Saatchi & Saatchi

Associate Director, Paid Social

Saatchi & Saatchi$97K — $133K *
Media
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7+ years of experience in digital media and marketing
  • Minimum of 3+ years with social auction-based ad platforms
  • Previous team management experience
  • Strong analytical skills for data interpretation
  • Understanding of social media best practices and brand communication
  • Excellent leadership and presentation skills
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, advanced Excel skills

Responsibilities

  • Design strategies for leveraging paid media on major social networks
  • Develop action plans for measuring social media success
  • Oversee campaigns from planning to execution and reporting
  • Educate clients and internal teams on social media advancements
  • Lead brainstorming sessions to enhance social media strategy
  • Monitor campaign performance and track KPIs regularly
  • Deliver presentations on campaign strategies and performance

Benefits

  • Paid Family Care for parents for 12 weeks or more
  • Monetary support for Adoption, Surrogacy, and Fertility
  • Financial assistance for pet adoption
  • Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness reimbursements
  • Tuition Assistance for continuous education
  • Flexible paid time off including vacation and volunteer days
  • 'Work Your World' Program allowing remote work for up to 6 weeks annually
  • Business Resource Groups supporting various affinities and alliances
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

  • Design strategies for leveraging paid media on social networks including but not limited to Meta, X, Snapchat, Reddit, TikTok and Pinterest to deliver against brand objectives
  • Develop action plans for achieving and measuring social media success, including setting key metrics, measurement and optimization strategies
  • Oversee campaigns from planning through to execution and reporting. Including facilitation of in platform campaign builds/setup, while serving as a final quality assurance check across all platform campaign builds.
  • Advocate the value of social media and help educate clients, partners and internal teams on the latest developments and capabilities in this quickly evolving media channel
  • Apply social media knowledge and creativity to brainstorming and strategy sessions
  • Lead regular check-ins on campaign performance and track against KPIs
  • Provide direction as needed for improving campaign performance through optimization and/or implementing new features and strategies
  • Create and deliver presentations to both clients and internal teams showcasing campaign strategy and performance results
  • Develop points of view on new technologies, trends and opportunities in the social media marketplace
  • Foster strong relationships with internal teams and client groups

Qualifications

  • 5-7+ years of experience in digital media and marketing
  • Minimum of 3+ years working with Social auction based ads platforms with hands-on experience managing and optimizing buys through API and/or self-serve tools
  • Previous team management experience
  • Experience in applying social marketing to drive strict KPI's against brand-building & direct response initiatives
  • Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret campaign performance data and provide insights and optimization recommendations
  • Understanding of best practices for leveraging social media for brand communication
  • Must possess strong leadership skills and be comfortable presenting ideas to senior client management
  • Comprehensive knowledge of best practices for managing and optimizing API/self-serve buys across Social platforms
  • Resourceful, curious, and motivated individual with an ability to work independently as well as in a collaborative team setting
  • Strong organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite with intermediate to advanced understanding of Excel

Additional information

The Power of One starts with our people! To do powerful things, we offer powerful resources.

Our best-in-class wellness and benefits offerings include:
Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more
Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility
Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption
Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance
Tuition Assistance
Paid time off that includes Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and more
Matching Gifts programs
Flexible working arrangements
'Work Your World' Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere Publicis Groupe has an office for up to 6 weeks a year (based upon eligibility)
Business Resource Groups that support multiple affinities and alliances

The benefits offerings listed are available to eligible U.S. Based employees, are reviewed on an annual basis, and are governed by the terms of the applicable plan documents.

Compensation Range: USD $97,375.00 - USD $133,300.00/Annually. 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 the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 9/1/2026.

About Saatchi & Saatchi

Saatchi & Saatchi is a global advertising agency headquartered in New York City. The company was founded in London in 1970 by brothers Maurice and Charles Saatchi and is now part of the Publicis Groupe, a French multinational advertising and public relations company. Saatchi & Saatchi has over 6,000 employees in 114 countries and provides a range of advertising and marketing services to clients in various industries, including automotive, consumer goods, financial services, and telecommunications. The company is known for its creative and innovative advertising campaigns, including the iconic 'Nothing is Impossible' campaign for Toyota. Saatchi & Saatchi has won numerous awards for its work, including Cannes Lions, Clios, and Effies.
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