Director of Social Media

Boston, MA (Unknown)

$88K/yr – $124K/yrDirector/Executive6+ years expFull time

Posted 2 days ago

Job Summary

Own strategy execution and global analytics for social brand campaigns, leading a cross-functional team across time zones to drive measurable engagement and growth.

  • Own the end-to-end social strategy, analytics, and reporting across platforms.
  • Lead global teams to align on goals and drive cross-functional workstreams.

Job Description

Responsibilities

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Requirements

  • 4-6 years setting and executing social strategy for brands — listening, analytics, and content creation across formats and platforms.
  • Experience leading creator teams across platforms and time zones.
  • A sharp, strategic command of data and analytics
  • Real experience using AI-powered tools to build and execute standout brand strategy and track it against ambitious goals.
  • A proven ability to grow and sustain engagement.
  • A track record of setting and hitting measurable goals.
  • Writing chops — you understand tone, voice, and the difference one word makes.
  • Deep fluency in every major platform, and genuine curiosity about what's next.
  • A bias toward using data to make decisions.
  • Experience designing and running audience engagement campaigns with measurable results.

Preferred

  • Wit.

Benefits

  • Northeastern University has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit eligible employees. This includes medical, vision, dental, paid time off, tuition assistance, wellness & life, retirement- as well as commuting & transportation. Visit https://hr.northeastern.edu/benefits/ for more information.
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Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university with a distinctive, experience-driven approach to education and discovery. The university is a leader in experiential learning, powered by the world’s most far-reaching cooperative education program. We integrate classroom study with opportunities for professional work, research, service, and global learning in more than 100 countries. The same spirit of collaboration guides a use-inspired research enterprise focused on solving global challenges in health, security, and sustainability. Northeastern offers a comprehensive array of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools, and select graduate programs at campuses in Boston, Charlotte, N.C., San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, and Toronto. Campuses in Burlington, MA, and Nahant, MA, are home to research institutes for homeland security and coastal sustainability, respectively.

Founded in 2020
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
18K employees (764 in marketing)
84% recommend to a friend
89% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$88K/yr – $124K/yr

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Funding

Total Funding
$78.5M
Last Raise
$520.5K
Grant, 5 months ago

Funding History

  • Oct 2025
    Grant • $520.5K
  • May 2024
    Grant • $1M
  • Aug 2023
    Grant

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
4.3M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$1.6M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
42.1%
Direct
50.6%
Referral
6%
Social
0.6%
Paid
0.6%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~17.7K

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Director of Social Media

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