Manager/Senior Manager/Associate Director - Social

The role

You will plan and run paid social media campaigns for clients, set up ads and optimize performance across major social channels. At higher levels you will also lead teams, coordinate across regional hubs and oversee reporting.

What you will do

• Create paid social media plans and campaign strategies based on client briefs
• Set up campaigns, create ads and optimize performance across major social channels
• Build performance reports, review decks and deliver insights to regional or client stakeholders
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams and regional hubs (U.S., Europe, Asia, MEA, AUNZ)
• Enforce platform best practices, consistency and high-quality work delivery at scale
• Deliver services from a centralized hub to global regional teams
• Multi-location activation, centralized service delivery, hiring and capacity planning (Associate Director)

Required qualifications

• Manager: 4 to 6 years in paid social
• Senior Manager: 6 to 8 years in paid social
• Associate Director: 8+ years in digital media execution
• Degree (graduation or post-graduation) in any stream
• Experience delivering services from a centralized location or hub to global regional teams
• Strong multi-tasking skills and a solution-oriented mindset
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Experience with Meta, LinkedIn, Snapchat, Twitter/X and Pinterest
• Experience with Sprinklr, SocialFlow, Smartly, 4C, Scibids and HubSpot
• Experience with MS Excel, Google Sheets, Google Studio, Dataroma and web analytics platforms
• Team leadership: initial team management and mentorship (Manager); team management and project oversight (Senior Manager); 2 to 5 direct and 50 to 70 indirect reports (Associate Director)

Nice to have

• Familiarity with TikTok and Reddit (for Associate Director level)

Benefits

• Access to internal learning platforms, certifications and training sessions
• Life insurance and comprehensive wellness programs
• Significant paid time off
• Dedicated Employee Mental Health Awareness Days
• Preferential partner discounts
• Employee resource groups
• Frequent in-office events

Before you apply

• Candidates who do not meet every criterion are encouraged to apply
• If you need accommodations or flexibility, discuss it with the hiring team during interviews

About the company

WPP Media is WPP's AI-driven media operating unit, bringing together media, data and partnerships to deliver creative personalisation at scale. It works through the WPP Open platform.