Director, Social Media & Content

About This Role

The Director Digital Social Media (internally known as Director, Social Media & Content) position leads all aspects of Ace's national and local (5,000+ stores) digital and social media efforts and assets. It sits squarely at the intersection of strategy, creative and customer obsession to lead how Ace Hardware and our stores show up socially and how our product offering sells through social platforms, both current and emerging. This position requires retail audience understanding and thrives at the intersection of brand and commerce by blending brand storytelling with performance marketing, overseeing a content ecosystem that drives meaningful engagement, builds community, and ultimately drives sales. The role will develop and guide the strategy and execution across social media, content, and emerging platforms with the focus of driving inspiration and sales.

What You'll Do

• Lead the strategy for social content and paid social media (Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest, YouTube, etc.) to grow community, deepen engagement, and drive omnichannel traffic.
• Develop a content calendar that supports seasonal campaigns, unique / innovative products, and retail moments, while maintaining an always-on brand presence.
• Define, develop and execute a content strategy that reflects our brand identity, values, and voice-tailored to resonate with our audience across platforms
• Build campaigns that inspire connection and spark conversation while naturally leading customers toward purchasing and / or visits
• Champion and optimize content that reflects both inspiration / lifestyle, product benefits and action that drives brand engagement and omni-channel traffic and sales
• Integrate shoppable features and frictionless shopping paths across content and platforms (e.g., Instagram Shop, TikTok Shop, UGC galleries, etc.).
• Establish, maintain and optimize all vendor relationships including SOCi, Sprinklr, Meta including Meta Business Manager, Tik Tok and any emerging platforms in which Ace should have a presence on
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of content creators and digital producers
• Define KPIs and goals across brand engagement, reach, CTR, conversion, and revenue
• Analyze content performance and audience insights to continuously evolve creative direction and campaign strategies
• Guide planned and real-time content creation and storytelling that keeps Ace culturally relevant and top of mind with consumers
• Lead strategic testing across content types and formats designed to deliver better results
• Lead cross-functional efforts with e-commerce, merchandising, creative, and paid media teams to align goals and strategies
• Partner with Public Relations team to identify and Manage influencer relationships and creative partners to ensure alignment with brand tone, values, and performance goals

Who You Are

The ideal candidate thrives at the intersection of brand and commerce, understands retail audiences deeply, and can lead a content team that creates with both heart and results in mind, while bringing proven expertise and knowledge of what content strategy and creative works for brands to drive meaningful sales.

Required Skills

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Compensation Details :

$158000 - $205000 Per Year

Why should you join our team?

We live our values - W.E.L.I.G.H.T (Winning, Excellence, Love, Integrity, Gratitude, Humility, and Teamwork). Gratitude. Humility. Love. You don't often see values like these in most corporate statements, but Ace is different. These things are important to us. They represent our commitment to the company, our employees, to Ace retailers and to the Ace brand.

In addition to providing our employees a great culture, Ace also offers competitive benefits

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When most people think of career opportunities with Ace Hardware, they often think of the helpful cashiers and sales associates at their local store. However, have you also considered the people behind the scenes who select, promote, ship and process the invoices for more than 75,000 products? Maybe you haven't, but we'd like you to. Because together we help our customers take care of their homes. Come find out why a career with the Ace Hardware Corporation is one of America's best kept secrets.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Ace Hardware Corporation is committed to a policy of promoting equal employment opportunities. The company recognizes the importance of diversity and leveraging the skills and talents of all people to the mutual advantage of each individual and the organization. The company is committed to the prevention of employment discrimination related to race, religion, color, sex (including sexual harassment), gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, disability and military or veteran status, sexual orientation or any other action covered by federal or applicable state / local laws.

Disclaimer

The pay range for this position starts as listed in the job posting, but could be higher based on education and experience. Please note, compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each opening. We take into consideration the minimum requirements outlined in the job description, such as an individual's education, training and experience, the position's work location, required travel (if any), and external market conditions when determining the final salary for potential new hires.

Be aware that salary estimates published via alternate online job boards may not be a true representation of the actual pay range offered for this position. Please refer to the Ace position description for the accurate starting pay range information and feel free to discuss this with a Talent Acquisition professional if you are chosen to move forward with an interview.

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