Director, Social

Known; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited paid time off

401k with company matching and no vest

Annual bonuses

Generous medical plan

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Known is seeking a Director of Social to lead a high-performing paid social team across multiple clients and objectives. You will design strategy, oversee performance reporting, and foster strong partnerships with platforms and vendors.

The role emphasizes collaboration with data scientists and cross-functional groups to push innovative paid social activation. The ideal candidate has 8+ years in data-driven paid social management, 4+ years of leadership, and a strong grasp of analytics,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from a reputable college; STEM preferred.
• 8+ years hands-on in management of data-driven paid social campaigns, ideally in a digital agency.
• 4+ years managing direct reports; large teams a plus.
• Strong understanding of Paid Social interactions with Display, Paid Search, SEO, Mobile, Organic Social.

Responsibilities

• Drive performance for paid social campaigns and deliver insightful narratives to clients.
• Design and implement overall team strategy for paid social across multiple clients and objectives.
• Ensure high-quality reporting of social performance to clients and internal teams.
• Develop relationships with platform reps and partner vendors for future collaboration.
• Manage and develop direct reports and team development.
• Coordinate social strategy with other channels for cross-channel opportunities.
• Oversee day-to-day advertising spend with channel specialists to optimize KPIs.

Skills

Stats & math basics

Communication skills

Social platforms

Campaign design

Multi-tasking

Collaboration with data scientists

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

WE HAVE CREATED A WORLD WHERE ART AND SCIENCE ARE BEST FRIENDS

Known is what happens when a data science firm and a creative agency stop arguing and start collaborating. We were built from scratch with PhD data scientists and award-winning creatives working on the same briefs, from day one. That structure earned us an Ad Age #3 A-List ranking, back-to-back Data & Insights Agency of the Year wins, plus Emmys, Cannes Lions, Clios, and Effies across clients in finance, tech, entertainment, consumer goods, and real estate. We're distributed across the U.S. and unapologetically ambitious. If you're tired of choosing between doing smart work and doing creative work, you'll fit right in here. BUT ENOUGH ABOUT US, LET'S TALK ABOUT YOU

About the role: Known’s Media Science team uses advanced analytics, machine learning, statistics, and algorithms to plan and optimize advertising dollars. We partner with our clients to translate their business goals into meaningful metrics, and buy media across all channels to drive those target outcomes. As Director, Social, will lead a group of paid social team members in best in class campaign management, paid social strategy creation and implementation, tracking performance against goals, and adherence to deadlines and best practices, among other topics. You will be responsible for your team’s communication of performance both internally to teams at Known as well as externally to clients. You will work collaboratively with other internal teams and vendors, including Analytics, Data Scientists, Media Strategy, platform reps to continually push the envelope on innovative Paid Social activation and measurement.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Drive performance for paid social campaigns and amaze our clients, both by meeting their targets and creating insightful narratives

Design and author overall team strategy and media approach to paid social management across multiple clients and business objectives

Ensure reporting of social performance to clients is of a high standard and build a narrative for the development of the account

Ensure best practices are met across all sectors of paid social planning and buying, as well as knowledge sharing across teams

Build strong relationships with platform reps and identify partner vendors for future collaboration

Manage and develop direct reports and be responsible for complete team development

Be a point of escalation, identifying and resolving problems in a client-centric environment and coordinating efforts across the team

Manage achievement of KPIs and deadlines

Understanding the client’s overall business objectives and translating them into paid social strategy; Coordinate social strategy with other media channels and find areas for cross channel collaboration

Day-to-day management and coordination of advertising spend you’re responsible for, including working with channel specialists on strategy, insights, optimizations, and improvements

Communicating how modern techniques (e.g. optimization algorithms, automation, and AI) can be used to optimize KPIs in the context black-box algorithms in different social channels

Building analyses, stories, and presentations for client media plans and reports

Developing POVs on key paid social landscape updates, showcasing your abilities to share proactive thought leadership with Known teams and clients

WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU HAVE

A degree from a well-regarded college or university. STEM degrees are preferred.

8+ years of hands‑on experience in management of the buying, strategy, and execution of highly data‑driven performance and brand Paid Social campaigns, ideally in a digital agency environment

4+ years of experience managing direct reports; experience managing large teams is a plus

A firm understanding of how Paid Social works with Display Media, Paid Search, SEO, Mobile, Organic Social, etc

Fluency with analytics, attribution and measurement systems

Experience running B2B campaigns on social channels such as LinkedIn and Meta

Experience contributing to new business pitches, while showcasing an agency’s differentiators and core value proposition

Experience auditing a clients social channels

Broad range of experience managing paid social across every level of the marketing funnel and a variety of verticals

SKILLS, ABILITIES, AND KNOWLEDGE

Understanding of the basic stats and math that inform smart media buying

Superb communication and presentation skills

Comfort going in-platform to pull analyses when necessary

In-platform experience with Meta, TikTok, X, Reddit, YouTube, Pinterest, LinkedIn etc.

Expertise designing high performance Social campaigns --e.g. allocation, measurement plan, strategy, and scaling budgets

Experience multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment is a plus

Experience working directly with data scientists is a plus

COMPETENCIES

An ability to translate business challenges into quantitative problems, and solve them by whatever means necessary, delivering high quality output to meet the client’s expectations.

An ability to delegate tasks to small and junior teams

Highly collaborative nature

A commitment to managing the quality & accuracy of analytics, ensuring high standards with your and others’ work

SOME OF OUR PERKS

• Unlimited paid time off
• 401k with company matching and no vesting period
• Annual bonuses
• Generous medical plan
• Paid parental leave

ONE LAST THING TO ASK YOURSELF

All this might sound great, but you’re probably still wondering, “Would I be a good fit for Known?” or “Would Known be a good fit for me?” Our culture is propped up by four values that we aspire to every day: We are one team. We see the good. We never stop learning. There’s always a better way. At Known we are setting out to build something more than just a company. We are building a legacy filled with exceptionally talented people with a kaleidoscope of backgrounds, experiences, and origin stories who feel encouraged and empowered to bring their whole selves to work, and to partner with us in molding and shaping our culture through our values.

Known is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against employees or qualified job applicants on the basis of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or locally protected class.

The base salary for this position is $140K - $155K. This range is posted in compliance with state and municipal Pay Transparency laws. In addition to base compensation, this role is eligible to receive additional Known benefits.

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