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Director, Social Media

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Spartanburg, SC (Unknown)Full time$105K/yr – $144K/yr

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Director, Social Media

Denny's

Spartanburg, SC (Unknown)

$105K/yr - $144K/yrIn-houseFull-timeDirector/executive8+ years exp.
1 day ago
Denny's logo
Denny's

Director, Social Media

Spartanburg, SC (Unknown)

$105K/yr – $144K/yrDirector/Executive8+ years expFull time

Posted 1 day ago

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Job Summary

Own and execute Denny's social, consumer PR, and earned storytelling across organic, paid, and influencer partnerships, shaping strategy and content to drive engagement and business impact, while leading day-to-day social and PR programs and coordinating with media, creative, and agency partners.

  • Own social and consumer PR strategy and ecosystem.
  • Lead integrated campaigns and real-time engagement with cross-functional partners.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead Social & Consumer PR Strategy
  • Develop and lead Denny’s integrated organic social and paid social strategy, ensuring both work together to build brand relevance, deepen consumer engagement, and drive traffic.
  • Own the broader social ecosystem across organic content, paid social, creators/influencers, community management, social listening, and real-time engagement.
  • Establish a clear social and consumer PR vision that strengthens Denny’s voice, relevance, and connection with consumers.
  • Translate the brand platform and consumer insights into culturally relevant social content, earned storytelling, and consumer-facing moments.
  • Partner closely with Media and Creative to ensure paid and organic social strategies are complementary by leveraging organic learnings to inform the paid strategy and paid insights to optimize content and audience engagement.
  • Identify opportunities to amplify high-performing organic content through paid media and develop paid-first content designed to drive specific consumer and business objectives with agency partners.
  • Build strategies that connect paid, owned, earned and social to create greater impact and consistency across the consumer journey.
  • Lead Consumer PR & Earned Storytelling
  • Develop and execute a proactive consumer PR strategy that builds awareness, relevance and cultural credibility for Denny’s.

Requirements

  • BA in Advertising, Communications or related fields
  • 8 - 15 years’ experience in an agency environment, with specific experience around social media management and copywriting.
  • Strong understanding of key social media platforms and tools.
  • Excellent writing, editing, and storytelling skills.
  • Strong project management and organizational skills.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred

  • Spanish proficiency a plus.
  • Experience with Adobe Creative Suite, or other design tools is a plus.
  • Experience in the restaurant industry is a plus.
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Denny's

3.2 Glassdoor

We're America's Diner and we love to feed people - body, mind and soul.

Founded in 1953
Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
26K employees
www.dennys.com
48% recommend to a friend
56% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$105K/yr – $144K/yr

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Marketing Team

Median Tenure
4.6 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Last Raise
Private Equity, 4 months ago

Funding History

  • Nov 2025
    Private Equity

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
2.3M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$524.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
31.7%
Direct
26.7%
Referral
4.8%
Social
0.6%
Paid
0.9%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~26.1K

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