Senior Social Strategist

About the role

We're looking for a Senior Strategist, Social Marketing & Strategy to join our team. You'll report to the Director, Social Marketing & Strategy and will push social creative strategy for our high-profile Retail (grocery) client.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the creative team to push creativity and ensure alignment with strategy
• Manage and mentor team members, providing strategic guidance, fostering growth, and leading internal and client meetings with confidence
• Translate client business challenges into social-first strategies that drive engagement, brand growth, and business results
• Deliver ongoing thought leadership to our teams and clients by identifying problems and finding solutions
• Manage and mentor junior team members
• Partner with the creative team to push creativity and make sure it aligns with the strategy
• Build knowledge on the macro/micro forces that influence our client's business
• Deliver briefs full of insights, inspiration, and updates based on creative feedback and help translate that work into social creative
• Understand how owned, earned and paid social work together and can develop integrated social strategies that maximize the role of each

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience developing social strategies across owned, earned and paid social, including experience at an advertising agency
• Experience using social listening, analytics, and platform insights to measure performance and optimize creative and content strategies
• Present strategic recommendations and performance insights to senior clients
• Bachelor’s in Advertising, Marketing or related field, required; in lieu of degree, equivalent experience in a relevant field required
• Expertise in and love for the social space
• Excited by the internet, love that it's ever-changing, and understand how to apply this to clients
• Experience as the daily lead on client businesses and developing client relationships

Qualifications

• Expertise in and love for the social space
• Experience as the daily lead on client businesses and developing client relationships
• Manage and mentor junior team members

Skills

• Collaboration
• Strategic thinking
• Client relationship management
• Content creation
• Social media strategy development
• Performance measurement and optimization
• Team leadership

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• 401(k)
• Flexible paid time off
• At least 15 paid holidays per year
• Paid sick and safe leave
• Paid parental leave