Manager, Paid Social
Interpublic Group
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Mid
- Salary
- $50k – $95k/yr
- Posted
- Aug 8, 2026
About this role
Agency: PHd Job Function: Media Job Subfunction: Performance Media Job Description: If you’re reading this, we want to talk to you about joining our team as a Social Manager. Your responsibilities will include: Leadership Drive overall digital strategy and associated tactics to meet client’s goals, working closely with account lead(s) Established as leader with the client and across all departmental teams, effectively prioritizing and negotiating needs between all parties Effectively manage and develop junior team members (mentoring, training, etc.) Prioritize and manage quarterly priorities and ad-hoc requests to ensure they are executed on time and to client expectations by entire client team Ability to problem solve, such as finding solutions for issues not yet attempted Proactively share learnings and best practices across the organization Establish oneself as an expert within their functional department and client team Identify ways to improve team efficiency and effectiveness, such as new processes Bring new proactive ideas to help meet client goals and grow business Communication Ability to consult/educate/negotiate with clients and agency partners Effectively communicate paid media insights, reporting, trends, and new initiatives to client/agency partners and vendors Ability to present recommendations/ideas to client and internal team Ability to effectively merchandise successes to the client Help educate client team on latest trends, best practices, technologies, etc. Demonstrates appropriate judgment through proper escalation Functional Expertise In-depth knowledge of: Paid social optimizations (proactive and reactive) Forecasting and opportunity/gap analysis Campaign management tools, including bid rules/management Advanced social platform knowledge across all objectives (awareness, consideration and conversion) Monitoring new social trends and products and evaluating application to client Research tools/competitive analysis Budget/pacing and billing Understanding integrated media Industry trends Our expectations of you: Deep understanding of social performance campaigns and activation Help strategists and coordinators develop insights and actions (implications) that demonstrate a thorough understanding of the client’s goals Responsible for overseeing campaign management including pacing, reporting, optimizations, etc. Ability to develop cross channel performance strategies Having a passion for advertising and establishing yourself as a thought leader within the office Staying up to date on industry trends and partner updates Proactively bringing new opportunities to the team Proactively bring new ideas for the account for broader business impact Ensure proper communication between various agency capabilities and performance team Day-to-day lead on client communications What you’ll need to succeed: Bachelor’s degree in marketing, advertising, or communications or relevant post-secondary education, training, or equivalent experience 3+ years of hands-on-keyboard work experience managing paid social media accounts Be a proactive self-starter Possess general knowledge of direct marketing principles and strategies Have polished presentation, communication and listening skills Have strong organizational skills as applied through an ability to manage multiple projects at once Be confident in analyzing and acting on marketing data 

$50,000 - $95,000 Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom’s corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance. Omnicom is committed to hiring and developing