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Who We Are…
When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…
From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.
General Summary
The Paid Social Specialist will lead the implementation and development of the paid social channel, maximizing customer growth at cost-effective levels. Reporting to the Paid Social Manager, the successful candidate will also integrate cross-functionally, regularly liaising with other teams within Subscriber Acquisition and the wider business org.
Daily Activities
- Hands-on technical bid based buying and optimization across a number of platforms, including Meta, Snap, TikTok, Twitter, Pinterest, Reddit.
- Own the strategy and performance of paid social activity with full operational responsibility.
- Application of advanced in-platform bidding for optimization.
- Ability to integrate ad tech solutions to automate social buying.
- Lead Paid Social planning and media-buying across multiple territories, ensuring both functions are optimized to achieve high levels of growth with an ROI-focus.
- Work closely with the planning teams to recommend effective growth strategies and budget.
- Lead Social innovation within the team and the effective use of relevant tools, identifying new BETAs and data sources to drive our Paid Social offering forward.
- Clearly communicate performance and uncover growth levers.
- Effectively document our strategies and approach to drive common understanding and efficiency.
- Keep abreast of market trends and developments.
- Effectively collaborate with other teams and internal stakeholders.
The Essentials
- 3+ years’ experience with a track record of delivering success in a similar role.
- Demonstrated experience in media strategy and execution within buying platforms (e.g., Facebook Business Manager), showing the ability to manage multiple campaigns at once.
- Experience with app campaigns and Mobile Marketing Attribution (such as Kochava, Apps Flyer) preferred.
- Proven experience with Direct Response campaigns with experience with attribution, conversion tracking, and optimizing towards strict KPI goals.
- Highly numerate, logical thinker, comfortable using excel to both run campaign analysis and provide recommendations, with experience using analytics to drive decision-making.
- Demonstrable experience driving growth through testing and analytics.
- Strong appreciation of the marketing funnel, and the relationship with specific tactics with clear POVs on tracking, attribution, ad fraud, cookie windows, etc.
- Excited by working in a fast-paced environment with excellent troubleshooting and QA skills - strong attention to detail essential.
- Proven project management, self-organization and prioritization skills - Ability to multi-task with effective resolution management in a fast-paced, growing environment.
- Reasonable availability to respond to requests and attend the real-time needs of campaigns outside normal business hours.
- Clear communicator who can translate strategy into action. Additional languages a plus.
- Must have the legal right to work in the country you are applying for.
How We Get Things Done…
This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.
Championing Inclusion at WBD
Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, union status, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.
If you’re a qualified candidate and you require adjustments or accommodations to search for a job opening or apply for a position, please contact us at recruitadmin@wbd.com.
