GLOBAL SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTOR at OMD (Chicago, Illinois)

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GLOBAL SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTOR (Chicago)
Job Description:
Opportunity to work on an industry leading Fortune 500 technology account thats an innovative leader in social media. The opportunity is based out of Chicago and offers a breadth and depth of opportunity to work with a major brand across the world interacting and strategizing across the full social media landscape and offering access and integration with a wide array of leading social media tools and technology. While the position is based in Chicago, there is a strong need for global understanding and skills to help the client scale across the globe. Further, the roles key function is to bring a deeper integration between all forms of media and social. As a result, the candidate will ideally have familiarity with other channels and experience in connecting and integrating other communications channels. This is a highly strategic position blended with the ability and drive to make things happen. An understanding of how to measure and convey the value of social media is also important.

Key Responsibilities / Performance Requirements:
Work closely with the client Global Social Media Director
Develop and communicate global social media communications frameworks, strategies and integration opportunities
Co-ordinate with agency offices around the world to gather and disseminate social media best practices, trends and innovation
Construct an present global social media landscapes and POVs
Review media plans and engage in early collaboration on connecting media plan ideas and strategies with social media strategy, opportunities and innovation
Work with media agency teams to define, communicate and activate social media strategies into overall media activations
Present social media integration opportunities to client social media teams and other related client centers of excellence
Work with client social media teams on resource needs and allocations to support social media integrations
Participate in communications planning strategy sessions, ensuring social media plays its relevant role
Develop and manage road map regarding social media strategic direction and resource needs related to social media integration
Help define and maintain measurement framework for social media, integrating this into the holistic performance measurement overall
Required Skills:
7-10 years minimum experience working for a client or agency in a marketing communications or media related role, including 3+ years working in the online marketing / social media environment
1+ years global interaction or experience
Understanding of how social media varies or plays out beyond the U.S.
Extensive experience developing and executing social marketing and media strategies, with a focus on integrating marketing, media, PR and content strategy into social media
Demonstrated working knowledge of both the social media and marketing environments
Demonstrated experience creating strategies which result in business results
Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build effective internal and external relationships, influence change and drive integration
Results and value focused
Strong and persuasive presenter; ability to convey the complex simply
Strict attention to details and the ability to work to tight deadlines
Self-starting with the ability to manage projects autonomously
Budget management
Highly organized and a real team player

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