VP, Paid Social

Job Description:

The Vice President, Paid Social will manage media planning and optimization for several of dentsu’s largest paid social clients. The main responsibilities include the following:

• Oversee the full adoption, strategy and implementation of dentsu's paid social planning process

• Actively participate in new business pitch work, inclusive of representing Paid Social in actual in-room client presentations 

• Help drive more effective media operations integration and best practices with Media teams to ensure 100% error-free activation 

This role requires deep digital subject matter expertise within paid social, team leadership experience and strong operational skills. Executive-level client management and presentation skills are a critical competency in this role. This position reports to our SVP, Paid Social. You will be managing a team of 3. This role can be remote, but candidates based in Chicago or New York are preferred.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Oversee media delivery and ensure a best in class work product supporting dentsu's paid social value proposition

• Contribute and create thought leadership with a perspective on the paid social industry

• Standardize briefing, planning & optimization processes 

• Apply a media operations best practices playbook across all media accounts, ensuring compliance and error-free media activation

• Support the paid social department in recruiting, hiring, and career-pathing of next-generation media leaders

• Act as a Paid Social SME in new pitches and for current clients

• Contribute to product and capability development, as well as overall value proposition and acquisition strategy

Qualifications: 

• 12+ years' of experience in digital media agencies, with a focus on paid media

• Experience managing teams of paid social professionals and contributing strategically to the social senior leadership team

• Deep expertise of Paid Social required - both in platform and around broader industry trends.

• Past success sharing social innovation, a perspective on the industry and a forward thinking vision of what could be next

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The annual salary range for this position is $113,000-$182,000. Placement within the salary range is based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and other factors permitted by law.   Benefits available with this position include:  Medical, vision, and dental insurance; life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance; 401k; flexible paid time off, at least 15 paid holidays per year; paid sick and safe leave; paid parental leave. 

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