Dentsu
PaidSocialDirector
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“Paid Social Director at Dentsu. Skills: Paid Social, Client leadership, Team leadership. Lead client relationships. Develop Paid Social strategy”
What You'll Achieve.
Deliver against KPIs; Drive performance optimisation
Industry & Context.
Data insights
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Paid Social experience, Lead client relationships, Develop strategic recommendations, Manage and develop teams, Deep understanding of Paid Social platforms, Analytical mindset, Translate data into insights, Balance strategic thinking, Hands-on oversight of execution
Nice to Have
Experience on multi-market clients, Experience on global clients, Experience in fast-paced sectors, Experience in culturally driven sectors, Second spoken language
What You'll Do.
Lead client relationships
Develop Paid Social strategy
Ensure excellence in execution
Translate global direction
Build testing roadmaps
Drive high-performing delivery
Deliver against performance goals
Maintain high standards
Oversee campaign planning
Oversee campaign execution
Drive performance optimisation
Ensure campaign quality
Manage financial management
Support performance tracking
Lead Paid Social Managers
Set clear expectations
Oversee workload management
Foster collaborative team culture
Foster accountable team culture
Foster high-performing team culture
Align market strategy
Deliver integrated solutions
Support Total Social integration
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Local market stakeholders; Cross-channel teams; Client Services teams; Search teams; Programmatic teams
Communication Scope
Stakeholder management; Presentation skills
Process & Methodology
Testing roadmaps
Full Job Description
**Job Description:** **Paid Social Director | Permanent | London | Hybrid Working** **Dentsu** is an integrated growth and transformation partner to the world’s leading organizations. Founded in 1901 in Tokyo, Japan, and now present in over 145 countries and regions, it has a proven track record of nurturing and developing innovations, combining the talents of its global network of leadership brands to develop impactful and integrated growth solutions for clients. Dentsu delivers end-to-end experience transformation (EX) by integrating its services across Media, CXM and Creative, while its business transformation (BX) mindset pushes the boundaries of transformation and sustainable growth for brands, people and society. We’re hiring a **Paid Social Director** as part of our London team. This role is pivotal in shaping market-level strategy and delivering best-in-class execution across culturally impactful campaigns. **_Purpose of the Role_** The Paid Social Account Director is responsible for leading the relationship with key local market stakeholders, developing Paid Social strategy and ensuring excellence in execution through their team. Sitting between the Paid Social Manager and Partner, this role translates global direction into market-specific strategies, builds robust testing roadmaps and drives high-performing, efficient delivery. You will be accountable for ensuring your market delivers against performance goals while maintaining high standards across planning, activation and team development. **_Key Responsibilities_** **Client Leadership & Strategic Ownership:** * Act as the senior day-to-day lead for local market clients, building strong and trusted relationships * Own the development of Paid Social strategy within your market, aligned to global direction and local objectives * Translate global briefs into actionable market-level plans that reflect cultural nuance and audience behaviour * Provide strategic guidance and thought leadership to clients, parti
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