Zimmerman Advertising · 3 weeks ago
Director, Paid Social Media
Zimmerman Advertising is seeking a Director, Paid Social Media to lead and implement social media campaigns. The role involves managing the paid social media team, collaborating across integrated planning teams, and providing guidance to ensure departmental success.
Responsibilities
Oversee the development of the Paid Social Media Team
Drive onboarding of any clients with a Social Media channel to be activated
Provide oversight on how to build, scale, and optimize campaigns leveraging best practices
Either directly manage individual Social-only accounts or work collaboratively as part of a holistic media planning team
Perform technical audits for new and existing business for pitches and identification of additional opportunities
Participate in cross functional training in and outside of the Social Department, collaborating with Digital, Search, Creative, Organic Social and Account Service teams on strategy and results
Communicate with clients directly or via Account Services around results, tests, and needs on a weekly, monthly, or quarterly basis
Act as the liaison with our agency partners – Facebook, Snapchat, Pinterest, LinkedIn, YouTube, Tik-Tok, and others
Coach the team on writing/testing relevant ad copy, creative assets, and assisting with landing page optimization
Provide on-going updates to the department on new Social technology and platforms, as well as evolving best practices in the space
Develop and document training to assist in coaching team members
Serve as an escalation point for operational and/or client needs
Qualification
Required
8-10 years of experience developing strategic Paid Social recommendations and stewarding social media account projects, acting as a client contact
Deep understanding of advanced analytics and performance media
Strong familiarity with marketing principles, analytics and concepts
Exceptionally skilled in Excel and PowerPoint with the ability to discuss how those functions can or should be applied relative to the Social Media planning process
Expert in negotiating and constructing Social Media plans, with understanding of planning, buying and activation
Experience buying ads on Facebook and Instagram is crucial, additional platforms preferred
Exposure to advanced targeting/retargeting tactics in social, used both 1st and 3rd party data
Experience owning the full social strategy process inclusive of working with partners, clients and internal stakeholders
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills; able to confidently present and 'sell through' ideas both internally and to Clients, while coaching team members on these skills
Comfort owning and managing budget/investment levels in Social Media across multiple accounts
Strong experience navigating cross-department relationships
Leadership and supervisory experience in terms of developing media professionals, including strategic and management skills
Preferred
Experience buying ads on additional platforms preferred
Company
Zimmerman Advertising
Zimmerman Advertising is a professional full-service advertisement agency, specializing in retail business.
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