Director of Social Media and Brand Partnerships

Stellantis•Auburn Hills, MI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Director of Social Media & Brand Partnerships sets and leads the social media and brand partnerships strategy across Stellantis’ North America brands. This role ensures social media operates as a disciplined, insight-driven brand channel while leveraging partnerships to extend brand presence across culture, community, and key moments of influence. This leader sets clear direction, governance, and standards while enabling teams and agency partners to deliver impactful, on-brand execution at scale.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Communications, Advertising, or a related field
10+ years of experience in social media, brand marketing, partnerships, or integrated marketing
Proven experience leading teams and managing agency partners
Demonstrated ability to translate brand strategy into scalable social and partnership programs
Strong understanding of social platforms, digital culture, and creator ecosystems
Experience operating within complex, matrixed organizations

Nice To Haves

Experience leading national or global brand social strategies
Strong analytical orientation with the ability to translate data into strategic recommendations
Automotive, lifestyle, or premium consumer brand experience preferred

Responsibilities

Own the long-term social media vision, strategy, and operating model in alignment with brand, marketing, and business objectives.
Establish strategic frameworks for platform roles, content mix, brand voice, and community engagement.
Ensure consistent, disciplined brand expression across all social channels and executions.
Lead social planning for major launches, brand moments, cultural opportunities, and reputation-impacting initiatives.
Act as a senior brand steward, ensuring all social activity reinforces brand positioning, values, and governance standards.
Define the strategic role of brand partnerships within the marketing ecosystem.
Identify, evaluate, and lead partnerships that drive cultural relevance, audience growth, and measurable brand impact.
Oversee partner relationships end-to-end, from strategy and activation planning through execution and post-campaign evaluation.
Ensure partnerships are authentic, brand-aligned, legally sound, and scalable across brands and markets.
Set strategy and guardrails for creator and influencer engagement across social and partnership initiatives.
Ensure creator programs balance credibility, reach, brand safety, and performance.
Establish best practices for governance, content usage, approval workflows, and measurement.
Lead and develop internal social media and partnerships teams with clear accountability and performance expectations.
Oversee agency partners across social content, creator marketing, and partnership activations.
Establish operational rigor, workflow discipline, and cross-functional collaboration standards.
Define KPIs aligned to brand health, engagement, reach, and efficiency.
Review performance holistically, translating insights into strategic action and optimization.
Deliver clear performance readouts and recommendations to senior marketing and brand leadership.
Serve as a senior partner to Brand, Creative, PR, Paid Media, Legal, and Corporate Communications teams.
Establish governance models to ensure alignment, efficiency, and brand safety.
Provide leadership guidance on high-visibility or high-risk moments impacting brand reputation.