Associate Manager, Paid Social

We are OMD, Cannes Lions 2024 Media Network of the Year, RECMA's Best-Performing Media Network Globally, and COMvergence's #1 Global Agency Network. As the world’s largest media network, with more than 12,000 people working in over 100 countries, we excel at making better decisions, faster. By combining innovation, creativity, empathy, and evidence, we help clients move faster, reach further, and take smarter risks in a world full of opportunities

We pride ourselves on being a people-obsessed, outcomes-focused business that applies evidence and data-based solutions, married with the practice of empathy, to drive performance and growth. When working with our clients, we put ourselves in the shoes of the consumer in order to see the world through their eyes. We focus on finding greater empathy with the consumer so as to uncover insights and opportunities that deliver more valued and valuable connections.

Who we’re looking for:

Does the thought of social engines, targeted interests, and ad copy & image testing make you jump out of your chair with excitement? Do you eat, drink, and breathe bid optimizations? We want to talk to you!

We are on the hunt for a superstar looking to begin their career in Social Marketing - a solution-seeker who always looks on the bright side and is willing to jump over obstacles to bring the work from good to great!

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

The Opportunity:

If you’re reading this, we want to talk to you about joining our team as a Social Senior Associate. Your responsibilities will include:

· Conduct testing

· Plan budgets and flighting

· Develop insights and actions (implications) that demonstrate a thorough understanding of the client’s goals across all relevant objectives

· Conduct report analyses

· Develop projections/proposals and understand the tools used to build them

· Understand, implement, and troubleshoot the tracking process

· Proactively bring new ideas for the account to improve performance

· Identify and implement advanced optimization tactics

· Leverage advanced Excel and campaign management tool skills

You will be poised for a position of growth within your Digital Activation team - the person closest to the day-to-day details of the campaign and working closely with a more experienced Supervisor to learn advanced methods of data analysis and bid management to identify opportunities and unlock new heights of campaign performance. In addition to execution and management, you’ll have opportunities to contribute ideas to the planning process and help guide the direction of every campaign you work on.

You’ll have the privilege to collaborate with some of the best minds in the business while working on some of the world’s leading brands. Our employees have a wealth of resources at their fingertips including customized training from the likes of Facebook, Twitter and TikTok as well as regular updates on industry research and best practices to keep you at the top of the field.

Even if you decide that Social isn’t where you want to be and you’re more of a Marketing Science type, we offer the ability to switch disciplines and explore new paths with ease.

Our expectations of you:

Associate Managers are able to operate fairly autonomously to effectively meet client goals and expectations day-to-day. This includes the ability develop and implement basic tactical strategies, define goals, define timelines, and manage to them, problem-solve, and plan for contingencies across brand awareness, consideration and conversion campaigns.

The beginnings of leadership skills are also expected of a Social Associate Manager. They should be able to train, mentor and help onboard more junior team members, challenge existing processes, help bring new ideas to quarterly planning sessions, and overall be a self-driven learner and solutions-oriented team member.

What you’ll need to succeed

· Bachelor’s degree in marketing, advertising or communications, or relevant post-secondary education, training, or equivalent experience

· 2 years of work experience managing accounts focused on delivering and optimizing social marketing and/or other interactive campaigns

· Be a proactive self-starter

· Be a team player and committed to training

· Possess a desire to work for a fast-paced, results-based company

· Have strong program management and organizational skills being able to manage multiple projects at once

· Be confident in analyzing and acting on marketing data

In addition to technical skills, Senior Associates should be able to effectively communicate, including the ability to:

· Effectively convey insights to the client

· Tie what’s happening in the accounts to the client’s business

· Build relationships with clients and partners such as engines or networks

· Adjust their communication style based on the audience

· Prepare basic and assist with client-facing deliverables, including presentations and quarterly reviews

· Understand how to effectively organize ideas and concepts through tools such as PowerPoint

The outcomes we will celebrate:

Strong client relationships, admiring teammates, more effective plans, industry awards, strong agency partnerships.

Who you’ll partner with:

You’ll work most closely with your direct Social team, working hand in hand with a Social Coordinator and reporting into a Supervisor.

Beyond your immediate team, you’ll 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 client’s business forward.

What you can expect:

• The chance to grow the agency and yourself.
• Freedom to collaborate with over 4,000 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.

This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on relevant experience, other job-related qualifications/skills, and geographic location (to account for comparative cost of living). The Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. For this role, benefits include: health insurance, vision insurance, dental insurance, 401(k), Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, vacation days, sick days, personal days, paid parental leave, paid medical leave, and STD/LTD insurance benefits.

Compensation Range

$75,000—$75,000 USD

This role is hybrid, requiring three (3) days per week in the office. The remaining two (2) days may be worked remotely. Specific in-office days will be discussed during the interview process, with flexibility to align with team needs. Please note that the number or required in-office days may be adjusted over time, potentially increasing the number of required in-office days based on business needs.

OMD is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

Review Our Recruitment Privacy Notice