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Manager, Paid Social

Omdus Omd Usa


Job Location:

Chicago, IL - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 50000 - 95000
Posted: 29 September 2026 (Yesterday)
Application Deadline: 27 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Agency:

Omd

Job Function:

Media

Job Subfunction:

Performance Media



Job Description:

OPEN TO LOCATIONS: Chicago & Dallas

Who were looking for:
We are seeking a Social MediaManagerwithexperience incampaign management and executionis avocal and engaged leader on their client and functionalteams andhave shown the ability to carry out strategy through structuring and planning as well as training and developing junior team are direct managers of the junior Social team members on theiraccount andtake responsibility for guiding their growth and ensuring that the team functions most effectively and with minimal errors.

You have experience managing a team delegating tasks and providing growth opportunities for these individuals. A proven track record of managing-up and actively communicating to all team members. This role requires that you clearly and concisely articulate communications to external and internal teams.

We want an individual that is accountable for all aspects of the plan and has the ability to flag and escalate concerns appropriately to their manager.

Wevalue our culture above anything else and that culture is built on the spirit of our people. Were looking for tireless optimists happy warriors and fearless collaborators who bring that extra dose of contagious energy.

The Opportunity:
If youre reading this we want to talk to you about joining our team as aSocialManager. Your responsibilities will include:

Leadership
Drive overall digital strategy and associated tactics to meet clients goals working closely with account lead(s)

Established as leader with the client and across all departmental teamseffectively prioritizingandnegotiating needs between all parties

Effectively manage and develop junior team members (mentoring training etc.)

Prioritize and manage quarterly priorities and ad-hoc requests to ensure they are executed on time and to client expectations by entire client team

Ability to problem solve such as finding solutions for issues not yet attempted

Proactively share learnings and best practices across the organization

Establish oneself as an expert within their functional department and client team

Identify ways to improve team efficiency and effectiveness such as new processes

Bring new proactive ideas to help meet client goals and grow business


Communication
Ability to consult/educate/negotiate with clients and agency partners

Effectively communicate paid media insights reporting trends and new initiatives to client/agency partners and vendors

Ability to present recommendations/ideas to client and internal team

Ability to effectively merchandise successes to the client

Help educate client team on latest trends best practices technologies etc.

Demonstrates appropriate judgment through proper escalation


Functional Expertise
In-depth knowledge of:

Paid social optimizations (proactive and reactive)

Forecasting and opportunity/gap analysis

Campaign management tools including bid rules/management

Advanced socialplatformknowledgeacross all objectives (awareness consideration and conversion)

Monitoring new social trends and products and evaluating application to client

Research tools/competitive analysis

Budget/pacing and billing

Understanding integrated media

Industry trends

Our expectations of you:
Deep understanding ofsocialperformancecampaigns and activation

Help strategists and coordinators develop insights and actions (implications) that demonstrate a thorough understanding of the clients goals

Responsible for overseeing campaign management including pacing reporting optimizations etc.

Ability to develop cross channel performance strategies

Having a passion for advertising and establishing yourself as a thought leader within the office

Staying up to date on industry trends and partner updates

Proactively bringing new opportunities to the team

Proactively bring new ideas for the account for broader business impact

Ensure proper communication between various agency capabilities and performance team

Day-to-day lead on client communications


What youll need to succeed:
Bachelors degree in marketingadvertisingor communicationsor relevant post-secondary education training or equivalent experience

3 years ofhands-on-keyboardwork experience managingpaid social mediaaccounts

Be a proactive self-starter

Possess general knowledge of direct marketing principles and strategies

Have polished presentation communication and listening skills

Have strong organizational skills as applied through an ability to manage multiple projects at once

Be confident in analyzing and acting on marketing data


The outcomes we will celebrate:
Strong client relationships admiring teammates more effective plans strong agency partnerships.

Who youll partner with:
Youll work hand in hand with thesocialstrategists and coordinatorson your team partnering with the strategy/planning teams and reporting into the Associate DirectorPaid Social.

Beyond your immediate team youll also work closely with the rest of the Digital Activation team including Search and Programmatic Video/Display as well as the wider media and marketing sciences teams to drive your clients business forward.

What you can expect:
The chance to grow the agency and yourself.
Freedom to collaborate with over 4000 colleagues in 80 offices worldwide.
The ability to be brave try new things and help continue to grow our digital offering.
A place that cares about your personal passions just as much as your work. $50000 - $95000

Omnicoms policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time and many of our agencies as well as Omnicoms corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance.


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