Associate Director, Paid Social

<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Please note that we will never request payment or bank account information at any stage of the recruitment process. As we continue to grow our teams, we urge you to be cautious of fraudulent job postings or recruitment activities that misuse our company name and information. Please protect your personal information during any recruitment process. While Monks may contact potential candidates via LinkedIn, all applications must be submitted through our official website (<a class="c-link c-link--focus-visible" href="http://monks.com/careers" target="_blank" data-stringify-link="http://monks.com/careers" data-sk="tooltip_parent">monks.com/careers</a>).</span></p></div><h2><strong>About the Role</strong></h2> <p>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.&nbsp;</p> <p>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.</p> <p><br><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p> <h4><strong>Client &amp; Revenue Oversight:</strong></h4> <ul> <li>Serve as the paid social lead for our top clients, for which you will direct strategy and optimize Meta, LinkedIn, TikTok, Pinterest, &amp; other paid social platforms</li> <li>Guide overall account strategy, forecasting, and planning for roster of performance ecommerce, retail, and B2B lead generation clients across various industries ranging from $200k-$100MM /month in ad spend</li> <li>Drive creative strategy and coordinate with creative teams to tailor optimal messaging and iterate creative based on performance&nbsp;</li> <li>Generate strong revenue growth from client renewals on your team</li> <li>Participate in onboardings, QBRs, renewal calls, and other important client communications for your team’s accounts</li> <li>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</li> </ul> <p><strong>Team Management:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Manage a small team including Account Managers</li> <li>Train your team in advanced paid social advertising, multi-channel digital marketing strategy and client management skills including projections, analytics reporting, etc.</li> <li>Focus on personnel development through ongoing feedback, performance reviews and weekly 1-on-1s with direct reports</li> <li>Motivate and guide team to hit quarterly account growth and retention targets through support</li> </ul> <h3><strong>The essentials:</strong></h3> <ul> <li>5+ years of paid social client management experience</li> <li>1+ year in a supervisory role directly overseeing other digital marketing professionals</li> <li>Meta/LinkedIn experience is a must, Pinterest/Snapchat/TikTok experience is a plus</li> <li>Passion for crunching numbers and analyzing data in core platforms like Google Analytics and Meta Business Manager, while navigating Excel spreadsheets and Google sheets</li> <li>You are a communication guru when presenting digital marketing strategy to C-Suite and executive audiences</li> <li>You frequently find yourself stepping into leadership roles and want those around you to succeed</li> <li>Not afraid to get in the weeds, but still able to see the trees, forest, and ecosystem</li> <li>‘Driven’ and ‘Innovative’ are attributes commonly associated with you</li> <li>4-year college degree or equivalent work experience</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Not a must, but a plus:</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Directly managed paid social budgets of $100,000+ in monthly ad spend</li> <li>Exposure to paid search, display and remarketing efforts</li> <li>Comfortable optimizing toward back-end metrics from a CRM such as Salesforce</li> </ul> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">At Monks, we believe in fostering an environment where a diversity of perspectives can thrive. We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage qualified applicants, from all backgrounds, who are excited to contribute to our mission.</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>#LI-OG1 #LI-Hybrid</p><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><h2><strong>What We Offer</strong></h2> <p><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Benefits</strong></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Excellent, full coverage medical, dental, and vision insurance - more about our coverage <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1flH9caNSGxiqlhz6kQP7XUaZCpzyIlKm/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a>!</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Generous PTO and 15 company-wide holidays</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">401k with company contribution</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Paid parental leave</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Work-life balance with an emphasis on personal well-being</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Career growth in a disruptor space &amp; entrepreneurial opportunities within the Monks network&nbsp;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">A globally diverse &amp; inclusive culture with employee resource groups such as S4 Melanin, Pride.Monks, Cultura.Monks, and more!</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Authentic commitment to DEI efforts and sustainable growth. (Why Sir Martin Sorrell signed The Climate Pledge</span><a href="https://www.adweek.com/agencies/s4-capital-continues-its-ambitious-evolution-by-joining-the-climate-pledge/?utm_content=154645660&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=linkedin&amp;hss_channel=lcp-2717758"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">here</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">!)</span></li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><em>This role is subject to our Return to Office (RTO) policy. If you reside within a commutable distance of one of our office locations, you will be expected to work from the office a set number of days per week. The specific details, including the number of required office days, will be in accordance with the company’s then-current RTO policy, which is subject to change from time to time.</em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Monks has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what Monks may pay for the position at the time of posting. 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.</span></em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div><div class="title">Salary Range: </div><div class="pay-range"><span>$95,000</span><span class="divider">&mdash;</span><span>$105,000 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>About Monks </strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Monks is the global, digital-first, data-driven, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc, where our culture centers on how we show up for the work and for one another. That begins with the commitment to strive for mastery—taking deep pride in our craft and creating work that sets the bar. In everyday execution, we drive momentum by choosing bold action rather than waiting for certainty. Above all, our teams are stronger together, bringing diverse perspectives into a unified team that communicates with clarity, trust, and mutual respect.</span><br><span style="font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</span><br><span style="font-size: 10pt;">This commitment to craft and innovation translates directly into widespread industry acclaim: Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services and a leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Global Digital Marketing Agencies. It ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-25) and remains the only partner featured in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). Named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023) and The One Show’s inaugural AI Pioneer Organization (2025), Monks was also awarded Business Intelligence Group’s 2026 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Award in the Human-Machine Interaction Team category. Additionally, Monks.Flow earned AI-based Marketing Solution of the Year at the 2026 AI Breakthrough Awards and a 2026 Global Generative AI Award in the Agentic Marketing Innovation category. Finally, Monks achieved a record-breaking number of FWAs and continues to hold the most of any partner.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">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.&nbsp;</span></p></div>