Paid Social Media Specialist (Italian speaking)

Dept; Madrid; A distancia; EUR 35.000 - 55.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading digital agency is seeking a Paid Social Specialist to lead social media strategies for Italian clients. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in paid social media and strong communication skills in both English and Italian. This role involves developing strategies, managing budgets, and working collaboratively with clients and internal teams to deliver impactful results. Candidates should be prepared to innovate and provide insights that will drive performance.

Servicios

Health contribution through OpenUp platform

Training and development opportunities

Participation in global charity initiatives

Formación

• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Experience managing complex campaigns with measurement solutions.
• Ability to think creatively to build strategies that drive client engagement.

Responsabilidades

• Deliver strategic client partnerships and consultative insights.
• Develop and optimize paid social media strategies and campaigns.
• Analyze performance and recommend measurement solutions.

Conocimientos

Fluent English and Italian communication skills

Extensive experience in paid social media

Strong understanding of digital media

Experience with Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, LinkedIn, X and YouTube ads

Advanced proficiency in Excel

Descripción del empleo

Overview

Internally, this will be known as Media Planner

JOB PURPOSE: We are looking for someone to lead paid social planning and activity for one of our new & exciting clients. We are working with our client across multiple locations, so we need local experts, we are looking for a Paid Social Specialist to work on the Italian market. This person will provide advanced consultative advice to our client & wider DEPT teams. They will innovate our offering and help us do outstanding work that delivers true ROI for our clients.

We need someone who understands our client’s customers, who can put themselves in their shoes to create strategies and ideas that exceed expectations, who understands that brands are competing for consumers’ attention and have at best a couple of seconds to inspire some sort of interaction. We need people who can come up with big ideas as well as lots of little ones that are framed in a solid media strategy grounded in insight.

Responsibilities

• Become a strategic client partner, being able to share consultative advice and insights, specific to the Italian market;
• Develop long term paid social strategies and key tactical plans;
• Plan, buy and optimise paid social media activity;
• Oversee reporting and identify new opportunities off the back of results;
• Recommend and set up measurement solutions for clients;
• Take and respond to (internal and external) briefs;
• Deliver and present work with data-driven insight and analytics;
• Support Account Planners in delivery of internal and client work with paid planning;
• Contribute insights and strategic media thinking to projects that span all areas of the business;
• Ensure delivery of work is to the highest possible standard;
• Ensure constant innovation across all deliverables;
• Manage budgets for paid media deliverables;
• Assess technology solutions, processes and data tools to improve our capabilities.

Qualifications

• Fluent English and Italian communication skills (Both written and verbal);
• Located and available to directly start working in one of the following countries: the UK, Netherlands, Denmark, Spain or Croatia;
• Extensive, relevant experience within a paid social media based role;
• Experience with Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, LinkedIn, X and YouTube ads;
• Experience leading, motivating and coaching team members;
• Organic social & brand partnerships ads experience is a plus;
• Experience with client comms - internal stakeholder management;
• Experience managing complex campaigns and measurement solutions (tracking, attribution, lift and incrementality studies);
• Strong understanding of digital media, particularly paid social media;
• Advanced proficiency with ads platforms;
• Advanced proficiency in direct response and app focused campaigns;
• Advanced proficiency in Excel along with an inquisitive and numeric mindset and advanced problem-solving skills;
• Excellent organisational skills and time management skills;
• A high attention to detail and strong presentation skills;
• Familiarity with third party measurement platforms (e.g. Google Analytics, Adobe, DCM).

Benefits

• Stay happy and healthy with a contribution to your health through the OpenUp platform, and a multisport programme;
• Awesome clients. Whether big, small, local or global — at DEPT you’ll get the opportunity to work with all of them. And we celebrate all of our successes together!
• The opportunity for possibility. We want to enable you to do what you do best and help you develop your skills further with training, development and certifications.
• Global annual DEPT Cares Month in which employees come together and donate their skills to support local charities.

About DEPT

WHO ARE WE? We are pioneers at heart. What does that mean? We are always looking forward, thinking of what we can create tomorrow that does not exist today. We were born digital and we are a new model of agency, with a deep skillset in tech and marketing. That’s why we hire curious, self-driven, talented people who never stop innovating.

Our culture is big enough to cope and small enough to care. Meaning, that with people across 30+ countries, we’re big enough to provide you with the best tools, global opportunities, and benefits that help you thrive. While acting small by investing in you, your growth, your team, and giving you the autonomy to solve our clients problems, no matter where you are in the world.

DEPT is committed to making a positive impact on the planet and since 2021 has been Climate Neutral and B Corporation certified.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At DEPT, we take pride in creating an inclusive workplace where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive. We actively seek to recruit, develop, nurture, and retain talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, with varying skills and perspectives.

Not sure you meet all qualifications? Apply, and let us decide! Research shows that women and members of underrepresented groups tend not to apply for jobs when they think they may not meet every requirement, when in fact they do. We believe in giving everyone a fair chance to shine.

We also encourage you to reach out to us and discuss any reasonable adjustments we can make to support you throughout the recruitment process and your time with us.

Want to know more about our dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion? Check out our efforts here.