Manager, Paid Social

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$60K/yr – $140K/yrManager3+ years expFull time

Posted 6 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own the paid social account management for client campaigns, driving strategy, forecasting, and performance reporting while mentoring junior team members and collaborating with internal teams on integrated campaigns.

  • Lead forecast and plan development with Directors
  • Deliver monthly client reports and contribute to POVs and process documentation

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • As a Manager, Paid Social, you will be responsible for the operational management of a client's paid social marketing initiatives. You will manage the less expert team members and focus increasingly on strategy development for the dedicated account(s).
  • Develop forecasts and plans, using input from your Director and Account Director.
  • Understand the client’s product and their marketing objectives and goals to define a campaign strategy and deliverable plans.
  • Work closely with other internal departments to develop fully integrated social campaigns.
  • Monitor, track and evaluate campaign performance analytics, based on critical client metrics.
  • Deliver monthly client reports.
  • Think creatively and develop tools and creative tactics to improve efficiencies.
  • Actively contribute to business reviews, corporate initiatives, automation projects, process changes and rollouts as well as new business efforts.
  • Create, or assist in creating, POVs, standard methodologies, and key process documentation.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Analytics, Marketing, Communications, Advertising; OR equivalent professional work experience.
  • 3+ Years experience planning/buying across all platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, and TikTok.
  • A solid record in growing account scale and success and delivering great customer experiences through your working relationships on the client side.
  • Desire to manage and mentor junior members of a team, prior experience as a manager a plus.
  • Demonstrated ability to use paid media strategy to complement earned media campaigns and meet business objectives.
  • Excellent verbal and written skills; exceptional organizational skills, multi-tasking capabilities, and attention to detail.

Benefits

  • Our comprehensive benefits package reflects this commitment, including competitive medical, group retirement plans, vision, and dental insurance, significant paid time off, preferential partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days.
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30K employees (6,827 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$60K/yr – $140K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

The middle of this range ($100K) is 33% above the median base salary for Paid Social Manager roles in the United States ($75K).

Paid Social Manager median pay in the United States

$78K/yr

Most pay falls between $55K and $95K. Based on 81 salaries.

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Manager, Paid Social

WPP Media · New York City, NY · Hybrid