Job Description
The RoleLead performance intelligence across Spectrum's paid, owned, earned, influencer, creator, and social listening ecosystem. This role synthesizes data from multiple agencies and channels into strategic recommendations that improve business performance - not just reporting. Working cross-functionally with Paid Media, Organic, Influencer, Community Management, Creative, Analytics, and Client Leadership, this role identifies optimization opportunities, develops actionable recommendations, and ensures insights translate into measurable business outcomes across the social ecosystem. The Director serves as the connective tissue between measurement and activation, helping Spectrum make smarter investment, creative, audience, and content decisions.
Time Allocation35% - Performance Intelligence & Strategic Insights- Develop and maintain an integrated view of performance across paid, owned, earned, influencer, creator, community management, and social listening.
- Synthesize measurement workstreams such as Adobe, MMM, Lift Studies, CAPI diagnostics, platform reporting, and social listening into executive-ready business narratives.
- Translate performance data into prioritized recommendations instead of descriptive reporting.
- Identify emerging trends in audience behavior, creative effectiveness, platform performance, AI adoption, and consumer sentiment.
- Deliver executive-ready narratives that connect performance outcomes to business objectives and future investment decisions.
- Partner with Paid Media, Organic, Influencer, Community, Creative, and Analytics teams to convert insights into coordinated optimization plans.
- Develop decision frameworks for media investment, creative iteration, audience strategy, influencer selection, and content distribution.
- Track recommendations through execution and measure business impact and continuous improvement.
- Identify opportunities to scale high-performing content, creators, and audiences while refining underperforming tactics.
- Own integrated measurement frameworks, scorecards, and reporting standards across paid, owned, earned, influencer, creator, and community activity.
- Design and evaluate cross-channel testing programs to improve media, creative, and content effectiveness.
- Standardize taxonomy, governance, and KPI frameworks across agency partners.
- Partner with Analytics, Technology, and Automation teams to improve dashboarding, data quality, and actionable intelligence.
- Serve as the connective tissue between Media, Creative, Strategy, Analytics, Influencer, Community, and client stakeholders.
- Lead recurring optimization reviews, post-campaign debriefs, and executive business reviews focused on actions and accountability.
- Build reusable playbooks and best practices from testing and performance learnings.
- Champion continuous improvement by scaling successful approaches across the paid, owned, and earned ecosystem.
- Own Spectrum's Performance Intelligence function, ensuring every deliverable includes insights, implications, and recommended actions.
- Synthesize performance across paid, owned, earned, influencer, creator, 3rd party measurement, and social listening into a unified executive view.
- Lead optimization reviews that align Paid Media, Organic, Influencer, Community, Creative, and Analytics teams around measurable actions.
- Develop executive narratives connecting social performance to Spectrum business objectives and future investment decisions.
- Identify opportunities to scale winning creative, creators, audiences, and platform strategies across the ecosystem.
- Partner with data engineering and analytics teams to improve dashboards, automation, governance, and reporting standards.
- 10+ years leading social performance strategy, intelligence, measurement, and optimization across paid, owned, earned, influencer, and creator ecosystems.
- Experience synthesizing cross-channel data into strategic business recommendations.
- Background partnering across social paid, owned, earned, influencer, creative, and analytics teams.
- Executive-level storytelling and client leadership experience.
- Deep expertise across Meta, TikTok, Reddit, YouTube, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Snapchat, and Nextdoor.
- Strong understanding of MMM, Lift Studies, attribution, Adobe, first-party measurement, and social listening tools (i.e., Hootsuite/Sprout)
- Experience with Tableau, Power BI, Looker, Excel, and automation tools.
Strategic, collaborative leader who connects data to action, challenges the status quo, and drives continuous optimization across Spectrum's integrated social ecosystem.
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Horizon Media is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
Salary Range
$150,000.00 - $170,000.00A successful applicant’s actual base salary may vary based on factors such as individual’s skill sets, experience, training, education, licensure/certifications, and qualifications for the role. As an organization, we take an aptitude and competency-based hiring approach. We provide a competitive total rewards package including a discretionary bonus and a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, company paid holidays and unlimited paid time off (PTO), mental health and wellness resources, pet insurance, childcare resources, identity theft insurance, fertility assistance programs, and fitness reimbursement.
Skills Required
- 10+ years leading social performance strategy, measurement, and optimization across paid, owned, earned, influencer, and creator ecosystems
- Experience synthesizing cross-channel data into strategic business recommendations and executive narratives
- Executive-level storytelling and client leadership experience
- Proven background partnering with Paid Media, Organic, Influencer, Community, Creative, and Analytics teams
- Deep expertise across Meta, TikTok, Reddit, YouTube, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Snapchat, and Nextdoor
- Strong understanding of MMM, Lift Studies, attribution, Adobe, CAPI diagnostics, first-party measurement, and social listening tools (e.g., Hootsuite, Sprout)
- Experience with Tableau, Power BI, Looker, Excel, and automation tools for dashboarding and reporting
- Ability to design measurement frameworks, testing programs, governance, and KPI scorecards across channels
Horizon Media Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Horizon Media and has not been reviewed or approved by Horizon Media.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare Strength: Health coverage spans medical, dental, vision, mental‑health resources/EAP, and HSA/FSA, alongside life and disability insurance. Add‑ons such as fertility assistance, pet insurance, identity‑theft protection, and fitness reimbursement expand the package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Leave & Time Off Breadth: Company‑paid holidays and “unlimited” PTO are widely highlighted. Hybrid/remote flexibility features across roles and locations.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental & Family Support: Parental leave is described as generous, with childcare resources and family medical leave available. Family‑supportive benefits are presented as part of the standard offering.
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What We Do
Horizon Media is a leader in driving business-based outcomes for marketers. The company was founded in 1989, is headquartered in New York, and has offices in Los Angeles and Toronto. With estimated billings of $8.7 billion and over 2,300 employees, Horizon is the third largest U.S. media agency according to COMvergence data. Recognized as one of the world’s ten most innovative marketing and advertising companies by Fast Company, Horizon Media has been named Media Agency of the Year by MediaPost, Adweek and AdAge and is known for its highly personal approach to client service. Renowned for its culture, Horizon is also consistently named to all the prestigious annual Best Places to Work lists published by Fortune, Forbes, AdAge, Crain’s New York Business and Los Angeles Business Journal; including “Best Workplaces for Diversity,” “Best Workplaces for Women,” and “Best Workplaces for Millennials” honors. Bill Koenigsberg, President, CEO and Founder of Horizon Media, has earned almost every industry accolade and, in 2019, garnered the marketing’s highest honor when he was inducted into the American Advertising Federation (AAF) Hall of Fame. TOGETHER WE'RE BUILDING A PLACE OF BELONGING At Horizon, diversity, equity and inclusion are pillars of our culture. Numerous studies show that a more diverse workplace benefits everyone in so many ways; employees, organizations and their clients. When people feel that they belong and are included, they become committed and feel empowered to be more innovative. And that is the workforce we strive to have. We welcome everyone and do not discriminate based on gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, age or disability. We want you to feel welcomed, safe and know that you’re a vital member of our community. For more information, visit: www.horizonmedia.com or www.horizonmedia.com/careers.









