Associate Social Media Director

Tombras, an independent, 400+ person, national full-service advertising agency is searching for a Senior Social Creative Strategist to join our team.

Where you’ll be working:  Knoxville or Atlanta. Relocation assistance may be provided.

The Tombras social media team has made some of your favorite work on the internet – from MoonPie tweets to Steak-umm activations in the metaverse and real-time surprise & delight moments for beloved national brands. This unique role will sit between the Social Brand/CM team and the Social Creative team, working closely with other departments to create world-class social first campaigns across social media and ensure real-time trends and strong platform strategy are utilized.

What you'll be doing:

• Connecting brands to real people in real-time, all the time
• Collaborating with creative directors, community managers, brand strategists, project managers, account teams, and analysts all in-house
• Help drive advanced social strategy and brand playbook creation across all clients
• Present creative concepts and performance analysis to agency leadership and clients with confidence
• Formulate and evolve best-in-class social media strategies spanning audience insights, channel mix, content strategy, community management, influencer marketing, paid media, and more
• Oversee execution of omnichannel social campaigns delivering creative concept through deployment, optimization, and results analysis
• Mentor team of future social innovators
• Continuously explore new social platforms, functionalities, and technologies to push boundaries
• Consult existing and prospective clients on leveraging social to achieve brand and business goals
• Working at the speed of social - fast! Which means more opportunities to make exceptional and impactful content

What you bring:

• Desire to build and foster engaged communities and create award-winning social-first work with a team of highly motivated creatives and strategists
• 5-7 years of experience in social media management, strategy and content creation
• Ability to proofread content for grammatical accuracy and maintain style consistency across pieces
• Working knowledge of and passion for Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, Facebook, Pinterest, and new emerging social media platforms
• Public speaking skills to ensure ideas are presented confidently and coherently
• An attitude of positivity and exploration

Why you’ll want to work at Tombras:

You’ll be joining one of the top independent agencies in North America. Connecting Data & Creativity for Business Results® is working for our clients and creating a flywheel effect fueling both client and agency growth. You’ll be a part of a highly creative agency that has been recognized by AdAge, Adweek, Communication Arts, Fast Company, Forbes and Fortune. Tombras was named Ad Age's 2024 Independent Agency of the Year and an AdAge A-List Standout Agency in 2022 and 2023.

Tombras Benefits:

Family - It comes first, on every list. Tombras has been family-run since day 1, we strive to facilitate a family-oriented environment rooted in supporting one another.

Dog-friendly office(Knoxville)

Unlimited PTO

Generous parental leave for primary and non-primary caregivers. 

Medical (PPO or High Deductible option) for employee + dependents

401(k) Participation + 3% employer match

Employer-paid Dental & Vision 

A company culture of promotions from within and an atmosphere allowing for varied and rapid career development. 

New, Modern building in Downtown Knoxville

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Tombras is proud to be an equal opportunity employer dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce. 

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice. Job may require traveling overnight, driving long distances as required and sitting for extended periods of time with occasional walking and standing and occasionally lifting or carrying articles weighing less than 10 pounds.