirit. You respect established processes but are equally as excited about new challenges that haven't been approached before and building something new.
  • You love being a people manager and prioritize coaching and mentorship of junior team members. This point is last on the list in sequence but first in priority.
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A&G is a fiercely independent advertising agency, founded in 1985 and headquartered in Boston & Philadelphia — the two cities where independence was born. We bring together Advertising, Media, Public Relations, Design and CX under one roof, working alongside ambitious marketing leaders to drive dramatic growth through dramatic shifts in how brands show up. For the past 40 years, we've been dedicated to helping brands be Unignorable.

Founded in 1985
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
133 employees (44 in marketing)
69% recommend to a friend
67% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
5.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
28%
Direct
49.7%
Referral
6%
Social
14.8%
Paid
1.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~135

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
29 (22% of company)
Median Career Experience
18.5 years
Median Tenure
2.1 years
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