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About the Role
As an Associate Director, Paid Social, you will be driving performance, guiding account teams and orchestrating growth for top advertisers across top paid social platforms.

We are looking for someone with a passion for paid social advertising, well versed in other digital acquisition channels, and a people-focused leader who wants to join a thriving digital agency that is hyper-focused on client performance and ROI. The ideal candidate is confident in their ability to drive improvements in account performance, successfully build and oversee client relationships, and develop our awesome talent.

Responsibilities:
Client & Revenue Oversight:

Serve as the paid social lead for our top clients, for which you will direct strategy and optimize Meta, LinkedIn, TikTok, Pinterest, & other paid social platforms
Guide overall account strategy, forecasting, and planning for roster of performance ecommerce, retail, and B2B lead generation clients across various industries ranging from $200k-$100MM /month in ad spend
Drive creative strategy and coordinate with creative teams to tailor optimal messaging and iterate creative based on performance
Generate strong revenue growth from client renewals on your team
Participate in onboardings, QBRs, renewal calls, and other important client communications for your team's accounts
Serve as a senior sponsor contact for several client accounts led by your team: building relationships with client decision makers, elevating the strategic conversation, and ensuring an exceptional client experience

Team Management:

Manage a small team including Account Managers
Train your team in advanced paid social advertising, multi-channel digital marketing strategy and client management skills including projections, analytics reporting, etc.
Focus on personnel development through ongoing feedback, performance reviews and weekly 1-on-1s with direct reports
Motivate and guide team to hit quarterly account growth and retention targets through support

About You The essentials:

5+ years of paid social client management experience
1+ year in a supervisory role directly overseeing other digital marketing professionals
Meta/LinkedIn experience is a must, Pinterest/Snapchat/TikTok experience is a plus
Passion for crunching numbers and analyzing data in core platforms like Google Analytics and Meta Business Manager, while navigating Excel spreadsheets and Google sheets
You are a communication guru when presenting digital marketing strategy to C-Suite and executive audiences
You frequently find yourself stepping into leadership roles and want those around you to succeed
Not afraid to get in the weeds, but still able to see the trees, forest, and ecosystem
'Driven' and 'Innovative' are attributes commonly associated with you
4-year college degree or equivalent work experience

Not a must, but a plus:

Directly managed paid social budgets of $100,000+ in monthly ad spend
Exposure to paid search, display and remarketing efforts
Comfortable optimizing toward back-end metrics from a CRM such as Salesforce

At Monks, we believe in fostering an environment where a diversity of perspectives can thrive. We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage qualified applicants, from all backgrounds, who are excited to contribute to our mission.

This role is subject to our Return to Office (RTO) policy. If you reside within a commutable distance of one of our office locations, you will be expected to work from the office a set number of days per week. The specific details, including the number of required office days, will be in accordance with the company's then-current RTO policy, which is subject to change from time to time.
What We Offer
Benefits

Excellent, full coverage medical, dental, and vision insurance - more about our coverage here !
Generous PTO and 15 company-wide holidays
401k with company contribution
Paid parental leave
Work-life balance with an emphasis on personal well-being
Career growth in a disruptor space & entrepreneurial opportunities within the Monks network
A globally diverse & inclusive culture with employee resource groups such as S4 Melanin, Pride.Monks, Cultura.Monks, and more!
Authentic commitment to DEI efforts and sustainable growth. (Why Sir Martin Sorrell signed The Climate Pledge here !)

This role is subject to our Return to Office (RTO) policy. If you reside within a commutable distance of one of our office locations, you will be expected to work from the office a set number of days per week. The specific details, including the number of required office days, will be in accordance with the company's then-current RTO policy, which is subject to change from time to time.

Monks has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what Monks may pay for the position at the time of posting. Monks may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on job-related factors, but not based on a candidate's sex or any other protected status.

Salary Range: $97,000-$118,000 USD

About Monks

Monks is the global, purely digital, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global marketing and technology services to accelerate business possibilities and redefine how brands and businesses interact with the world. Its integration of systems and workflows delivers unfettered content production, scaled experiences, enterprise-grade technology and data science fueled by AI-managed by the industry's best and most diverse digital talent-to help the world's trailblazing companies outmaneuver and outpace their competition.

Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services. It has remained a constant presence on Adweek's Fastest Growing lists (2019-23), ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-23) and is the only partner to have been placed in AdExchanger's Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). In addition to being named Adweek's first AI Agency of the Year (2023), Monks has been recognized by Business Intelligence in its 2024 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Awards program in three categories: the Individual category, Organizational Winner in AI Strategic Planning and AI Product for its service Monks.Flow. Monks has also garnered the title of Webby Production Company of the Year (2021-24), won a record number of FWAs and has earned a spot on Newsweek's Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces 2023.

We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents-and resonates with-the world around us.

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