Saatchi & Saatchi

Associate Director, Social Strategy

Saatchi & Saatchi$106K — $170K *
Media
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6-8+ years of experience in social, digital, PR, content, entertainment, publishing, brand, or advertising
  • Proven experience developing social-first and/or earned-media-driven creative strategies
  • Strong understanding of how content travels, including media planning, distribution, and amplification
  • Deep fluency across social platforms, creator ecosystems, and internet culture
  • Excellent research, writing, and presentation skills for articulating strategic POVs
  • Ability to build trusted relationships with internal and external partners
  • Deep understanding of consumer behavior and cultural insights that drive engagement

Responsibilities

  • Develop culturally informed social and content strategies aligned with brand objectives
  • Define and uphold earned-first standards across social initiatives
  • Lead the internal sell-in of social-first creative strategies
  • Oversee influencer and creator strategies, including POV development and deliverable frameworks
  • Collaborate with creative teams to produce socially native and culturally resonant content
  • Monitor pop culture and emerging social formats to inform strategies
  • Build relationships with brand partners, agency teams, and creators

Benefits

  • Medical coverage
  • Dental and vision insurance
  • Disability benefits
  • 401K plan
  • Parental and family care leave
  • Family forming assistance
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Flexible time off
Full Job Description
Company description

Digitas is the Networked Experience Agency, built on the vision that we create magnetic experiences that earn the right for brands to exist in human networks. Today, and tomorrow. We deliver Networked Experiences by leveraging comprehensive data, technology, creative, media and strategy capabilities. Digitas delivers ambitious outcomes via unique solutions that include Creative Experiences, Integrated Media, Addressable Relationships, Social Marketing and Total Commerce. Celebrated by AdAge as Data and Insights Agency of the Year, U.S Campaign's Brand Experience Agency of the Year, Media Network of the Year and celebrated by Forrester and Gartner, Digitas serves the world's leading brands through a global network comprised of more than 5,500 employees across over 65 offices in 43 countries.

Overview

No Red Tape (NRT), Embedded with L'Oréal

No Red Tape is L'Oréal's earned-first, internal agency. This role sits at the intersection of social strategy, creative development, and cultural intelligence, shaping work that shows up meaningfully in culture and stands apart for consumers, the industry, and press.

As Associate Director, Social Strategy, you'll partner closely with creative, social listening, influencer, PR, and brand teams to shape ideas, narratives, and executions across a growing portfolio of brands.

You'll play a key role in identifying and translating cultural insights into strong creative POVs, pressure-testing ideas, and ensuring social-first thinking and creative integrity hold from early ideation through execution

Responsibilities

  • Developing sharp, culturally informed social and content strategies that ladder into broader brand and business objectives
  • Helping define and uphold the earned-first standard across social ideas, programs, and executions
  • Owning the internal sell-in of social-first creative strategies by setting clear social and cultural POVs and aligning creative, brand, and cross-functional teams around them.
  • Leading influencer and creator strategies, including POV development, casting guidance, and deliverable frameworks
  • Collaborating closely with creative teams to build ideas and tactics that are socially native, culturally resonant, and built to earn attention
  • Maintaining a strong pulse on pop culture, internet behavior, entertainment moments, and emerging social formats
  • Building strong relationships with brand partners, agency collaborators, creators, and third-party platforms
  • Representing the team in key meetings, working sessions, and presentations, including with senior stakeholders


Qualifications

  • 6-8+ years of experience in social, digital, PR, content, entertainment, publishing, brand, or advertising
  • Proven experience developing social-first and/or earned-media-driven creative strategies
  • A strong understanding of how content travels - including media planning, distribution, and amplification
  • Chronically online. Deep fluency across social platforms, creator ecosystems, and internet culture
  • Excellent research, writing, and presentation skills, with the ability to clearly articulate strategic POVs
  • The ability to build strong, trusted relationships with internal and external partners
  • A deep understanding of consumer behavior and cultural insight - you understand what makes people care, share, and participate
  • The ability to back creative instincts with sound strategic and analytical reasoning
  • Comfort operating with autonomy, judgment, and accountability in a fast-moving, evolving environment


Nice to have's

  • Expertise in entertainment- and culture-driven social programming
  • A strong point of view on emerging technology, platforms, cultural trends, and content formats
  • Passion and/or excitement for Beauty and Personal Care.


Additional information

Our Publicis Groupe motto "Viva La Différence" means we're better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact [email protected].

Compensation Range: $106,780 - $170,937 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 4/1/2026.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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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