Our client is a leading media organization helping some of the world’s most recognized brands accelerate growth. They're looking for a strategic, data-driven Paid Social expert to lead social media planning, execution, optimization, and team development. You’ll work across teams to turn data and insights into impactful media strategies. It's a collaborative team where you’ll have the opportunity to shape strategy, drive performance, develop talent, and grow your career in a fast-moving digital media environment.
*Note: this is a 3-6 month contract role*
What You’ll Do
- Lead Paid Social Strategy: Develop social strategies, media plans, POVs, and recommendations aligned to broader business objectives.
- Own Campaign Execution: Oversee campaign setup, targeting, testing, optimization, pacing, trafficking, and QA across paid social.
- Drive Performance: Analyze data, identify trends and opportunities, and turn insights into actionable optimizations.
- Manage Partnerships: Build strong relationships with media partners, creative teams, internal stakeholders, and clients.
- Lead & Develop Talent: Manage junior team members through coaching, feedback, goal-setting, training, and career development.
- Stay Ahead of the Curve: Bring new ideas, emerging platforms, tools, targeting tactics, and industry trends to the team.
- Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner with analytics, investment, business solutions, and other teams to deliver integrated media solutions.
What You Bring
- 3+ years of paid social media experience
- Strong experience with Facebook/Instagram advertising; additional platforms a plus
- Solid understanding of performance media, analytics, targeting, and retargeting
- Experience managing social media budgets and investment
- Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills
- Excellent communication, presentation, and writing skills
- A strategic, analytical, and creative mindset
- Strong organization and attention to detail
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
- A passion for social media, innovation, and emerging trends
