Vice President Director, Social Creative

Vice President Director, Social CreativeDigitas is the Networked Experience Agency, built on the vision that we create magnetic experiences that earn the right for brands to exist in human networks. Today, and tomorrow. We deliver Networked Experiences by leveraging comprehensive data, technology, creative, media and strategy capabilities. Digitas delivers ambitious outcomes via unique solutions that include Creative Experiences, Integrated Media, Addressable Relationships, Social Marketing and Total Commerce. Celebrated by AdAge as Data and Insights Agency of the Year, U.S Campaign's Brand Experience Agency of the Year, Media Network of the Year and celebrated by Forrester and Gartner, Digitas serves the world's leading brands through a global network comprised of more than 5,500 employees across over 65 offices in 43 countries.The Digitas culture is made up of fearless, inventive and generous Unicorns of all kinds.We are seeking a social media creative leader to help our client find its authentic place and purpose in the social sphere. This is a role for a person who lives and breathes social and has helped major brands transform their approach through breakthrough content across platforms. Someone who is curious and takes the time to educate themselves on the latest creative techniques and formats. Who can even break down the latest celeb beef; explain the backstory of every meme; and might even be a content creator themselves. Your portfolio reads like an epic FYP. You've helped clients become famous in the feed. You can chat it up with CMOs like it's NBD.As Vice President Director, Social Creative, you will help scale and lead a dynamic team of content creators and social-first talent. We're seeking a leader skilled at turning insights into meaningful ideas, deeply attuned to niche subcommunities, quick to recognize cultural trends, and immersed in the conversations shaping emerging social platforms.In short, we're looking for an out-of-the-box creative leader prized to break the internet and trades.Responsibilities:Develop social-first creative work that earns attention, drives conversation, and delivers measurable business impactPartner with a robust social strategy and intelligence team to turn cultural signals, audience data, and trend velocity into breakthrough creativeLead culturally literate storytelling rooted in subcommunities, comment sections, and creator culturePush brands to show up with purpose, not just presenceStay ahead of algorithm shifts, platform updates, and emerging creator behaviorsChallenge traditional campaign models—thinking in moments, series, drops, and community-driven formatsManage, mentor, and help grow a small team of creators and social-first creativesLead teams' conceptual and strategic thinking across multiple platformsBuild relationships with agency capabilities including strategy, media, data and analytics and techAppreciate and advocate for craft across capabilities, including production and techBuild trust with clients, understanding their business to find opportunitiesWork with HR and Creative Operations to manage direct reports' daily workload and career developmentHelp drive our creative culture both inside and outside of the agencyQualifications:Four-year degree and 5-7 years of experience as a creative director, with specific expertise in social media creativeYou have managed and scaled teams of creatives with hybrid expertise from art directors, copywriters, editors to makers and creators.Experience in the automotive industry with work samples to show for it.You have a clear POV on what makes for standout creative in the social feed that you could confidently share with Fortune 500 CMOsYou're excited and inspired by the world of social media - the first to share among colleagues and friends the latest trends, effects, tracks, etc. on TikTokYou're obsessed with internet culture, the latest memes and trends, online subcultures and communitiesYou're a storyteller who can create captivating insights that range from educational to aspirational and everything in betweenHave a skillset for and are interested in content creation on social. You have a hands-on, get it done, make cool sh*t mentalityYou have vast experience working with creators and influencersCollaborative and a team playerYou have a social-centric portfolioAdditional 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 your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.Compensation Range: USD $129,485.00 - USD $177,200.00/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 1/1/2027.