Associate Director, Paid Social

Location: Schiller Park
Posted on: June 23, 2025

Job Description:

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. Client & Revenue Oversight: Serve as the paid social lead for our top clients, for which you will direct strategy and optimize Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, Pinterest, & other paid social platforms Guide overall account strategy, forecasting, and planning for roster of performance lead generation, B2B, and / or retail clients across various industries ranging from $100k-$700k/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 of Senior Managers and their team members, including Account Managers and Analysts 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 5 years of paid social client management experience 1 year in a supervisory role directly overseeing other digital marketing professionals Facebook/Instagram/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 Facebook 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 Please note that even if you do not meet all of the above criteria, we encourage you to apply! What We Offer Benefits Excellent, full coverage medical, dental, and vision insurance with employer-paid HRA 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 Media.Monks network A globally diverse & inclusive culture with employee resource groups such as S4 Melanin, Pride.Monks, Cultura.Monks, and more! Media.Monks has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what Media.Monks may pay for the position at the time of posting. Media.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. While we continue to grow our teams, please be mindful of fraudulent job postings and recruiting activities that may use our company name and information. Please be mindful to protect your personal information, especially your national identification number, and bank account information during a recruiting process.

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