Assembly Global
Paid Social Business Director
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At Assembly, our mission is to find the change that fuels growth. We apply this principle to the work we do with our clients and to how we engage with our people. We’re a modern global agency bringing together media, data, technology, and talent to make brands perform.
Our business is purpose-driven. In March 2022, we were named Ad Age’s first-ever Purpose-Led Agency of the Year, recognized for our mission to leave the world better than we found it. This year we became B Corp certified, the result of a two-year journey. We’re proud to have created a culture where diversity of thought, experience, and background are valued, within an environment that fosters continuous learning, adaptability, and a shared passion for meaningful impact.
When you join Assembly, you become part of an award-winning global community of digitally led experts, home to 1,500 talented people across 25 offices globally. Together we create unique data, technology, and media solutions that enable faster and smarter problem-solving within an inspired, collaborative workplace.
Assembly is poised for its next chapter of growth. We’re a meritocratic, high-performance business with a progressive outlook and a growth mindset in all that we do. To realize our potential, we need some new skills and thinking.
The core DNA of Assembly lies in digital performance marketing. New and existing clients are asking us to extend this expertise across all media, connecting traditional channels with digital methods of execution, measurement, and automation. We were born the right way to do this – we’re building out from a leading digital and technology capability and adding the rest, rather than trying to reverse engineer a legacy business into a more modern version of itself. At Assembly, we ask our people to embody three core values:
- Show Up: actively contribute to a space of personal and collective growth
- Make Change: embrace obstacles as opportunities, taking intentional steps to drive positive change
- Win Well: approach success with integrity, responsibility, and a commitment to collaboration, understanding that the journey is as important as the destination.
We look forward to meeting you and to discussing how we can grow together.
Overview
As a Paid Social Business Director across, you'll be across one of our flagship clients, Lenovo: an advanced technology business with huge ambitions to grow and launch cutting-edge products in Europe. These clients are also Assembly’s largest clients in the region. With global partnerships with FIFA and Formula One, plus ambitions to deliver innovative and market-leading engagement for consumers and commercial audiences, we require a Paid Social Media lead to activate strategy and activations that deliver build both brand and e-commerce presence and impact.
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This is a senior role within the social department, guiding a team of managers and executives across the UK, Poland, Spain, and India. This means you will be an escalation point of contact for clients and partners, as well as for our wider team. You will also work with the Head of Paid Social, Europe to deliver on our department projects to futureproof Paid Social. But you won’t stop there. You will live and breathe innovation, fostering a culture of continuous and responsible experimentation for your team.
Responsibilities
- Your team will be responsible for impeccable activation. You will enforce the highest standards, as per the Assembly formula for paid social success.
- You will be hands-on and play an active role in identifying issues and providing solutions to fix things before they become a problem, and drive operational innovation to find further workflow efficiencies.
- Train your team to find the insight that can help us fuel growth for clients.
- You will support with your team and department resource planning and recruitment.
- You are a senior figure of the social community. You will be an escalation point for your direct team, and others in the department. You will be present in heading up team meetings, events, and department projects alongside the Head of Paid Social to develop the team.
- You will be an escalation point for the partnership with senior clients, media owners, and tech partners.
- Collaborate with other departments in the agency to deliver on projects for clients.
- You will be involved in new business pitches. You will have an eye for identifying opportunities for up/cross-selling of our services.
- You will be a thought leader, writing whitepapers and blog posts on the latest news and updates for paid social.
Success will be measured by delivering consistently excellent performance and business growth for our clients. This will be measured through excelling client KPIs and business objectives, growth in agency revenue, as well as client feedback.
The development of your team is a key indicator of how well you are performing in the role; it’s essential we see growth in their development through achieving and over-achieving on their objectives.
Required Skills
- You are a detail-oriented self-starter with a passion for paid social and marketing.
- Evidence of own thought leadership, up-to-date certifications essential.
- Operationally proficient with project management skills. You demonstrate a clear ability to manage multiple tasks and differing priorities, not only for yourself but for others.
- Evidence of working with large multi-market clients, budget, and strategy for Paid Social.
- Strong knowledge of both Brand Performance-led Paid Social planning and Campaign Activation. Knowledge of advanced Paid Social products including ASC, CAPI, etc.
- Effective communicator. You will show an ability to be able to talk to clients clearly about performance and strategy. You make the complex, simple.
- Experience managing resourcing on a large account, and the ability to outline effective roles and responsibilities for each level within the team.
- Experience in line management and setting development plans for your direct reports. Clear evidence of giving constructive feedback to the team.
- Expert knowledge of Paid Social platforms including Meta, LinkedIn, TikTok, Reddit, Pinterest, etc., as well as knowledge of areas such as Attribution, Viewability, Incrementality measurement, etc.
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Equal Opportunities
Assembly is an advocate for equal opportunity in the workplace. We are committed to ensuring equal opportunities regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, and gender identity. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
Social and Environmental Responsibility
At Assembly, we have a responsibility to bring impact into our every day. This means we must always look for ways in which to be conscious citizens in our roles to support society and environmental sustainability. We encourage employees to:
- Be a conscious citizen by actively participating in our organization's sustainability efforts.
- Help us promote environmentally friendly practices within the workplace.
- Collaborate with community organizations and stakeholders to support initiatives aligned with our company's values.
- Participate in volunteer activities that benefit the community.
- Make suggestions and evaluate our business practices to identify areas for improvement in social and environmental performance.
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