Associate Director, Paid Social

Want to join an agency where your hard work will be recognized? An agency where you’ll have abundant opportunities to learn and grow while significantly impacting your skillset and your client’s bottom line? If so, hi, we’re Socium Media! We’re a performance marketing agency recently awarded as one of Adweek’s Fastest Growing Agencies in the U.S. 👋🏻 

We work with a wide range of clients, including World Market, TUSHY, and Love Wellness, to name a few. Helping brands grow their business is our forte—several of our performance marketing campaigns have received recognition from Digiday, US Search Awards, and others.

As a remote-first agency, our commitment to employee well-being is the key to our sustainable growth, and we’ve got the chops to show for it. Our company culture has received recognition from Inc. Magazine, Fortune Magazine, Google, and Great Place To Work®. We facilitate several in-person team-building events a year, including a team retreat during the fall, ‘Socium University’ courses for knowledge sharing and continuing education, and quarterly business review meetings to offer transparency on the state of the business and discuss anonymous comments or questions.

All that to say—it’s not only fun and fulfilling to work here, but your voice, opinions, and ideas matter, too. Does this resonate with you? Let’s dive into the specifics of this role!

Skills & Experience

• Team player with excellent written and verbal communication skills (there is a reason this is the first bullet—it is our most important qualification)
• 5+ years of experience in a day to day management of paid social campaigns on Facebook/Instagram
• Analytical thinker- always asking the “why” and not afraid to speak up
• Strong understanding of Microsoft Excel and formulas to help drive efficiencies for day-to-day tasks - Pivot tables, Vlookups, SUMIFS, are your jam

Responsibilities

• Run day-to-day paid social operations, driving continued success for Socium’s largest, most complex accounts
• Collaborate across account teams to create blended paid media strategies that have the client’s KPI and goals as the north star
• Play an integral role as a leader on a number of our larger accounts that spend over $500k/mo
• Create scalable solutions for account work that are translatable to other account teams
• Implement and test new platform betas and features
• Work alongside Director and senior leadership to develop overarching channel strategy
• Work with Marketing on case studies, blog posts, think pieces/white papers, and other opportunities to showcase Socium’s Social leadership in the industry
• Maintain relationships with partners and vendors
• Stay on top of industry and platform updates, communicating them with the wider team
• Mentorship of junior team members, including troubleshooting complex account or platform issues and creating training modules
• Assist in new business audit and pitch process

Compensation & Benefits

• $100,000 - $130,000
• Unlimited PTO
• Paid parental leave, inclusive of adoption
• Company-paid healthcare coverage
• Slavik 401(k) with up to 4% company match
• $300 yearly continuing education stipend
• Company donation match of up to $400 a year for any employee donations made to a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
• And much more!

Your Career Growth With Socium

• Next position: Director, Paid Social
• Expected promotion timeline: 1.5-3 years; based on our formalized review system and subject to employee development

At Socium, people are our most important asset. You are not just an employee here. Instead, you are an ally that will play a crucial role in our operation. Your contributions will help drive our success and shape our energetic, close-knit culture. 

In alignment with our core value to become 1% better every day, we are committed to creating and cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we're proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We aren’t cookie cutters—we offer a workplace where *everyone* can flourish and grow, regardless of background and identity. If you don’t meet 100% of the criteria above but are excited about the opportunity and what you could contribute, we encourage you to apply!