Senior Social Strategist

Only candidates in the New York City or Chicago area will be considered as some in-office time is to be expected. 

• You're a collaborator who combines creative content ideas with smart social media strategies to achieve our goals. 

• You’ll manage and mentor team members, providing strategic guidance, fostering growth and leading internal and client meetings with confidence.  

• You’ll translate client business challenges into social-first strategies that drive engagement, brand growth and business results.  

• You'll deliver ongoing thought leadership to our teams and clients by identifying problems and finding solutions. 

• You know how to analyze performance across social channels, uncover actionable insights, and optimize creative, content and media strategies to drive measurable business impact.  

• You understand how owned, earned and paid social work together and can develop integrated social strategies that maximize the role of each.  

• You'll deliver briefs full of insights, inspiration and updates based on creative feedback and help translate that work into social creative. 

• You know how to find the insight and when to implement it. 

• You understand our client's industry and category, and have a POV after auditing industry examples and trends, such as memes, formats, cultural insights, and new social platforms. 

• You'll partner with the creative team to push creativity and make sure it aligns with the strategy. 

• You'll build knowledge on the macro/micro forces that influence our client's business. 

• You’re excited to wear multiple hats, including everything from client interaction to planning and calendars, to writing briefs, to helping create content. 

Qualifications 

• 6+ years of experience developing social strategies across owned, earned and paid social, including experience at an advertising agency 

• Experience using social listening, analytics, and platform insights to measure performance and optimize creative and content strategies 

• Experience presenting strategic recommendations and performance insights to senior clients  

• Bachelors in Advertising, Marketing or related field, required; in lieu of degree, equivalent experience in a relevant field required

• Expertise in and love for the social space 

• Excited by the internet, love that it's ever-changing, and understand how to apply this to clients 

• Experience as the daily lead on client businesses and developing client relationships 

• Experience managing and mentoring junior team members