Director, Paid Social

DEPT®

. Build and manage high-performing, efficient, and effective teams serving clients .

Posted 11/10/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLead💰 $108,000 - $130,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing high-performing teams and delivering effective paid social strategies across multiple platforms. Skilled in client relationship management, mentorship, and providing actionable insights to enhance campaign performance.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Paid Social ExperienceTeam ManagementClient-Facing MarketingPaid Social Platforms ExpertiseAccount Auditing

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Hard Skills

Paid Social StrategyPerformance RecommendationsAccount AuditingDirect-Response TacticsCampaign StrategySEO/CROProgrammatic AdvertisingDecision SciencesCreative DevelopmentMulti-Channel Campaign Activation

Soft Skills

MentorshipFeedbackCoachingCollaborationCommunication

Tools & Technologies

FacebookInstagramTikTokSnapchatPinterestLinkedIn

Industry Keywords

Client ManagementTalent DevelopmentEscalation PointBusiness GoalsPerformance Priorities

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and manage high-performing, efficient, and effective teams serving clients
Lead cross-functional teams to deliver paid social strategy and performance recommendations
Develop direct reports through mentorship, feedback, coaching, career pathing, and talent development
Maintain holistic understanding of clients, competitors, business goals, agency partners, and performance priorities
Orchestrate multi-discipline collaboration and full-funnel, cross-channel campaign strategy and activation
Develop working knowledge of Facebook/Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, Pinterest, and LinkedIn, plus Growth Services including Programmatic, Decision Sciences, Creative, and SEO/CRO
Stay current on agency information, best practices, and testing recommendations
Serve as escalation point for portfolio clients and coordinate issue resolution with relevant teams, legal, and finance
Manage major client deliverables and presentations, including executive presentations, FBRs/QBRs, annual reviews, and strategy meetings
Oversee successful onboarding of new clients and establish account management and collaboration processes
Scale management layers and identify succession plans

Requirements

What you’ll need

A minimum of 8 years’ paid social experience and a minimum 3 years of experience in a client-facing marketing role
Proven prior work experience managing a team of 3+ direct reports / team members and demonstrated ability to mentor and develop direct reports into more senior roles
A deep understanding of paid social platforms such as Meta, TikTok, Pinterest, Snap, Reddit, LinkedIn, etc and be skilled at effectively communicating paid social goals, targets, and direct-response tactics to clients and can get into the weeds when necessary.
The ability to audit an account and present actionable insights to a client
The ability to participate whether it is behind the scenes or client facing for business pitches representing paid social
The ability to provide feedback and strategic guidance to all paid media channels (search, social, shopping, display, mobile, native and video)
Experience acting as an escalation point for clients, evaluating team services levels and proposing improvements
Authorization to work in the U.S., as DEPT® participates in E-Verify

Benefits

Comp & perks

Healthcare, Dental, and Vision coverage
401K plan, plus matching
PTO
Paid Company Holidays
Parental Leave