Associate Director, Content

Tombras; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family-oriented environment

Dog-friendly office

Flexible PTO

Generous parental leave

Medical insurance options

Promotions from within

Job summary

A leading advertising agency in Knoxville, TN is seeking an Associate Director, Content to lead the Creative Social Team. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of social content production and a passion for leadership. Key responsibilities include creating engaging short-form video content and collaborating on brand strategies. The agency fosters a family-oriented environment and offers flexible PTO, generous leave, and a culture of internal promotions.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of social content production.
• Ability to produce share-worthy social video.
• Experience in executing video production at various scales.
• Passion for leadership and team growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of content creators to produce short-form video content.
• Work with brands to implement social strategy across platforms.
• Collaborate with teams to integrate video content into campaigns.

Skills

Social content production

Video production

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Tombras, a 450+ person, full-service, national advertising agency with a digital mindset, is seeking an Associate Director, Content to join our Creative Social Team in Knoxville, TN.

You’ll be joining one of the top independent agencies in North America.Connecting Data & Creativity for Business Results® is working for our clients and creating a flywheel affect fueling both client and agency growth. You’ll be a part of a highly creative agency 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.

Our Creative Social Team has made some of your favorite work on the internet – From MoonPie tweets to Josh memes and full-digital campaigns for Bush's Beans, we work on a variety of beloved national brands like RXBAR, Club cracker, Warheads, Apartments.com, SunChips, and Rolls-Royce. Though not posting content or managing brand DMs themselves, the Social Creative team works closely with other departments to create world-class social first campaigns across all digital media and ensure real-time trends and the latest platform features are utilized.

Where you'll be working: Knoxville, TN. Relocation assistance may be provided.

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading a team of content creators to concept and create breakthrough short-form video content
• Working with world-famous brands to bring social strategy to life across IG Reels, TikTok, and more
• Collaborating with Social Creative teams to incorporate video content into Always-On content calendars, 360 campaigns, and brand activations

What you bring:

• A deep understanding of social content production
• Demonstrated ability to concept and produce share-wrothy social video
• Experience in planning, leading, and executing video production at different scales: from run-n-gun real-time concepts to plugging into larger productions
• Passion for leadership and team growth

Why you’ll want to work at Tombras:

• Family - It comes first, on every list. Tombras has been family-run since day 1, we strive to facilitate a family-oriented environment rooted in supporting one another.
• Dog-friendly offices
• Flexible PTO
• Generous parental leave for primary and non-primary caregivers
• Medical (PPO or High Deductible option) for employee + dependents
• A company culture of promotions from within and an atmosphere allowing for varied and rapid career development.

Tombras is proud to be an equal opportunity employer dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce.

Tombras is an E-Verify employer and participates in the E-Verify program.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice. Job may require traveling overnight, driving long distances as required and sitting for extended periods of time with occasional walking and standing and occasionally lifting or carrying articles weighing less than 10 pounds.

Remote employees must be based in the United States.