Social Strategy Director

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$130K/yr – $150K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 4 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own the development and execution of Betty's modern social strategy across platforms, leading workshops, shaping offerings, and driving growth.

  • Lead strategic social initiatives aligned with business goals
  • Collaborate across disciplines to connect insights to creative and growth opportunities
  • Represent Betty as a strategic social partner in client conversations

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Build Modern Social Strategy: Lead the development of social-first strategies rooted in audience behavior, cultural intelligence and platform dynamics.
  • Create strategic roadmaps that connect business objectives with content, creators, communities and commerce.
  • Turn Insights Into Opportunity: Leverage social listening, audience research, platform analytics and cultural signals to uncover insights that inspire ideas people want to engage with—not simply scroll past.
  • Inspire Better Creative: Partner closely with creative teams to ensure ideas are native to the platforms where they live. Bring clear strategic direction that helps transform insights into culturally relevant work across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, Reddit and emerging channels.
  • Shape Betty's Social Offering: Help define and evolve Betty's social practice by creating repeatable strategic frameworks, playbooks, thought leadership and proprietary approaches that strengthen our agency offering.
  • Lead Clients With Confidence: Facilitate workshops, strategic planning sessions and executive presentations that simplify complexity, build trust and inspire action. Help clients see Betty as a strategic social partner—not simply a content resource.
  • Fuel New Business Growth: Play an active role in agency pitches and growth opportunities by bringing differentiated thinking, compelling narratives and strategic recommendations that demonstrate how brands can win in today's social landscape.
  • Connect Strategy Across Disciplines: Collaborate with creative, media, analytics, production, influencer and Quad partner teams to ensure social strategies integrate seamlessly across the broader customer experience.
  • Champion Modern Social Thinking: Stay ahead of platform evolution, creator behavior, emerging technologies and cultural shifts. Bring fresh perspectives that keep Betty—and our clients—ahead of what's next.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
  • 8–10+ years of experience in social strategy, digital strategy, integrated planning or cultural strategy within an agency, consultancy or brand environment.
  • Experience developing integrated social strategies that connect earned, owned and paid experiences.
  • Deep understanding of organic social, paid media integration, creator ecosystems and community building.
  • Expertise in social listening, audience intelligence and translating data into actionable strategic recommendations.
  • Exceptional storytelling and presentation skills with experience leading senior client conversations.
  • Strong understanding of how brands build relevance through participation rather than interruption.

Benefits

  • We offer comprehensive benefits for eligible employees including medical, prescription, dental and vision insurance, 401(k) retirement savings, paid time off, holidays and additional benefits.
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Quad

Quad (NYSE: QUAD) is a global marketing experience company that helps brands make direct consumer connections, from household to in-store to online. Supported by state-of-the-art technology and data-driven intelligence, Quad uses its suite of media, creative and production solutions to streamline the complexities of marketing and remove friction from wherever it occurs in the marketing journey. Quad tailors its uniquely flexible, scalable and connected solutions to clients’ objectives, driving cost efficiencies, improving speed to market, strengthening marketing effectiveness, and delivering value on client investments.Quad employs approximately 13,000 people in 14 countries and serves approximately 2,700 clients including industry leading blue-chip companies that serve both businesses and consumers in multiple industry verticals, with a particular focus on commerce, including retail, consumer packaged goods, and direct-to-consumer; financial services; and health. Quad is ranked as the 14th largest agency company in the U.S. by Ad Age (2023), and the second-largest commercial printer in North America, according to Printing Impressions (2023).For more information about Quad, including its commitment to ongoing innovation, culture and sustainable impact, visit quad.com.

Founded in 1971
Sussex, Wisconsin, USA
10K employees (1,327 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$130K/yr – $150K/yr

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Funding

Total Funding
$1.9B
Last Raise
$35M
Post IPO Debt, 7 months ago

Funding History

  • Aug 2025
    Post IPO Debt • $35M
  • Apr 2014
    Post IPO Debt • $1.9B

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
55.7K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$6.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
34.2%
Direct
53.8%
Referral
9%
Social
1.6%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~10.2K

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