Paid Social Director

Jellyfish; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Paid leave for primary caregivers

Course funding for returning employees

Discretionary annual bonus scheme

Job summary

An innovative digital marketing agency is seeking a Paid Social Director to lead the social media efforts across the APAC region. The successful candidate will craft and execute strategic paid social media campaigns, manage client relationships, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance Jellyfish's service offerings. This role demands a strong blend of leadership, technical expertise, and a commitment to fostering a collaborative team environment, all aimed at driving measurable results in client growth and agency profitability.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience within Paid Social.
• Expertise with LinkedIn, Meta, and TikTok.
• Experience working with B2B SAAS clients.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Jellyfish social team and manage a portfolio of Paid Social clients.
• Evaluate new technologies and support the agency vision in paid social.
• Ensure effective allocation of resources and contribute to agency revenue growth.

Skills

Leadership

Collaboration

Problem Solving

Client Management

Process Improvement

Job description

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At Jellyfish, we believe in the power of diverse perspectives and inclusive collaboration. We welcome individuals who excel in collaborative, varied teams and value the unique contributions that each person brings to the table.

Jellyfish is a global digital marketing agency; a unique fusion of tech enthusiasts, creative minds, and media and data experts all united to empower our clients along their digital journey. Our commitment to embracing diverse perspectives fuels our innovation and strategies that challenge the status quo, reinvent media activation, and craft influential stories for our global clients and their customers. Join us in shaping a future where business growth and personal fulfilment go hand in hand.

At Jellyfish, we believe in the power of diverse perspectives and inclusive collaboration. We welcome individuals who excel in collaborative, varied teams and value the unique contributions that each person brings to the table.

Jellyfish is a global digital marketing agency; a unique fusion of tech enthusiasts, creative minds, and media and data experts all united to empower our clients along their digital journey. Our commitment to embracing diverse perspectives fuels our innovation and strategies that challenge the status quo, reinvent media activation, and craft influential stories for our global clients and their customers. Join us in shaping a future where business growth and personal fulfilment go hand in hand.

Job Description

Reporting to the Regional Head of Paid Media in APAC, you will create impact within our Paid Social team and Paid Media capability.We take pride in ourachievements and clientssetting us apart in the industry.

You'll contribute to the opportunity of a Paid Social Director by being responsible for developing Jellyfish's paid social media offering and supporting the roll-out of associated methodologies and techniques across other international offices. You'll bring leadership, clear structure and methodology to the paid social offering, creating how to use social across single-service or integrated digital marketing campaigns.

At Jellyfish, we are committed to promoting professional growth. Your career path could lead to exciting career progression.

Your primary responsibilities will include:

• You will work with the Regional Head of Paid Media and other Director level peers across capabilities to evaluate new technologies, formats, data sources, media and technology vendors on both a global and local scale
• Support the agency vision and act as the lead for the Jellyfish social team
• Actively lead and manage a portfolio of Paid Social clients across Australia and the APAC region, in conjunction with a team of Paid Social direct reports
• You'll be an agency champion and expert across paid social.
• You will help identify commercial opportunities and collaborate with agency leads
• Ensure the correct level of time and resource is being allocated to campaigns and that client budgets are being effectively used
• Contribute to measurable success in growing the agency's revenue and profitability from social media
• Support the business development team with pitches, and developing the paid social team so that they too can contribute to winning client pitches
  
  

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience within Paid Social
• Proficiency in working across integrated digital marketing campaigns that may require cross-channel collaboration with PPC, SEO, Display, Content Marketing, Email and Creative strategists
• Skills using technology and processes involved in running high-spending paid social campaigns
• Familiarity with social strategy, planning and execution at an enterprise level, on large and often complex campaigns
• Great at working with media planners and have the ability to respond to briefs
• Significant channel management expertise with LinkedIn, Meta, and TikTok required
• Experience working with B2B SAAS clients .
• Client-centric - You'll love getting to know your clients, developing long-lasting relationships and adding value to their business.
• Process Improvement - You seek and implement solutions to streamline and automate processes.
• Creative Problem Solving - You generate unique ideas and experiment with new methods and technologies to solve complex issues.
• Team Collaboration - You'll be great at collaborating with team members to achieve common goals, valuing and respecting diverse contributions.
• Problem Solving - When faced with a problem, you collaborate with the appropriate people to evaluate different options find practical solutions.

Note: We emphasise skills, expertise and behavioural attributes over years of experience and traditional degrees. If you want to join our collaborative team, we invite you to apply today with your resume in English.

Jellyfish confirms you have the right to disconnect from the workplace outside your usual working hours as set out in the internal policy.

Additional Information

Join Jellyfish and experience a workplace where we prioritise your growth, celebrate your contributions, and empower you to tailor your work environment to suit your needs.

Reward: You'll be eligible to join our discretionary annual bonus scheme.

Custom Work Environment: Work remotely for up to 60% of your days and shape your day between 8am. and 6:30pm with flexible working hours.

Growth, Your Way: Grow your career with one paid day each month for self-development and access to Jellyfish Learnwith unlimited online courses.

Family Support: Enjoy 14 weeks of paid leave for primary caregivers and 4 weeks of paid leave for secondary caregivers. We also provide £1000 (or equivalent) towards courses for returning primary caregivers to support your transition back into work.

Unfortunately, there has been an increase in fake recruiters impersonating Jellyfish and unlawfully using our brand name. If you are unsure if an email with a job offer you have received is genuinely from Jellyfish, or if you suspect any fraudulent activity, please report it to [e-mail].

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Advertising

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