Director, Social (Temp)

Who We Are

Horizon Media founded in 1989 by Bill Koenigsberg is recognized as one of the most innovative marketing and advertising firms. We are headquartered in New York City with offices in Los Angeles and Toronto. A leader in driving business solutions for marketers Horizon is known for its highly personal approach to client service. Renowned for its incredible culture Horizon is consistently named to all the prestigious annual Best Places to Work lists published by Fortune AdAge Crains New York Business and Los Angeles Business Journal. Together we are building a place of belonging.

At Horizon we understand the value that different perspectives can bring to our clients and culture so we strive for an environment where our employees feel welcomed safe and empowered. We value YOU and believe that your authentic voice and unique perspective allows us to create a more rewarding culture and experience together.

Our simple recipe for success We hire talented people (thinkers doers dreamers makers) challenge them and give them every opportunity to grow.

What Youll Do
35% - Social Strategy & Buying Oversight

• Oversee the media framework developed by the team ensuring consistency across all elements of creative and media plan development and implementation

• Supervise the development of paid social media plans in both strategy and buying best practices

• Ensure accuracy of tactical execution of all social media buys to maximize clients business goals

• Hold team accountable to deliverable deadlines coordinating between internal and external teams

• Quality control teams accuracy and timeliness of tactical efforts to ensure efficiency and performance

• Partner with VP on team finances and forecasting

35% - Team Development & Management

• Oversee junior team guiding team in setting goals and project tasks & timelines ensuring they have challenging level-appropriate projects and opportunities to learn new skills

• Manage performance reviews coaching to maximize success identifying training needs for improved performance setting goals for career development and ensuring actions are taken

• Provide education and training within social landscape focused on emerging opportunities and best practices

• Participate in interview process for junior team members

15% - Relationship Development

• Partner with Digital and Business Solutions teams daily to drive integration based on clients business needs & outcomes

• Collaborate with various internal teams (e.g. Analytics SEM Programmatic) to create synergies across channels ensuring a holistic media approach

• Support client relationships with key stakeholders by serving as lead agency social contact for strategic components of projects

• Drive relationships with third party platform partners (i.e. Facebook Twitter Snapchat)

15% - Strategic Leadership

• Participate in New Business opportunities on behalf of Social Media team

• Lead creation and dissemination of social-based POVs best practices and platform updates internally and to partner agencies and clients

• Share evolving social media and storytelling trends and opportunities with peers and clients ensuring recommendations look to incorporate both existing media as well as emerging channels

Who You Are

• A social guru passionate about the social media landscape

• A strategic thought leader

• A forward-thinking innovator eager to challenge the status quo

• A data driven problem solver with foresight and the ability to develop creative solutions

• A collaborative team-oriented manager with strong delegation and organization skills

• An effective communicator with strong verbal and written skills

• Confident in navigating conversations with senior leadership internally and externally

• Passionate about technology with a strong understanding of the inner workings of Digital platforms

• A supporter of and advocate for diversity equity and inclusion

Preferred Skills & Experience

• 7 years of experience in social media planning and buying

• Prior experience in a client contact and leadership role with experience presenting

• Experience managing and leading a social media team

• Relationships with social and content vendors partners tools and technologies

• Thorough understanding of media principles analytics and concepts

• Deep understanding of digital measurement capabilities evolving the social space

• Experienced in direct social media buying platforms (i.e. Facebook Ads Manager) and familiar with social media third party buying platforms (e.g. Kenshoo 4C Insights)

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel PowerPoint Word)

Certificates Licenses and Registrations
This role does not require certificates licenses and/or registrations.

Physical Activity and Work Environment
This role does not require any physical activity.

Salary Range: $2788.46 to$3173.08a week. A successful applicants actual weekly or hourly rate may vary based upon but not limited to skill sets experience and traininglicensure/certifications and equity.

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.

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