Innovation & Growth Director, Paid Social

Who we are:

Tinuiti is the largest independent performance marketing firm across Streaming TV, Google, Meta, and Amazon, with almost $4 billion in digital media under management and over 1,200 employees. With industry-leading expertise in search, social, Amazon and marketplaces, addressable TV, mobile apps, Influencer, Lifecycle, and more, Tinuiti understands that success requires both strategy and channel expertise. Our goal when we come to work every day is simple - to grow happiness. For our clients, their customers, our people and our partners. Growing happiness guides everything we do and our core values - Unleash Greatness, Never Stop Learning, Ignite Your Passion, Thankful Living, and Inspire Innovation & Change - inspire us to maintain a culture where our people take pride in their work and have fun doing it.

We support 100% remote work for this role!

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Reporting to the Head of Social Innovation & Growth, the Director of Social Innovation & Growth is a key leadership role responsible for driving innovation, growth, and best-in-class execution across Social. This role bridges thought leadership, solution development, and operational excellence, ensuring Social innovation strategies are seamlessly integrated within client solutions and agency operations. This role will partner closely with cross-functional teams, Solution Champions, and Client Partners to deliver cutting-edge marketing approaches while fostering an environment of continuous learning, experimentation, and strategic evolution. This  person is someone who has a successful track record of serving as a subject matter expert on Social and evangelizing innovations.

As the Director of Social Innovation & Growth you will be responsible for the following: 

● Leadership & Innovation:

• Advocate for innovation by ensuring emerging best practices, industry insights, and strategic innovations are adopted across account teams.

• Identify, develop, and implement new solutions that elevate social and digital marketing performance for clients.

• Partner with the Innovation & Growth Lead to define the future roadmap of social and digital marketing solutions.

● Strategic Growth & Business Development:

• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, and Partnerships teams to develop strategic positioning and content that accelerates service adoption.

• Represent Social in high value new business pitches and audits, providing expert-level solution support to drive client acquisition and expansion.

• Support internal audit program with support of platform SME’s and solution champions, to ensure that current clients are always on the cutting edge with fresh strategy perspective.

● Thought Leadership & Knowledge Sharing:

• Represent the company at industry events, conferences, and thought leadership panels to reinforce brand positioning.

• Work cross-functionally with Solution Champions and Client Operations teams to refine processes and drive operational efficiency.

• Lead and mentor teams in adopting and implementing social-first strategies tailored to client needs.

• Develop frameworks for innovation measurement, tracking adoption, impact, and effectiveness of new solutions.

● ​Emerging Platform + Service Growth: 

• Spearhead TikTok Shop expansion in collaboration with the Social Innovation & Growth Lead, Commerce, Shared Services, and platform SME’s

• Lead emerging platform relationships including Pinterest, Snapchat, and Reddit to ensure adequate pacing towards JBP goals, and scaling the partnership.

• Partner with internal stakeholders and Social Innovation & Growth Lead to explore new offerings to make Tinuiti’s Social service offering more competitive, and supportive to our teams and clients.

Requirement: 

• Extensive experience  in digital marketing, preferably at a media agency

• Technical knowledge of media channels, with deep expertise in Social

• Track record of serving as a SME with strong knowledge of best practices and  industry developments across Social

• Proven ability to lead teams, influence stakeholders, and drive adoption of cutting-edge strategies.

• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and strategic thinking skills

Compensation:

The annual base salary range for this role’s listed level is currently $110,000 - $15,000 plus performance bonus up to 10%.  Grade level and salary ranges are determined through interviews and a review of education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities of the applicant, equity with other team members, and alignment with market data. We will provide more information on our benefits and equity upon requests. Sales roles are also eligible for incentive pay targeted up to or over 100% of the offered base salary (no cap).  Disclosure as required by the Colorado Equal Pay for > Equal Work Act, C.R.S. § 8-5-101 et seq.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Benefits:

Unlimited PTO: At Tinuiti, we believe you deserve time to rest and enjoy life unplugged from your devices. When you take time for yourselves, you’re able to bring your best self to work. That’s why we prioritize flexibility, a fully remote environment, and offer unlimited paid time off.

Healthcare: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life & Disability, Flex Spending Accounts

Retirement: Match up to 4% of your contributions at 100% with immediate vesting

Perks and Wellness: Fringe, Forma, Thankful giving, Equity

Learning and Development: Mentor program and more

Disclaimer: This description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this position. The actual duties, responsibilities, and qualifications may vary based on assignment or group. Tinuiti is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected status.