Social Media Director

Company Description

We are a leading, full-service, integrated, communications and marketing services agency that delivers industry-defining work and next-generation solutions for brands, businesses and organisations. In the Middle East, North Africa & Turkey (MENAT region), our network comprises a hyper-connected, awardwinning network with a presence in 13 cities – including Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Kuwait, Doha and Istanbul. Our team comprises social media experts, digital specialists, creatives, strategists, analysts and PR professionals who believe in the power of collaboration to deliver high-value, high-impact communications and business solutions for our clients. By welcoming outstanding and diverse talents to our team, we complement our sector expertise with specialisms such as content, content production, creative design, creative technology, digital platforms, influencer marketing, integrated media, media relations, social strategy and engagement, strategic planning, and video productions. Weber Shandwick was honored as the PRovoke Global Agency of the Decade (2020), PRWeek Global Best Agency in Middle East (2020), PRCA MENA Large Consultancy of the Year (2022, 2021, 2019) and PRCA MENA Digital Team of the Year (2021, 2020). Weber Shandwick was named to Ad Age's Agency AList in 2020 and Best Places to Work in 2019, in addition to being certified as a Great Place to Work UAE | Turkey (2022).

Role and client overview:

Lead and create a plan for social media campaigns ensuring target audience acquisition and supporting brand and business objectives across the client's social media portfolio.

Key responsibilities:

• Develop agency POV on how Social and Mobile drive Brand marketing efforts

• Provide direction and relevant insights to guide Social Media efforts and integrated marketing communications plans for the Client

• Reinforce Social Media expertise; stay current on changes in the Social Media space and experiment with new ways to leverage Social Media to achieve marketing objectives and goals

• Identify a big picture vision for what Social strategy can deliver for a Client's business

• Articulate and defend the rationale for recommended Social Media tools and approaches to the Agency team and Clients

• Ensure that all parties (including Social team, internal Client team, and relevant Partner Agencies / disciplines) are strategically aligned across all platforms to deliver the best Social marketing solutions

• Manage pod (Client teams) integration with Creative Directors and Account Managers

• Serve as the key point of contact and subject matter expert for Account teams and with key stakeholders on Social and Mobile developments to ensure we are providing Clients with the most up-to-date best practices

• Oversee the production of quality Social Media work across all Agency & Agency Partners and ensure that the work developed is at the standard expected by the Agency

• Identify similar themes across projects and Clients to efficiently tackle new challenges and identify clear paths forward

• Provide insight and expertise into major Brand campaigns to ensure that they are optimized appropriately for Social and Mobile

• Take a leadership role in understanding and uncovering Client motivations / needs

• Demonstrate expert presentation skills that help to change minds and inspire others

• Provide direction and vision for new opportunities in order to expand existing business

• Assume responsibility for the growth and development of the multi-disciplinary Social team

• Regularly provide feedback and create opportunities for individual team member growth and development

• 8+ years of experience in social media or a related field.

• Strong communication and problem-solving skill

• Excellent writing, presentation development and presentation skills directed towards internal and client stakeholders

• Demonstrated ability to craft insightful creative briefs that inspires creative teams and clients alike

• Ability to remain flexible / agile and manage numerous projects simultaneously

• Deep knowledge of traditional and digital / social campaign development, implementation and sentiment tracking

• Demonstrated knowledge of up and coming and current trends in the digital and social media space

• Ability to analyze data to unlock insights that will create memorable and effective social media content for the brand and nameplates