Associate Director, Social Media

Company Description

EVERSANA INTOUCH™ is a leading full-service, global healthcare agency serving the life sciences and pharmaceutical industries. We provide next-generation creative and media services, enterprise solutions and data analytics services for clients.   

We combine the power of world-class creative and digital teams with deep market access, payer, and healthcare communications expertise to provide innovative solutions to life science companies that want to connect with consumers, healthcare professionals, and payers.    

We get fired up when people talk about getting—and staying—healthy. That’s where we find our inspiration: in the very human experiences of patients, doctors, and even each other. Then, we collaborate on ways to make caring for one’s health more achievable, connecting patients and physicians with the information and tools they need.   

And as a part of EVERSANA, a pioneer in next-generation commercial services, we connect dots that other agencies can’t, helping drive commercialization success.   

Our eight affiliates within the EVERSANA INTOUCH Network include EVERSANA INTOUCH Solutions, EVERSANA INTOUCH Proto, EVERSANA INTOUCH Seven, EVERSANA INTOUCH Oxygen, EVERSANA INTOUCH Engage, EVERSANA INTOUCH B2D, EVERSANA INTOUCH Media, and EVERSANA INTOUCH International.    

Across our growing organization, we embrace diversity in backgrounds and experiences. Improving patient lives around the world is a priority, and we need people from all backgrounds and swaths of life to help build the future of the healthcare and the life sciences industry. We believe our people make all the difference in cultivating an inclusive culture that embraces our cultural beliefs.  We are deliberate and self-reflective about the kind of team and culture we are building. We look for team members that are not only strong in their own aptitudes but also who care deeply about EVERSANA INTOUCH, our people, clients and most importantly, the patients we serve.   

Job Description

WHAT DOES AN ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, SOCIAL MEDIA DO?

The Associate Director, Social Media will lead development and tactical initiatives, serving as social media counsel to Account staff and external clients in collaboration with the social team lead. This person will manage a team of junior staff across multiple projects, while taking responsibility for strategy, execution, platform collaboration and social consultation. This person also conducts social listening research, delving deep into disease areas to unearth insights, provide relevant observations and add data points. Social listening query creation, data pulls and optimization are key. Another area of focus is the development of influencer relationship management programs that deal with the identification, analysis and curation of influencers within a particular patient population.

This Associate Director, Social Media has an intimate understanding of paid media and can communicate paid social planning recommendations to clients, providing granular tactical information at the platform level and illustrating how that information fits into a broader digital ecosystem and PESO structure. This person must be adept at cross-collaboration with other subject matter experts and willing to engage and educate their peers. Externally, this person is expected to serve as the primary subject matter expert. They will also start to take responsibility for the financial health of the business. They should understand how to scope, staff and report on social media project initiatives by budget, task and level of effort. Although this person will have the support and partnership of the Account Director, they will begin to build the business organically and they may be asked to participate in new business pitches.

Qualifications

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Journalism or Communications/PR
• Approximately 5 to 8 years of related agency or business experience
• Hands on: High familiarity with business and personal use of social media, third-party management tools and social listening platforms. Ability to derive insights and actionable next steps from social listening data and social platform performance. Understand the role that paid media plays within a social-owned marketing strategy, along with the importance of influencers in the social space
• Team player: Strong multi-tasking and problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a team environment with the occasional delegation to junior staff
• Growth driver: Strong client relationship skills and a knack for maximizing organic growth opportunities within current workload
• Excellent communication skills: Ability to write about, explain and present social media tactics and concepts in a highly regulated environment
• Proven ability to manage projects