SVP, Social Strategy

We’re helping world-class brands move at the speed of culture and are looking for a Senior Vice President (SVP), Social Strategy to bring their passion for social media to some of Edelman's largest clients.

The SVP, Social Strategy partners with clients and creatives to bring brand-enhancing work to market, across all social channels and stages of the customer journey. This individual should demonstrate experience working with other team leads, clients, and creatives to develop solutions through market intelligence and simple, meaningful consumer insight. They should be comfortable developing and presenting strategy to stakeholders. They are passionate advocates for the consumer/end-user throughout the creative process and should have an appreciation for how social media impacts the overall customer experience.

They are the practice expert, focused on unearthing and articulating cultural insights and digital truths. They must be a passionate consumer of digital and social media and infuse that knowledge into every aspect of the planning process. With a background in advertising, digital strategy, research, and/or account planning (not as a creative/content producer or community manager, but as a core strategist), this individual should be adept at identifying cultural trends that brands can tap into. They must have a demonstrated ability to develop, design, and conduct primary and secondary research, insights immersions, and stakeholder workshops. 

The SVP, Social Strategy ensures precision thinking and smart strategy is provided to internal and external clients. They seek to inspire teams with insight-driven, actionable briefs and compelling briefings sessions – both reactive (responding to client briefs) and proactive (blue-sky thinking). 

• Articulates insights gleaned from social and conversational trends, artfully organizing information from observations and implications to strategic recommendations

• Collaborate with cross-functional project teams to motivate, create, and implement short and long-term online marketing strategies

• Work directly with clients, gaining their trust, and inspiring them to take the right risks so they may become known for digital 'firsts' that wow their consumers and audiences while ensuring their professional success

• Stay current on audiences, cultural trends, social media behaviors, and platform best practices

• At least 10 years of experience working in social media or digital advertising as a strategist

• Bachelor’s Degree in marketing, communications, or a related field or equivalent work experience

• Experience in a digital, social, integrated marketing or communications agency

• Strong self-motivated and self-starting personality

• Fluency in data and analytics, and how data informs strategies and optimizations

• Ability to manage multiple tasks concurrently in a deadline-driven process

• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to adapt to new conditions, assignments, and deadlines in a fast-paced environment

• A passion for social media, from both a branding and cultural perspective

• Strong writing and presentation skills

• Knowledge of influencers/ tastemakers is a plus 

• Understanding best practices across social channels is a plus

• Proven experience in delivering effective digital/social campaigns for large, well-known consumer brands

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$150,000-$230,000 per year