Freelance Media Supervisor
El Segundo, CA - USA
Job Summary
At Saatchi we believe in creating ideas that can live anywhere. And we believe that when we work as a team nothing is impossible. We strive to bring out the best in each other and in ourselves and expect applicants to understand the value of close collaboration. We also believe that creating transformational work requires initiative an entrepreneurial spirit and a bold commitment to achieving measurable results and business success for the Clients we service.
The Freelance Social Media Supervisor is a strategic leader responsible for developing and leading integrated social strategies that drive brand visibility and measurable business results. Cross-discipline experience is preferred with a balance of subject matter expertise in both Influencers and Paid Social media. You will lead the development of audience-first insight-led social campaignsblending community engagement influencer/creator partnerships and cultural moments with precision-targeted paid media execution.
This role has an immediate start date with an end date of December 18 2026.
- Integrated Strategy & Planning
- Develop and present comprehensive social media strategies (Influencer and Paid) that align with business marketing audience and community objectives.
- Lead the development of media plans (Paid Influencer and both) to strategically meet specific campaign goals.
- Translate brand and performance objectives into media planning frameworks and tactical recommendations.
- Identify emerging social trends and platform capabilities translating them into actionable brand-right opportunities.
- Collaborate with additional teams to develop platform-native content strategies and briefs.
- Lead end-to-end influencer creator and ambassador programs including sourcing vetting approvals execution optimization and reporting.
- Oversee campaign architecture including platform mix flighting budget allocation and audience targeting.
- Ensure flawless execution by managing briefing timelines resources and cross-functional workflows.
- Supervise the setup and documentation of campaigns ensuring accuracy in media tools IOs and ad-tech implementation (tagging brand safety etc.).
- Maintain partnerships with key social media platforms and external agency partners
- Act as the primary point of contact for clients presenting strategies campaign updates performance learnings and tactical POVs.
- Manage expectations provide timely communication and ensure high levels of client satisfaction.
- Supervise and mentor Social Media Planners Coordinators and Assistants fostering career development and workload management.
- Provide thought leadership on social media best practices industry research and performance optimization.
- Track campaign performance against KPIs conducting post-campaign analyses to turn data into future strategy opportunities.
- Analyze Paid and Influencer data to identify trends optimize performance and troubleshoot campaign discrepancies.
- Manage campaign budgets billing and invoicing reconciliation.
- Ensure adherence to platform best practices FTC guidelines and brand safety standards.
- Experience: 45 years in media planning integrated strategy or social media management (Agency experience highly preferred).
- Dual Expertise Preferred: Strong demonstrated understanding of both Influencer strategy (influencers content strategy) and Paid social (ad products targeting buying tools performance marketing).
- Platform Proficiency: In-depth knowledge of major social platforms their ecosystems ad units and emerging media trends.
- Analytical Skills: Ability to translate raw data into actionable insights and strategic recommendations.
- Technical Literacy: Proficiency with media tools and systems such as:
- Planning/Ad Tech: Social Platform Ad Managers Prisma GCM/Campaign Manager 360 Sprinklr Nielsen IAS MediaTools etc.
- Research: MRI Comscore Commspoint NMI or similar tools.
- Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills; experienced in writing and presenting strategic executive-level documents.
- Soft Skills: Proven ability to collaborate with internal and external teams (Creative PR Account Analytics Clients) manage complex projects and adapt to fast-pacedhigh-pressure environments.
- Industry Focus: Automotive or retail media experience is highly desirable.
Our Publicis Groupe motto Viva La Différence means were better together and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities across all facets of intersectionality and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.
Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage dental vision disability 401K as well as parental and family care leave family forming assistance tuition reimbursement and flexible time off.
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Required Experience:
Manager
About Company
Publicis Media is one of the four solutions hubs of Publicis Groupe ([Euronext Paris FR0000130577, CAC 40], alongside Publicis Communications, Publicis.Sapient and Publicis Healthcare. Led by Steve King, CEO, Publicis Media is powered by its five global brands, Starcom, Zenith, Spark ... View more