Digital Media Director

Essential Duties & Responsibilities 

• Lead and manage people that execute on Digital and Social campaigns and initiatives
• Collaborates with brand management teams to develop digital and social media strategies and initiatives based on business objectives
• Analyzes the company’s digital marketing plan and social media strategy to identify strategic weaknesses and make recommendations for improvements
• Unearths the trends and insights to make sure The Second CIty is telling relevant stories and jump on an opportunity to engage consumers in our brand stories

• Researches social media trends and informs management of changes that are relevant to the company’s marketing activities
• Set key performance indicators (KPIs) for social media campaigns, such as targets for a certain number of shares or likes and measuring a campaign’s performance against the KPIs
• Develop strategy and execute social media tactics for sponsorship programs and special events based on business objectives. Collaborates with PR and advertising team
• Work closely with customer e-commerce and social media teams
• Oversees social media management for all social platforms including but not limited to Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram, TikTok, etc.

• Develop strategy and manage social customer care in coordination with Product Support
• Oversees management of direct to consumer e-commerce initiatives
• Manage reporting tools and capabilities for Social listening, content performance and inbound traffic across channels to owned landing pages

Who You Are 

• You are an empathetic and an influential leader. You are able to handle differences of opinion in a professional and respectful manner
• You must be able to think quickly and respond via social media during a crisis and should be able to pivot quickly with limited oversight
• You are a versatile manager who can provide leadership at the top as well as execute in the trenches
• You excel in people leadership. You are passionate about building a high performing team by developing team knowledge, skills, and career growth
• You are an exceptional presenter who inspires leadership and cross-functional teams to follow you to the top of the hill. You can take complex problems or concepts and lay out solutions that are simple and concise

• You are an entrepreneurial spirit who can move quickly to capitalize on market opportunities and thrives in a fast-paced environment

Qualifications & Requirements 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Public Relations or related field

• 8 + years of digital/social media experience (big brand experience preferred)
• 2 + years demonstrated capabilities working with e-commerce marketing
• Excellent writing skills
• Excellent digital media research and outreach skills
• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills

• Ability to interface and collaborate with marketing staff and senior management
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently
• Ability to recruit, hire, retain, and develop talent

*The Second City is an open, inclusive workplace and welcomes applicants who bring along with them diverse life experiences, including every permutation of economic and cultural backgrounds, orientation, ethnicity, and points of view. We strive to continue our efforts to work with people who may otherwise be marginalized or underrepresented in our business and around our community. 

*All candidates for this role will be asked to authorize a background check and must be 21 and older. 

*The Second City follows CDC guidelines and recommendations regarding safety measures to navigate the Covid-19 pandemic. To work at The Second City you must show proof of being fully vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2. Applicants with medical or religious exemptions will be considered.

SALARY - $80,000 

START DATE – 07/05/2023