Associate Director, Social Media

About the role

Joining one of the top independent agencies in North America, you’ll be part of a highly creative team that has been recognized by AdAge, Adweek, Communication Arts, Fast Company, Forbes and Fortune. Tombras was recently named 2025 AdAge Agency of the Year and 2024 AdAge Independent Agency of the Year.

Responsibilities

• Lead social strategy and drive cultural & consumer insights
• Manage day-to-day social media efforts for select clients
• Create world-class social first campaigns rooted in data and insights
• Collaborate with in-house creative directors, community managers, brand strategists, project managers, account teams, and analysts
• Formulate and evolve best-in-class social media strategies
• Oversee execution of omnichannel social campaigns from creative concept through deployment, optimization, and performance analysis
• Manage and mentor a team of social media managers and strategists
• Explore new social platforms, functionalities, and technologies to push boundaries and evolve our thinking
• Consult existing and prospective clients on leveraging social to achieve brand and business goals
• Work at the speed of social - fast!

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in social media management, strategy and content creation
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with social media analytics and reporting tools
• Desire to build and foster engaged communities and create award-winning social-first work with a team of highly motivated creatives and strategists
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing and leading a team, giving feedback, setting goals, and fostering a positive team culture
• Strong attention-to-detail and ability to proofread content for grammatical accuracy and maintain style consistency across pieces
• Public speaking and presentation skills to ensure ideas are presented effectively and coherently
• Passion for current and emerging social media platforms, trends, and best practices
• Partnership & event campaign strategy and management
• Strong project management and organizational skills, and ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• A solution-oriented mindset, and an attitude of positivity, adaptability, curiosity, and exploration

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Advertising, or related field
• Experience: 8+ years of experience in social media management, strategy, and content creation
• Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, experience with social media analytics and reporting tools, passion for current and emerging social media platforms, trends, and best practices, strong attention-to-detail and ability to proofread content for grammatical accuracy and maintain style consistency across pieces, public speaking and presentation skills to ensure ideas are presented effectively and coherently, a solution-oriented mindset, and an attitude of positivity, adaptability, curiosity, and exploration

Skills

• Strategic thinking and problem-solving
• Project management and organizational skills
• Team leadership and mentoring
• Client relationship management
• Content creation and curation
• Social media analytics and reporting
• Collaboration and cross-functional teamwork
• Adaptability and continuous learning

Benefits

• Family-friendly policies
• Flexible PTO
• Generous parental leave for primary and non-primary caregivers
• Medical (PPO or High Deductible option)
• Employer-paid Dental & Vision
• 401(k) participation
• Equal opportunity employer
• E-Verify employer

Pay

Competitive salary commensurate with experience

Schedule

Full-time position