Global Social & Influencer Strategy Director

London, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableDirector/Executive10+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own and elevate influencer and social strategy, aligning brand, creator ecosystems, and culture to deliver measurable business impact across markets.

  • Shape creator-led strategies within a connected media ecosystem to drive ROI and business impact.
  • Elevate social and influencer work quality across agencies, setting standards and upskilling markets.
  • Advise clients on cultural positioning and influencer effectiveness, staying ahead of platform shifts.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead best‑in‑class social and influencer strategy, ensuring alignment with broader brand and communications frameworks.
  • Act as the strategic guardian between brand strategy, creative ambition and influencer execution.
  • Elevate the quality of social and influencer work across agencies globally, setting clear standards for excellence.
  • Partner with markets to upskill strategic capability and challenge outputs to be braver, sharper and culturally relevant.
  • Operate as a deep subject matter expert in creators, living and breathing the creator economy across platforms and formats.
  • Shape influencer strategies within a connected media ecosystem, articulating how creator activity drives ROI and business impact.
  • Stay ahead of cultural, platform and behavioural shifts to future‑proof influencer and social strategies.
  • Lead on influencer strategy within Groupe new business pitches, shaping compelling social and creator‑led growth narratives.
  • Act as a trusted senior advisor to clients on cultural positioning, social behaviour and influencer effectiveness.
  • Contribute to internal and external thought leadership, helping position Publicis Media as a leader in influence and culture.

Requirements

  • Proven experience in influencer marketing, social strategy or cultural consultancy within an agency or brand environment with over 10+ years of experience.
  • Ability to work in highly matrixed organization and successful in managing teams with indirect influence
  • Deep understanding of internet culture, creators, Gen Z behaviours and emerging subcultures along with an understanding of global social and influencer ecosystems and platform dynamics
  • Strategic and creative thinker, able to turn cultural insight into measurable brand impact.
  • Strong storytelling and presentation skills, with senior‑level client credibility.
  • Comfortable navigating fast‑moving environments and evolving cultural landscapes
  • Strong leadership, project management, and communication skills

Benefits

  • WORK YOUR WORLD opportunity to work anywhere in the world, where there is a Publicis office, for up to 6 weeks a year.
  • REFLECTION DAYS - Two additional days of paid leave to step away from your usual day-to-day work and create time to focus on your well-being and self-care.
  • HELP@HAND BENEFITS 24/7 helpline to support you on a personal and professional level. Access to remote GPs, mental health support and CBT. Wellbeing content and lifestyle coaching.
  • FAMILY FRIENDLY POLICIES We provide 26 weeks of full pay for the following family milestones: Maternity. Adoption, Surrogacy and Shared Parental Leave.
  • FLEXIBLE WORKING, BANK HOLIDAY SWAP & BIRTHDAY DAY OFF You are entitled to an additional day off for your birthday, from your first day of employment.
  • GREAT LOCAL DISCOUNTS This includes membership discounts with Soho Friends, local restaurants and retailers in Westfield White City and Television Centre.
  • Full details of our benefits will be shared when you join us!
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Publicis Media

Publicis Media harnesses the power of modern media through leading agency brands Dysrupt, Infinite Roar, Publicis Collective, Publicis Health Media, Spark Foundry, Starcom and Zenith, as well as global accelerator PMX; immersive experience group PMCI (inclusive of Picture Motion and RDL Worldwide); and access to integrated platform-based technologies and offerings from CJ, Epsilon and Influential. A key business solution of Publicis Groupe ([Euronext Paris FR0000130577, CAC 40]), Publicis Media’s digital-first, data-driven global solutions deliver client value and drive growth in a platform-powered world. It is present in over 100 countries with over 23,000 employees worldwide.

London, England, United Kingdom
11K employees (3,008 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
526.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
33.4%
Direct
38.4%
Referral
11.8%
Social
15.8%
Paid
0.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~10.8K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
2,719 (25% of company)
Median Career Experience
13.5 years
Median Tenure
4.5 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
215