Paid Social Account Manager (Entertainment Client)

OMD EMEA
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1 year ago
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About the Role:


You’ll join the Sony Pictures team as our Paid Social Manager, leading and owning the international Paid Social activity for the account, with the help of our account executives/senior executives who will benefit from your guidance and support throughout the process. You will be encouraged to drive innovation through new methods and ideas that can improve client performance, as well as team operations where needed. Lastly (but not least), you’ll be joining a great team of very talented people who are in search for new ideas, delivering great work and aiming to have fun in the process.

You’ll be responsible for managing our international Paid Social campaigns for Sony Pictures across a maximum of 73 markets. Through doing this you’ll be liaising with clients, building strategies, working with other teams within the business and with our team to drive efficiencies and performance of our paid social activity.

The role of Paid Social Manager sits within the Performance pillar of our team’s media hub. You will be working alongside our Paid Search and Programmatic specialists, who sit alongside our Partnerships hub to create a best-in-class media services group. The full media group are based in London, and are connected to our client-embedded Strategy & Data Analytics specialists.

The Sony Pictures account team is composed of international expertise who are talented and committed to deliver great work. We promote keeping a rewarding environment where hearing and testing out new ideas from everyone involved is encouraged and appreciated.


Requirements:

  • Substantial experience with managing social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, Pinterest, Twitter, Reddit).
  • Media agency experience is not essential, but preferred.
  • You need to be comfortable working across Awareness and Consideration campaigns.
  • You need to be comfortable with regular client communication and recommend how to apply your specialism to help Sony Pictures grow their business.
  • Having a keen eye on emerging social platforms, products, and trends is key – and communicating opportunities internally and to clients is essential.
  • Experience working on global accounts is a plus.
  • Analyse ongoing results to ensure budget pacing and performance is met – good Excel skills are essential.
  • Strong knowledge of Facebook Business Manager, as well as TikTok, Snapchat, Pinterest and Twitter.
  • Have polished presentation, communication and listening skills.
  • Hands on experience in campaign execution, optimisation and analysis.


About the Agency:

At OMD EMEA, we strive to deliver on our promise of ‘better decisions, faster‘ for our clients, partners and all 6,000+ OMDers across our region every day. As part of the world’s largest media network, our business is staging experiences for consumers who have more choice and less attention than ever before. The key to the process is empathy. Empathy to see the world through the eyes of the consumer, to recognise the needs of our clients and to identify aspirations of our talent.

Learn Fast, Act Fast.To help navigate the road to a ‘new normal’, learning from, and acting upon data signals at scale and speed is crucial. VisitWhy OMD?to learn more about our unique Act Fast Framework.


Be Your Best

We want everyone to make the most of the opportunity to shine and showcase your talents and we are happy to make adjustments in the recruitment process so you can be your best. Please discuss any specific requirements with your dedicated Talent Team member or if you would feel more comfortable, you can email us confidentially at to let us know how we can support you.


Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at OMG

At OMG, our vision is to be an agency where difference is valued and everyone is able to thrive in a culture of equality, inclusion and belonging. We are committed to providing a truly inclusive environment that reflects today’s society, where everyone is able to bring their true selves to work, and where diverse voices and backgrounds are valued, heard, and well-represented.

We will process your personal data in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice which is available onhttps://omnicommediagroup.com/recruitment-privacy-notices/.

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