Strategy Director

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About the Role

As a Director of Strategy, Paid Social, you’ll lead full-funnel paid social media campaigns that drive customer acquisition, brand awareness, and high-value product launches across enterprise accounts (such as telecom and tech lines of business), acting as a senior domain expert driving large-scale programs and managing high-performing teams. We are looking for someone who is passionate about seeking new opportunities to create impactful work.

Responsibilities:

• Strategic Leadership: Design and execute full-funnel paid social roadmaps across Meta, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Reddit, Pinterest, X, and emerging channels to achieve client revenue and audience targets.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner directly with creative, analytics, and product development teams to optimize creative variations, target audience preferences, and landing page performance.

• Client & Business Growth: Lead executive-level presentations, foster high-value client relationships, and drive organic and new business scoping efforts.

• Team Management & Development: Lead, coach, and scale internal strategists, digital marketers, and media buyers—setting best practices for campaign trafficking and execution.

• Reporting & Optimization: Deliver clear performance reporting on traffic, user engagement, and attribution metrics, transforming raw data into actionable strategy recommendations.

• Emerging Tech & Compliance: Leverage AI and automation to scale campaign efficiency while ensuring strict adherence to data privacy regulations and brand safety guidelines.

About You

The essentials:

• Experience: 8+ years of digital marketing and paid social strategy experience working with enterprise brands (telecom, tech, or high-consideration lines of business preferred).

• Platform Mastery: Expert-level knowledge of major social platforms and ad managers (Meta Ads Manager, YouTube/Google Ads, etc.) and analytics platforms (Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics).

• Leadership Track Record: Proven experience leading multi-disciplinary teams and successfully driving large-scale strategic initiatives.

• Analytical Mindset: Exceptional ability to dissect complex datasets to identify audience insights, optimize user engagement, and prove marketing ROI.

• Communication Skills: Outstanding presentation, client-facing, and executive stakeholder management abilities.

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).

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.* *

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.

What We Offer

Benefits

• Excellent, full coverage medical, dental, and vision insurance - more about our coverage here

• Generous PTO and 15 company-wide holidays

• 401k with company contribution

• Paid parental leave

• Work-life balance with an emphasis on personal well-being

• Career growth in a disruptor space & entrepreneurial opportunities within the Monks network

• A globally diverse & inclusive culture with employee resource groups such as S4 Melanin, Pride.Monks, Cultura.Monks, and more

• Authentic commitment to DEI efforts and sustainable growth. (Why Sir Martin Sorrell signed The Climate Pledge here)

This role is subject to our Return to Office (RTO) policy.