Director of Paid Social
Metric Theory is searching for a Paid Social Director to help accelerate the growth of our Paid Social team. Reporting to the head of our Paid Social unit, you will guide go-to-market strategies for emerging social channels, distill and disseminate learnings from clients, and help drive testing and innovation across the agency. You will also lead a team of Senior Managers and Account Managers, overseeing their day-to-day work and their overall professional development. Our Paid Social team members are experts in Facebook/Instagram and LinkedIn advertising, responsible for driving KPI improvements and developing cutting-edge strategies tailored to client goals.
As a talented digital marketer yourself, you may also directly manage one large client relationship, guiding digital paid media strategy across paid search, social, and display advertising and overseeing a team supporting execution on those channels.
We are looking for someone with a passion for paid social advertising, well versed in other digital acquisition channels, and a people-focused leader who wants to join a fast-growing, fun digital agency that is hyper-focused on client performance and ROI. The ideal candidate is confident in their ability to drive improvements in paid social account performance and to guide a large team in testing and innovation.
Though Leadership
- Contribute to Metric Theory’s Research & Development team by guiding tests, aggregating results, and distributing learnings agency-wide
- Work with the head of our Paid Social unit to establish go-to-market strategies and best practices for emerging social channels (ex: TikTok)
- Collaborate with Metric Theory’s marketing team to create content for the blog post and media outlets related to emergent trends and hot topics related to paid social advertising
Team Management
- Manage a team of 1-2 Senior Managers and their team members, including Account Managers and Analysts
- Train your team in advanced paid social advertising, multi-channel digital marketing strategy and client management skills including projections, analytics reporting, etc.
- Focus on personnel development through ongoing feedback, performance reviews and quarterly 1-on-1s with team members
Client and Revenue Oversight
- Serve as the main point of contact and manage the client relationship for one large MT client
- Generate strong revenue growth from client renewals on your team
- Guide overall account strategy, forecasting, and planning
Skills and Experience Required
- Ideal candidate has 5+ years of agency paid social advertising experience
- Ideal candidate has directly managed paid social budgets of $200,000+ in monthly ad spend at some point in their career
- Experience directing strategy for both B2B and B2C digital advertising efforts
- Experience optimizing accounts based on backend KPIs and CRM data
- Ability to think strategically and drive solid results to grow the business
- Strong data analytics and strategy background
- Proven team leadership and minimum of 2 years of management experience
- Not afraid to get in the weeds, but still also able identify larger direction of the team & digital marketing industry
- Exceptional communication skills with experience presenting to client-side executive teams
- Excellent interpersonal skills and an eagerness to work as a member of a fast-growing team
Metric Theory is one of the fastest growing digital marketing agencies headquartered in the Bay Area, with offices across the country. Founded in 2012 as a team of six, MT has grown into a 150+ company and a respected competitor in our industry (see awards below). We are committed to empowering employees and promoting self-awareness, teamwork, empathy, and proactiveness throughout our organization.
Most Recent Notable Awards:
• Built In Best Places to Work in San Francisco, Denver and New York in 2021
• US Search Awards Agency of the Year in 2020
• Digiday Worklife Award for "Most Dedicated to Employee Growth" in 2020
• Search Engine Land Agency of The Year in 2019
• Digiday Worklife Award in 2019
• Adweek 100: Fastest Growing Agencies in 2019
• Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Companies in 2017, 2018 and 2019
• Inc. Best Workplaces 2017, 2018 and 2019
• Denver Business Journal's Best Places to Work 2017-2021
• #7 in Entrepreneur's Top Company Cultures 2018
Why We’re Frequently Ranked a Best Place to Work:
• Tireless focus on culture, values and inclusion that unites everyone around common goals and shared principles
• Openness to new ideas that affords employees the opportunity to make a difference on day 1
• Frequent 360-degree feedback that pushes everyone to get better together
• Universal eagerness to help each other without the expectation of anything in return
• Conscious focus on learning & professional development at all levels of the organization
• Generous and flexible paid time off, volunteer time off and an unlimited opportunity to work from home
• Excellent benefits including medical, dental & vision coverage, 401(k), monthly gym stipend, parental leave and pre-tax commuter benefit
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