# Associate Director, Paid Social

**Company**: DEPT®
**Location**: London
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Marketing
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

As Associate Director, Paid Social, you will serve as the strategic mastermind and operational anchor for our largest, enterprise-level account in London.

You are a seasoned performance media leader who balances high-level strategic vision with deep technical expertise in performance social, measurement structures and paid social processes.

In this role, you will lead a dedicated team of Senior Managers and Managers, translating complex data and consumer journeys into high-yield, full-funnel paid social strategies.

**Strategic Leadership & Channel Growth**

- Drive Full-Funnel Strategy: Own the overarching paid social roadmap for a global client, aligning social budgets and tactics with overarching business priorities.

- Master Platform Mechanics: Direct performance strategy across Meta, TikTok, Pinterest, Snapchat, and YouTube. Champion platform automation while maintaining strategic controls over best practices and creative messaging.

- Measurement & Incrementality: Lead advanced measurement frameworks in partnership with data teams, implementing multiple complex single-cell, multi-cell, child and nested studies.

- Integrated Growth & Upsell: Collaborate with internal US counterparts to identify holistic growth levers, drive strategic upsells.

**Client Governance & Senior Stakeholder Management**

- Trusted Strategic Advisor: Serve as the primary senior strategist for executive-level client stakeholders, translating complex performance data and algorithm shifts into clear, compelling narratives.

- Escalation Authority: Act as the ultimate escalation point across your client portfolio, proactively mitigating performance dips, resolving channel conflicts, and navigating complex operational challenges.

- Budget Oversight & Forecasting: Maintain total accountability for multi-million-pound media budgets, accurate forecasting, quarterly pacing, and commercial delivery.

**People Leadership, Delivery & Innovation**

- Build & Mentor Talent: Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of paid social managers and buyers.

- Enforce & Evolve Standards: Implement robust QA frameworks, workflow processes, and campaign governance to ensure flawless execution and zero-error delivery.

- Test & Learn Culture: Build and scale a rigorous testing framework across the practice, leveraging platform innovation and previous learnings.

**What You Bring**

- 7+ years of hands-on paid social planning & activation experience, with at least 3 years managing client relationships and leading direct reports/team structures of 10+ people.

- Expert-level knowledge of Meta Ads Manager, TikTok Ads Manager, Pinterest, Snapchat, and platform automation capabilities.

- Proven track record of setting, defending, and hitting strict KPIs.

- Strong understanding of how Paid Social integrates with Search, Programmatic, CRO, and organic channels to drive holistic client growth.

- Dynamic, authentic, and polished presentation skills.

- Demonstrated track-record of fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing team culture.

**We Offer**

- Flexible, hybrid working policy.

- Excellent salary based on experience.

- Pension, free private healthcare, mental health support, and company sick pay scheme.

- 26 days paid holiday.

- Refreshments and drinks in the office.

- Season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme.

- Enhanced family friendly policies.

- Social and Cultural Events.

- Inspirational Talks.

- Learning and Development.

- Buddy Programme.

## Skills

### Required
- Meta Ads Manager
- TikTok Ads Manager
- Pinterest
- Snapchat
- platform automation
- Excel
- analytics frameworks

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