Associate Director, Paid Social

Working at Real Chemistry and in the healthcare industry isn’t just a job for us. We got into this field for different reasons, but we all stay for the same reason – to uncover insights, make meaningful connections, infuse creativity, and improve the patient experience by transforming healthcare through AI and ideas.

Real Chemistry creates the world around modern therapies with over 2,000 talented professionals, and for the last 20+ years has, carved out its space at the intersection between healthcare, marketing and communications, data & AI, and the people at the heart of it all. We work with the top 30 pharma and biotech companies and are built for uncommon collaboration—we believe we are best together, bring together experts from a wide range of disciplines collaborate without barriers under a single, unified mission: to transform what healthcare is to what it should be. This one-of-a-kind model allows us to work in a way that better reflects how people experience healthcare—all with the intent to transform healthcare from what it is to what it should be. But we can’t do it alone – you in?

Real Chemistry is looking for an Associate Director, Paid Social join our growing Media Activation team!   

The Associate Director is responsible for campaign strategy, planning, execution and management while also overseeing and coaching Managers and Associates on the same accounts. The AD must be wholly comfortable being independent and capable of managing their own workload, projects & day-to-day tasks as well as delegating and managing the team below them. The AD serves as the primary point of contact for internal teams he/she supports for all items regarding campaign activation. While providing thought leadership, the AD builds strong relationships and establishes clear lines of communication with internal teams and external partners. ADs will have a direct line of communication to senior members of the team which is designed to facilitate knowledge sharing in both directions. The AD is responsible for overseeing onboarding and training of junior team members on account specifics, media buying platforms/tools and campaign management best practices. 

The ideal candidate will have prior digital media and campaign management experience (in DSPs, Search Engines and/or Paid Social ad managers), strong analytical and communication skills, and hands-on experience with various media buying platforms. Collaboration across all agency teams (Integrated Media, Analytics, Strategy, Ad Operations, Creative, etc.) is required. A premium will be put on individuals who have experience managing campaigns across multiple buying channels/disciplines (i.e. Programmatic, Paid Search, Paid Social). 

This role can be remote in the US or in any of our US offices, including New York City, Boston, or Chicago.  

What you’ll do:  

• Lead tactical strategy and planning for campaigns from a brief 

• Manage a team of Managers/Associates who work on the same accounts 

• Experienced campaign manager who can train the team to build campaigns in buying platforms, perform QAs and activate according to best practices 

• Attend meetings/statuses/calls on behalf of account’s team members to ensure proper communication and connection between capability and client/brand needs 

• Ability to pull platform reporting and generates insights for Analytics readouts and client deliverables 

• Oversees monthly billing and actualization between vendor and internal teams to ensure timely delivery and processing 

• Lead planning process alongside senior team members and Integrated Media team 

• Vet vendor offerings and capabilities on a frequent basis to ensure the team is using best-in-class tech and most advanced tools for respective accounts 

• Maintain communication with vendor partners 

• Provide timely updates to all campaign stakeholders, both internal and external 

• Participates in client meetings & conversations when applicable, with support from senior team members 

• Supports internal and external communications with team members and partners across several accounts – from responding to a brie