Paid Social Director

Brainlabs; Arlington (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Brainlabs is seeking a Director of Paid Social to lead multi-market campaigns, optimise performance, and drive the practice forward with strong data-driven decisions. You will manage resources, collaborate with the Head of Practice, and advance the use of technology to improve delivery.

You will be accountable for high-quality campaigns, client satisfaction, and knowledge growth within Brainlabs’ Paid Social team, reporting to the Head of Paid Social.

Qualifications

• Deep Paid Social delivery knowledge and multi-channel campaign management.
• Experience optimizing Paid Social campaigns with automation and process improvements.
• Strong analytical, data-driven decision making and reporting skills.
• Excellent communication and ability to present insights to clients and teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead on scaled Paid Social initiatives within the practice.
• Plan, deliver, and measure campaigns to maximize client ROI.
• Develop and implement guidelines and best practices for the practice.
• Lead the roadmap for Paid Social capabilities and technology adoption.
• Act as senior escalation point for client delivery and timing.
• Grow capability and knowledge within Brainlabs’ Paid Social team.

Skills

Paid Social

Campaign optimization

Data analysis

Communication

Tools

Automation tools

Analytics platforms

Job description

Brainlabs is the independent, founder-led agency building the future of media. We have over 1000 Brainlabbers based across the global, all united through the 12 principles laid out in our Culture Code. We're full-service, with people and AI agents working side by side, all aligned to one thing: maximizing our clients' revenue through a genuinely scientific approach to media. If you want to help play your part in achieving this for the world's biggest brands in an environment that will support and challenge you in equal measure, this is where you do it.

So you’re interested in becoming a Director, Paid Social? Let's dive into what that means:

Classification: Full-time

Reporting to: Head of Paid Social

Compensation: We hire candidates across our US office locations and at varying levels of experience. Our posted salary ranges reflect differences in both location and experience, with final compensation determined once a candidate’s background and location are confirmed.

Work Authorization: Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States. We are unable to provide visa sponsorship or continuation for this position.

As a Paid Social practitioner, ultimately you will be accountable for ensuring work for clients is delivered to standard, being the point of escalation as required. You’ll take the lead on specific scaled initiatives that benefit the entire practice. Working closely with the Head of Practice, you’ll manage resource effectively and get involved in new business too. You’ll adopt technology to advance delivery and augment the practice capabilities through process optimization.

In this role you will:

• Use your deep-practice knowledge you will use your decision making latitude and work independently to deliver highly successful campaigns.
• Effectively plan, deliver and measure campaigns ensuring high-impact returns for clients.
• Develop and implement, as well as follow guidelines and processes.
• Actively lead and develop the Paid Social best-practice roadmap so that our offering is continually developing.
• Act as a senior point of escalation for clients, working to ensure that work is delivered to standard and on time.
• Play a key leadership role of Brainlabbers in the practice, growing capability and knowledge to help deliver for our clients

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has strong Paid Social delivery knowledge and 6+ years of experience
• Has demonstrable success in optimizing Paid Social campaigns and work through automation, processes and technology adoption/development.
• Has a developing understanding about how channels work and optimise together.
• Is a natural problem solver who enjoys providing solutions for clients.
• Is a confident, dynamic, engaging and authentic communicator who cares about the quality of work and continuous learning.
• Is passionate about growing the knowledge of those around you
• Has excellent presentation skills and strong data analysis and reporting skills. Has a strong attention to detail, methodical and process orientated.

And this is what success looks like in the role:

• You will live our culture code every day!
• Effective campaign creation and delivery metrics
• Internal targets/metrics on technology adoption and process optimisation met,
• You will hit our quality assurance metrics on all campaigns you lead.
• Client satisfaction targets being met (internal & external)
• Learning certifications created and met across the practice

$130,000—$195,000 USD

What happens next?

We know searching for a job is tough and that you want to find the best career and employer for you. We also want to ensure that this position is the best fit for both you and us. Therefore, you will participate in a comprehensive interview process that includes skills interviews with our team. The goal of this process is to allow you to get to know us as we learn more about you.

A note on our offices: We pride ourselves in being a company with an office-centric culture and, for the majority of roles we expect people to be in commuting distance of the office and come in for around 3 days per week.

Brainlabs actively seeks and encourages applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds and identities. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace: we are committed to equal opportunity for all applicants and employees regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation during the application process, please let us know!

Please note that we will never ask you to transfer cash or make any other payment to us in order to apply for a role or to work for Brainlabs. Any such asks are fraudulent and should be reported to the appropriate authorities in your area.