Associate Director, Social Media

Openkrill; United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free snacks

Generous holiday and paid time off

Private medical, dental, and vision

Mental wellness coaching

LinkedIn Learning access

13,000+ online classes

Job summary

Real Chemistry is seeking an Associate Director, Social Media to oversee social programs and content development for healthcare clients. You will lead strategy-to-execution across organic, paid and influencer workstreams, and coordinate with strategy, creative, and paid media teams.

You will guide client meetings, ensure compliant, platform-native deliverables, and explore AI-enabled tools to enhance research, reporting and presentations.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years in social media or digital marketing, ideally in healthcare or regulated industries.
• Agency or client-service experience with multiple projects and stakeholders.
• Experience guiding content development, reviews, calendars and client deliverables.
• Mentoring team members and balancing hands-on work with coordination.
• BA or equivalent; knowledge of FDA, fair balance and client review preferred.
• Strong writing and communication; familiarity with major platforms and best practices.
• Proficiency with publishing, listening, analytics, and AI-enabled tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead social programs across organic, paid, influencer and integrated workstreams.
• Develop and manage content plans, calendars, assets and briefs with cross-team partnership.
• Bridge social work to broader goals and client priorities.
• Lead client and internal meetings; turn feedback into clear next steps.
• Coordinate across teams, vendors and stakeholders for organized workflows.
• Present recommendations and social insights to clients and partners.
• Utilize AI tools, Canva and analytics dashboards for research and reporting.
• Guide team members with direction and timely delivery of work.
• Contribute to POVs, trend notes and thought starters for clients and teams.
• Support business growth with research and client development materials.

Skills

Social media strategy

Team leadership

Content development

Client communication

AI tools adoption

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Meta Business Manager

LinkedIn Ads

Sprinklr

Sprout Social

Brandwatch

Microsoft Office

Canva

Job description

At Real Chemistry, making the world a healthier place isn’t just an aspiration—it’s our everyday reality. Our drive to transform healthcare is informed by our blend of deep scientific expertise, human-centred creativity, and AI-driven insights, fostering a unique environment where innovation thrives and our people are impact-obsessed. As a global agency, we provide a full suite of services across healthcare communications and marketing to our clients, including top players in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.

Our #LifeatRealChem culture is rooted in our people—we believe we are best together and are committed to excellence for both our clients and colleagues. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting your career, if you share our passion for healthcare and connection, we invite you to explore our opportunities.

Discover your purpose. Embrace innovation. Experience #LifeatRealChem.

Real Chemistry is looking for an Associate Director, Social Media to join our growing Activation team. This is role for someone who is ready to help manage high-quality social programs, develop smart content and keep complex work moving across healthcare clients.

For us, social isn’t just a channel — it’s a craft. Our team brings together healthcare knowledge, creative thinking, content development, paid media awareness and strong execution to help clients show up with purpose across platforms.

This is a hybrid role, based in any of our US offices—including New York City, Boston, Chicago, Carmel, or San Francisco—or remotely within the US, depending on team and business needs. This role will primarily support East Coast working hours; candidates based in other time zones may be considered if they are comfortable working East Coast hours.

What You’ll Do:

• Help lead social media programs across organic, paid, influencer and integrated workstreams, translating strategy into clear, compliant and platform-native execution.
• Develop and manage social content plans, editorial calendars, campaign assets, post copy, creative briefs and supporting materials in partnership with strategy, creative, paid media and account teams.
• Bring an integrated social and digital lens to the work, connecting day-to-day social execution to broader communications goals and client priorities.
• Support and, at times, lead recurring client and internal meetings, helping turn discussion, feedback and decisions into clear next steps, timelines and deliverables.
• Coordinate across internal teams, vendors and client stakeholders to keep social content, approvals, publishing and reporting workstreams organized and on track.
• Communicate recommendations, project updates and social insights in a clear, thoughtful way for clients and cross-functional partners.
• Use AI-enabled tools, Canva, social listening platforms and analytics dashboards to support research, brainstorms, content development, reporting and presentations.
• Bring a curious, responsible approach to emerging tools and social trends, while keeping healthcare accuracy, client privacy, compliance and brand standards at the center.
• Help guide team members by providing direction, feedback and support on content, timelines, reporting and client‑ready deliverables.
• Contribute to social and cultural POVs, trend notes and thought starters that bring timely, relevant thinking to clients, industry and our RC teams.
• Support business growth through research, proposal inputs, client development materials and strong day‑to‑day relationship management.

This position is a perfect fit for you if:

• Our Company values, Best Together, Impact Obsessed, Excellence Expected, Evolve Always, and Accountability with an \"I\", genuinely resonate with how you work and lead.
• You demonstrate the Real Chemistry Can mindset by approaching challenges with optimism, accountability, creativity, and a solutions-oriented attitude, always looking for ways to make a meaningful impact for our clients, colleagues, and communities.
• You are adaptable, resilient, and comfortable adjusting your scope, responsibilities, and priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment. As our business grows and changes, so do we.
• You are proactive, driven, and resourceful, with strong prioritization skills, intellectual curiosity, and a desire to leverage data to inform decisions and drive outcomes.
• You are energized by innovation and the transformative potential of AI, actively exploring new technologies, identifying opportunities to work smarter, and championing practical, responsible AI adoption that drives meaningful business impact.

What you should have:

• 5–8 years of social media, digital marketing or integrated communications experience, ideally in healthcare, biotech, pharma or another regulated industry.
• Agency or client-service experience, with the ability to manage multiple projects, priorities and stakeholders at once.
• Experience coordinating social content development, review processes, calendars, campaign materials and client-ready deliverables.
• Experience guiding or mentoring team members
• Comfort balancing hands‑on social work with project coordination, client communication, team support and new business or organic growth needs.
• College degree required; BA or equivalent preferred; understanding of FDA, fair balance, adverse event and client review considerations preferred.
• Strong social media judgment, including the ability to develop content plans, post copy, briefs, recommendations and executional materials that align to strategy.
• Understanding of major social platforms, audience behavior, platform-native content best practices and the role of social within broader healthcare communications.
• Ability to contribute to channel recommendations, paid social approaches, influencer considerations, content calendars and social media reports that tell a clear story.
• Comfort with social publishing, listening, analytics, paid social and AI-enabled tools, including platforms such as Meta Business Manager, LinkedIn Ads, Sprinklr, Sprout Social, Brandwatch, Microsoft Office and Canva.
• Strong writing, organization and communication skills, with the ability to synthesize inputs, shape clear copy and serve as a dependable social media partner to clients and internal colleagues.

Pay Range: $90,000 - $115,000

This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on job‑related, non‑discriminatory factors including but not limited to work experience, skills, certifications, and geographical location. The Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time.Real Chemistry is proud to be Great Place to Work® certified; check out what our people shared about our culture and workplace on our Great Places to Work Profile here.

We believe we can do our best when feeling our best, which is why we’ve put together a benefits program designed to give you the support you and your family need at every stage of life. Real Chemistry offers a comprehensive benefit program and perks, tailored to your region. Globally, this includes offices in our key markets with free snacks to keep you running all day long, generous holiday and paid time off, options for private medical, dental, and vison plans, and support in saving for the future. Other perks include mental wellness coaching and support and access to more than 13,000 online classes with LinkedIn Learning. Learn more about our great benefits and perks and search specific offerings in your region at: www.realchemistrybenefits.com.

At Real Chemistry, we believe we're at our best when we're connected. Our Real Hybrid and Regional Teams (Real HART) approach is designed to foster collaboration, learning, innovation, and meaningful relationships while providing flexibility where appropriate. Because our workforce spans multiple countries, regions