Associate Director, Social - Chicago, United States - Spark Foundry

Spark Foundry

Verified Company

Chicago, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Company Description

About Spark Foundry:

Spark Foundry is a global media agency that exists to bring HEAT - Higher Engagement, Affinity, and Transactions - to brands.

By combining flawless media fundamentals with aggressive innovation, Spark inspires consumers to pay more attention, to care more about our clients' brands, and to buy more products and services from them.

Balancing the nimble spirit of a startup with the powerhouse soul of Publicis Media, Spark Foundry delivers the best of both worlds to a client roster that spans some of the world's best and most beloved brands and companies.

We combine boutique-caliber insights and service with the buying clout and first-look access of a global leader, bringing the heat to challenger brands that want to act like giants, and to giant brands that want to act like challengers.

Because we know that heat arises the intersection of complementary forces, our professionals come from myriad disciplines and backgrounds: data, analytics, and insights, content and creative production, communications and strategy, finance and marketing, and sociology, psychology, and other liberal arts disciplines.

Overview:

Role Objectives:

Develop and implement paid social campaign strategies (including budget management) for assigned clients for branded and direct response campaigns
Leverage social bestpractices across all social tactics
Ensure all campaign billings are up to date and finance queries are followed up in a timely manner
Analyze paid social performance against client KPI's and report on trends and insights to key stakeholders
Continuously expend and develop skills by participating in ongoing training, workshops, etc.
Support any new business pitches and related work as required
Responsible for managing and developing social team in daytoday workflow and career progression

Qualifications

5+ years of fullcycle paid social media experience, preferably in an agency environment
Demonstrated team management experience and leadership capabilities
Knowledge of syndicated research tools
Familiarity with thirdparty ad serving technologies
Strong quantitative skills, including analytical abilities and math proficiency
Demonstrated critical thinking and problem solving abilities
Solid verbal and written communication skills
Polished presentations skills are a must
Ability to work successfully with teams on multiple projects under tight deadlines
Desire to work in an industry which is constantly evolving and presenting new and unique challenges
Ability to sell ideas clearly and deliver value
Selfdriven to meet and exceed revenue and goals for our clients

Additional Information
This is a hybrid role, requiring three days in-office each week.

If you are contacted for an interview, your recruiter will discuss specifics with you, inclusive of any necessary reasonable accommodations.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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