Social Media Strategist

Agency: Omnicom Media

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Business Overview

KINESSO is the technology-driven performance marketing agency, providing actionable growth for both our agency partners and clients. We turn 'action' into 'outcome' for our clients, leveraging our unique capabilities in optimization, analytics, AI, and experimentation. KINESSO has brought together the collective power of what was formerly Matterkind, Reprise, P3, and Kinesso under one collective entity that will serve as the most powerful delivery engine in the industry. We have extensive offerings spanning across performance marketing and data and technology. Fueled by a deep understanding of consumer behavior, we offer an end-to-end engine of planning and optimization while also delivering on data-driven strategy for social platforms, actionable growth in e-commerce, and creating curated marketplaces specific to each client's function and needs. The company has more than 6,000 employees operating in more than 60 countries. Learn more at

The Client:

NIKE Inc. is the world's leading designer, marketer, and distributor of authentic athletic footwear, apparel, equipment, and accessories.

Founded by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight in 1972, Nike has grown over the last 50 years into one of the most valuable, most loved and most emulated brands in the world, singular in its ability to create cultural conversation within the world of sports and fashion and far beyond.

Nike's mission is to bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world; a mission expressed every day through product design, digital and physical retail consumer experiences, and brand communications.

Partnering with Nike is an extraordinary opportunity requiring extraordinary talent. Our vision is to build the best integrated team connecting brand and performance to deliver best in class outcomes. The Nike Global team will be a highly diverse team, attracting the sharpest emerging and established media experts across all disciplines in the industry. With the chance to grow and do great work people all over the region will see, admire, and respond to.

*If you have a body, you are an athlete.

Position Summary:

We are looking for you - dynamic, best-in-class talent - to join the Omnicom Media team as a Social Media Strategist. In this role, you will work closely with team members to develop informed, smart and creative, social strategies for clients, provide a fresh, new perspective on the ever-changing social landscape, and publish directly on social platforms on behalf of our clients.

Responsibilities

• Active always-on channel + content management for Nike in partnership with Nike’s Global social team (based in Beaverton, OR) and NYC-based internal teammate for optimal time zone coverage during planned and reactive social moments in sport
• Test, QA, and publish all social organic posts for the aforementioned handles, with agility, operational excellence, and flawless execution
  • All posts are tested and approved in closed, live environment for approval
• Manage usage calendar for rights expiring content and remove content from platforms when rights expire
• Manage project tracker within Airtable, inclusive of post info, metadata governance for creators/partners and consistency across all organic social posts
• Create qualitative reports focusing on audience observations and relevant social platform updates to drive insights for clients and agency partners
• Manage quarterly and campaign reporting, analyzing data to inform clients of insights on what's working across organic social activity and creative
• Provide guidance on social posting cadence by platform according to industry best practices and the client’s needs
• Provide your own expertise and perspective on social media best practices and produce POVs for internal teams as well as clients
• Provide inspiration and innovative uses for social media platforms to internal media and strategy teams to bring first to market opportunities to the client
• Research and assessment of key new-to-market platforms, identifying the feasibility and use cases for client
• Build bi-annual Social Media Playbooks inclusive of industry trends, landscape updates and platform best practices including content, engagement, and audience insights to help inform local test and learn agendas
• Work with social platforms (e.g., Meta, X/Twitter, Snapchat, Google/YouTube, Pinterest, Reddit, TikTok, etc.) to support thought leadership development and new tactics and identify new opportunities
• Build strong relationships with organic clients, paid social, project management and analytics teams, internally and with client-specific partners, to complete client work efficiently
• Stay up-to-date with the latest social media trends, emerging platforms, audience behaviors and platform best practices
• Collaborate with the social strategy team and associated agencies on ad hoc projects to help drive new business opportunities for KINESSO

Desired Skills & Experience

• 2+ years of community management and social strategy experience
• Experience in mining insights, building social strategies, planning editorial calendars, community management and social reporting preferred
• Demonstrated enthusiasm for digital marketing with strong working knowledge of the social media landscape
• Strong writing and communication skills
• Highly organized and detail-oriented with an emphasis on complete accuracy
• Team player who can balance multiple workstreams, collaborate effectively and communicate clearly
• Confidence in executing tasks independently, working with remote team members, and interacting with peers and senior executives within KINESSO and at partner agencies
• Deep knowledge and expertise across all social media channels (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X/Twitter, Snapchat, Reddit, Pinterest, YouTube, etc.)
• Practical experience with today’s social listening, community management, and measurement tools. Experience with Emplifi, Sprinklr Quid and Pathmatics is preferred
• Passion for sports and engrained in sports culture (whether that’s sneaker + streetwear to fitness + wellness to sports fandom) is a big plus!

Wage and Benefits

We offer a Total Rewards package that includes medical and dental coverage, 401(k) plans, flex spending, life insurance, disability, employee discount program, employee stock purchase program and paid family benefits to support you and your family.

The salary range for this position is posted below. Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position, market considerations, budgetary considerations, tenure and standing with the Company (applicable to current employees), as well as the employee’s/applicant’s skill set, level of experience, and qualifications.

Employment Transparency

It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, creed, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship, genetic information, veteran status, disability, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

The employer will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the American with Disabilities Act of 1990. The job description will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity. Essential and other job functions are subject to modification. Reasonable accommodations may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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$70,000-$75,000

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 exceptional talent. We agree that talent is uniquely distributed, and we’re focused on developing inclusive teams that can bring the best solutions to everything we do. We strongly believe that celebrating what makes us different makes us better together. Join us—we look forward to getting to know you. We will process your personal data in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice.

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