Global Director, Owned Social & Content Strategy (PPD DMI)

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$139K/yr – $201K/yrDirector/Executive10+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

Job Summary

Own the multi-brand social strategy across six beauty brands, turning business goals into actionable roadmaps, leading cross-functional collaboration with marketing, eCommerce, and creative teams, and driving measurement, trend monitoring, and platform partnerships to maintain a proactive, innovative social program.

  • Own and evolve social strategy across six brands
  • Translate objectives into roadmaps, briefs, and activation ideas
  • Lead measurement, trend intelligence, and platform partnerships

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Define and own the overarching owned social media strategy across Redken, Matrix,Biolage, Pureology, Mizani, and Pulp Riot, tailored to each brand's positioning, audience, and growth ambitions
  • Translate businessobjectivesinto actionable social roadmaps, channel prioritization frameworks, and content pillars for each brand
  • Partner closely with brand marketing, eCommerce, and creative teams to ensure social strategy is integrated into the broader go-to-market approach
  • Champion a consistent social vision while empowering brand teams tomaintaintheir distinct voice and identity
  • Develop,maintain, and evolve a cross-brand social playbook covering platform usage, content formats, posting cadences, community engagement protocols, and brand tone of voice guidelines
  • Serve as the internal authority on what "great" looks like in social media execution across the professional beauty space
  • Run regular best practice sharing sessions across Community Managers and brand teams to foster a culture of learning and continuous improvement
  • Act as a connector and coach for the dotted-line Community Manager community, supporting their professional development and elevating their output
  • Act as the division's radar for emerging content trends, cultural moments, creator behaviors, and format innovations across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest, and beyond
  • Translate trend intelligence into actionable creative briefs, content opportunities, and brand-specific activation ideas

Requirements

  • 10+ years of progressive experience in social media, digital marketing, or content strategy, with at least 3–5 years in a senior leadership role
  • Proventrack recordmanaging social strategy for multiple brands simultaneously, ideally within a consumer goods, beauty, or lifestyle context
  • Experience in a global or cross-regional role, navigating complex matrixed organizations
  • Deep platformexpertiseacross Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, and familiarity with emerging platforms
  • Experience managing or influencing content platform partnerships (creator marketplaces, content tools, UGC platforms)
  • Strategic thinker with a creative soul — equally comfortable in a data dashboard and a brainstorm
  • Exceptional stakeholder management skills; ability to influence without direct authority across brands, functions, and geographies
  • Strong analytical mindset with the ability to translate data into compelling narratives and strategic pivots
  • Passionate about the creator economy, platform evolution, and AI's role in content production
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills — able to present to senior leadership and inspire brand teams alike

Preferred

  • Familiarity with tools such as Sprinklr, Sprout Social, Later, or similar social management platforms
  • Hands-on experience with AI copywriting tools and enthusiasm for technology adoption
  • Knowledge of paid social mechanics and creative performance analytics

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Paid parental leave
  • Hybrid work environment
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$139K/yr – $201K/yr

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Global Director, Owned Social & Content Strategy (PPD DMI)

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