Horizon Media · 18 hours ago
Director, Social
New York, New York
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$145K/yr - $165K/yr
7+ years expHorizon Media is a leading marketing and advertising firm headquartered in New York City, known for its innovative approach and strong company culture. The Director of Social will oversee the development and execution of social media strategies, manage a junior team, and foster relationships with clients and partners to drive integration and success in social media initiatives.
AdvertisingBrand MarketingDigital Media
Responsibilities
Oversee the media framework developed by the team, ensuring consistency across all elements of creative and media plan development and implementation
Supervise the development of paid social media plans, in both strategy and buying best practices
Ensure accuracy of tactical execution of all social media buys to maximize client’s business goals
Hold team accountable to deliverable deadlines, coordinating between internal and external teams
Quality control teams’ accuracy and timeliness of tactical efforts to ensure efficiency and performance
Partner with VP on team finances and forecasting
Oversee junior team, guiding team in setting goals and project tasks & timelines, ensuring they have challenging, level-appropriate projects and opportunities to learn new skills
Manage performance reviews, coaching to maximize success, identifying training needs for improved performance, setting goals for career development and ensuring actions are taken
Provide education and training within social landscape, focused on emerging opportunities and best practices
Participate in interview process for junior team members
Partner with Digital and Business Solutions teams daily to drive integration based on client’s business needs & outcomes
Collaborate with various internal teams (e.g. Analytics, SEM, Programmatic) to create synergies across channels, ensuring a holistic media approach
Support client relationships with key stakeholders by serving as lead agency social contact for strategic components of projects
Drive relationships with third party platform partners (i.e. Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat)
Participate in New Business opportunities on behalf of Social Media team
Lead creation and dissemination of social-based POVs, best practices, and platform updates, internally and to partner agencies and clients
Share evolving social media and storytelling trends and opportunities with peers and clients, ensuring recommendations look to incorporate both existing media as well as emerging channels
Qualification
Required
A social guru, passionate about the social media landscape
A strategic thought leader
A forward-thinking innovator, eager to challenge the status quo
A data driven, problem solver with foresight and the ability to develop creative solutions
A collaborative team-oriented manager, with strong delegation and organization skills
An effective communicator with strong verbal and written skills
Confident in navigating conversations with senior leadership internally and externally
Passionate about technology, with a strong understanding of the inner workings of Digital platforms
A supporter of and advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion
Preferred
7+ years of experience in social media planning and buying
Prior experience in a client contact and leadership role, with experience presenting
Experience managing and leading a social media team
Relationships with social and content vendors, partners, tools and technologies
Thorough understanding of media principles, analytics and concepts
Deep understanding of digital measurement capabilities evolving the social space
Experienced in direct social media buying platforms (i.e. Facebook Ads Manager) and familiar with social media third party buying platforms (e.g. Kenshoo, 4C Insights)
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Retirement savings plans
Company paid holidays
Unlimited paid time off (PTO)
Mental health and wellness resources
Pet insurance
Childcare resources
Identity theft insurance
Fertility assistance programs
Fitness reimbursement
Company
Horizon Media
Horizon Media is the largest and fastest growing privately held media services agency in the world.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2021-12-08Private Equity
Leadership Team
Richard Arenaro
Executive Vice President, CTO & CISO
Allan Johnston
SVP, Head of Program Management
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