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Senior Manager, Paid Social

dentsu
Chicago, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 11/8/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/7/2025
Job Description:

We welcome US-based remote candidates.

The Senior Manager, Paid Social is responsible for planning and activating paid social campaigns across a variety of channels such as Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, Pinterest, etc.. You’ll lead a team of junior colleagues while also working in a client-facing capacity, presenting QBRs and participating in strategy and planning meetings.

Responsibilities:

  • Plan and activate paid social media campaigns across a multitude of social platforms including Meta, TikTok, and Pinterest
  • Manage daily paid social operations including campaign pacing, optimizations, and ad build delegation
  • Manage and mentor junior team members.
  • Work directly with client to discuss strategy, planning.
  • Present weekly reporting and QBRs to client
  • Attend planning meetings with client and provide strategic recommendations.
  • Provide POVs both proactively and when requested for strategic testing and alpha opportunities
  • Foster collaboration with other channels (such as Search and Display) and partner with Client Services
  • Act as primary point of contact for team escalation and participate in daily client communication.


Qualifications

  • 4 years of experience in paid social media in an agency or brand side environment
  • Previous experience managing direct/dotted-line reports and/or mentoring junior team
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills including written and verbal
  • Strong analytical skills. Must be able to gather, analyze, summarize, and present data
  • Excellent knowledge of the digital media landscape for both branding and product sales campaigns, with preferred experience in retail
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, constantly evolving, dynamic environment
  • Ability to work independently as well as work in a team in a collaborative, problem-solving environment.
  • Expert proficiency in Microsoft Excel (VLookups, Pivot Tables)
  • Knowledge of implementing, optimizing and making client recommendations for full-funnel paid social campaigns
  • Experience with testing and learning for paid social campaigns


The annual salary range for this position is $78,000 to $126,500. Placement within the salary range is based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and other factors permitted by law.

Benefits available with this position include:

  • Medical, vision, and dental insurance,
  • Life insurance,
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance,
  • 401k,
  • Flexible paid time off,
  • At least 15 paid holidays per year,
  • Paid sick and safe leave, and
  • Paid parental leave.


Dentsu also complies with applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including, but not limited to providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, in accordance with its plans and policies. For further details regarding Dentsu benefits, please visit www.dentsubenefitsplus.com. To begin the application process, please click on the “Apply” button at the top of this job posting. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, and qualified candidates will be contacted for next steps.

Location:

Chicago - N. State

Brand:

Iprospect

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent

Dentsu is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. We do this without regard to race, color, national origin, sex , sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religious practices and observances, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.



Dentsu is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to, among others, individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you need an accommodation because of a disability to search and apply for a career opportunity with us, please send an e-mail to ApplicantAccommodations@dentsu.com by clicking on the link to let us  know the nature of your accommodation request and your contact information. We are here to support you. 

Salary : $78,000 - $126,500

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