Social Media Strategist

Starcom Mediavest Group Germany Gmbh

Chicago, IL

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JOB DETAILS

SALARY

$60,800–$84,000 Per Year

SKILLS

Adobe Product Family, Advertising, Advertising Placement, Analysis Skills, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automotive Sales, Benchmarking, Blueprints, Brand Marketing (Branding), Budget Management, Budgeting, Business Support, Campaigns, Communication Skills, Compensation Management, Compensation and Benefits, Consulting, Consumer Branding, Customer Experience, Customer Relations, Customer Support/Service, Customer/Client Research, Distribution Channel, Facebook, Health Plan, Internet/Online Service, Interpersonal Skills, Legal, LinkedIn, Media Buying and Planning, Media Campaigns, Multitasking, New Media, Online Reputation Management (ORM), Operational Audit, Operations Planning, Organizational Skills, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Product Demonstration, Project/Program Management, Reporting Dashboards, Retail, Sales, Sales Cycle, Social Media, Strategic Planning, Website Traffic, Writing Skills

LOCATION

Chicago, IL

POSTED

Today

Company Description

DSplus is a Saatchi & Saatchi company. It was created 14 years ago around the idea of a "Digital Salesperson" who leads a customer through the entire lifecycle of their automobile ownership journey. Our clients are Toyota Motor North America, and Toyota &Lexus Dealerships across the country. DSplus is also proud to be an Agency of Record for Southeast Toyota Distributors, the world's largest independent distributor of Toyotas.

Our mission is to merge the world-class branding efforts of our mothership, Saatchi & Saatchi, with the retail needs of our Dealerships. The result: an end-to-end customer experience that personifies the quality and integrity of the Toyota brand, and helps sell more cars.

DSplus employs a powerful data-driven, integrated messaging platform that works across the sales and service lifecycle. This cross-tier, cross-channel system is fueled by the perfect mix of Artificial Intelligence, insightful media strategies, and stunning, high-performance creative. Always aligned to the Toyota brand and to each client's unique value proposition, the system delivers sharp business results-while reaching the right target with the right message at the right time.

Over the years, DSplus has grown from a three-person start-up to a diverse, agile team of 45, who dream big, solve tough problems, and have fun at work.

Our culture values authenticity, transparency, and collaboration, while setting the bar high in the work we do. At DSplus, we recognize and reward success, always putting our employees first.

If you bring inventive thinking, boundless enthusiasm, and tireless energy-with a passion for client service that fuels us into the future, this might be just the fit.

Come join us.

Job Description

The Social Media Strategist is responsible for the day-to-day operational success of the paid social campaign activations, specifically dedicated to planning and activating paid social advertising strategies for our automotive clients across the US. This person collaborates with planning, operations, and analytics to bring their clients innovative, integrated social media campaign activations.

Responsibilities

Paid Social Campaign Activation:

Act as primary day-to-day client contact, working as the Most Trusted Advisor to support all client business needs and meet objectives and benchmarks month over month
Work with planning and operations teams to ensure all campaigns are seamlessly executed
Develop strategic paid social media recommendations in support of client requests that outline platform recommendations, implementation details (placements, formats), success measurement, and timelines
Place social media advertising campaigns across Meta, Reddit, X, Pinterest, TikTok, LinkedIn, and Snapchat based on the approved campaign strategy
Utilize advanced targeting strategies to execute complex campaigns, including custom audiences, third-party data, exclusion lists, lookalike audiences, and more
Optimize campaign buys to ensure budgets are spent as effectively as possible each month
Develop in-depth campaign reports in partnership with the analytics team that outline insights on media delivery, engagement, creative, website traffic, attribution, and key learnings

Online Reputation Management:

Monitor clients' social media channels, initiate conversations with and respond to engagements and reviews based on established brand and client guidelines
Monitor clients' automotive reputation profiles and respond to all client feedback
Engage clients for review resolution and provide recommendations on appropriate response
Meet with client contacts to review reputation performance, consult on new social media capabilities, and provide recommendations on social media strategies to support business objectives
Provide demonstrations of our proprietary social media online management platform and online reputation service packages
Other duties assigned

Qualifications

3+ years of professional experience, with a minimum of 2 years of experience with paid social advertising
Proficiency with Meta, Reddit, X, Pinterest, TikTok, LinkedIn, and Snapchat that includes a clear understanding of each platform's core features, as well as a technical understanding of each network's advertising capabilities
Proficiency with both Business Manager and Ad Manager dashboards for all core platforms, including ad placement, budget management, pixel creation, offline event sets, and advanced reporting
Experience handling large media budgets and developing insights based on campaign results
Have strong project management and organizational skills being able to manage multiple projects and campaigns at once
Experience campaign tracking and efficiency tools utilizing tools like Sprinklr, Adobe Analytics, Asana, Google Workspace, Monday.com, etc.
Facebook Blueprint Media Buying Certification strongly preferred
Have a passion for social media, be an avid user, and have a passion to stay in the loop on the latest social media trends, capabilities, and platforms
Self-motivated, well-organized, and assertive, with strong analytical and deductive skills
Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills for effective client relations
Experience with retail and/or automotive strongly preferred

Additional Information

Our Publicis Groupe motto "Viva La Différence" means we're better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact USMTTACompliance@publicis.com.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation Range: USD $60,800.00 - USD $84,000.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 6/22/2026.

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Starcom Mediavest Group Germany Gmbh

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