Social Media Manager

DDB Group is seeking an enthusiastic and creative Social Media Manager to join our fast-paced Group Social team.

Our Social Media Managers are innovators, early adopters and digital natives who live online. Living and breathing social media, they’re all over the latest emerging trends on social and beyond. You will be a master at juggling multiple brands and always on content, planning and implementation across integrated and social campaigns.

Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Being the key client contact for Group social clients and key contact for the Account Management team on relevant projects
• Social lead of always-on social media clients as well as allocated social campaigns, taking full ownership from brief to delivery and reporting.
• Dispatching social content and creative assets to media agencies, clients and stakeholder
• Identify social content trends, create reactive organic content and manage social campaigns
• Develop and share end of campaign reports and social media performance with the team and clients
• Act as a trusted advisor internally and externally pushing for the best work possible at all times.

What will you bring?

You’ll need to have a passion for the power of social to reach and engage humans beyond a like. You’ll be all over TikTok trends and know the best way to drive views on short form vertical video. You will have had a solid experience in planning and buying media on Meta Ads Manager, LinkedIn Campaign Manager and TikTok Ads Manager understanding the importance of social ad buy placements alongside clever social creative.

• At least 2+ years of experience in a social/digital environment
• Exceptional understanding of social media as a marketing discipline of both advertising and PR
• Proven success managing social channels and creating social content
• Ability to work well under pressure and to a quick turnaround
• Competence in paid social planning and social business manager platforms
• Experience using Adobe Creative Suite, Canva and CapCut is a bonus!

DDB Group NZ – Who we are….

DDB Group Aotearoa is arguably the highest performing communications agency in New Zealand. We partner with some of the biggest and best loved brands in New Zealand and we are dedicated to making creative work that works.

What can we offer?

Exposure to some of the best and brightest minds in the business, an opportunity to supercharge your career and do the best work of your life all the while having some fun doing that. We have a buzzing office in Grey Lynn, filled with a bunch of, talented and nice humans. We have a range of perks & benefits that will help support, encourage and reward you.

We’re a diverse and eclectic bunch here, there’s no typical employee. Everyone is here because of what they have to offer. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect which makes them unique.

Interested

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