Social Media Analyst

Established in 2004, OLIVER is the world’s first and only specialist in designing, building, and running bespoke in-house agencies and marketing ecosystems for brands. We partner with over 300 clients in 40+ countries and counting. Our unique model drives creativity and efficiency, allowing us to deliver tailored solutions that resonate deeply with audiences.  As a part of The Brandtech Group, we're at the forefront of leveraging cutting-edge AI technology to revolutionise how we create and deliver work. Our AI solutions enhance efficiency, spark creativity, and drive insightful decision-making, empowering our teams to produce innovative and impactful results.  Role: Social Media Analyst Location: Toronto, Ontario   About the role:  You’ll help shape how our ice cream brands show up across social, building the data and insights engine behind work that stops scrolls and taps into culture. Working at the intersection of analytics, strategy, and culture, you’ll uncover the trends that inspire content while developing the measurement frameworks that track performance and impact.  You’ll establish and own how success is measured - from building frameworks and benchmarks, to setting up dashboards and social listening tools, to delivering a regular cadence of cultural and performance reporting. This role is focused on connecting what’s happening in culture with how brands respond on social, translating audience behavior, platform shifts, and performance data into insights that inform content, campaigns, and creative direction.    What you will be doing:  Deliver frequent audience, category, and social insights to guide brands on social platforms, using data from various sources to understand audience needs, behaviors, and cultural trends   Proactively share insights to inform strategy ideation, content generation, and campaign planning—covering both evergreen and reactive cultural perspectives   Conduct social channel audits, competitor reviews, and comprehensive social insight reporting   Aggregate and mine data from multiple sources to create rich audience segmentation and uncover actionable opportunities   Champion behavioral science approaches where applicable to deepen audience understanding   Build measurement frameworks aligned to strategic objectives, defining benchmarks and targets across brands   Set up and maintain social listening tools to monitor brand health, competitor activity, and emerging trends   Design and manage performance dashboards for real-time and longitudinal insight across owned, earned, and paid social   Set, track, and evaluate KPIs to measure content and campaign effectiveness - including GenAI-powered initiatives   Deliver weekly and monthly performance reports tracking content and campaign effectiveness against KPIs   Produce regular cultural trend reports that surface audience behaviors, cultural movements, and platform shifts relevant to brands   Create ad hoc reports for campaigns, opportunities, and strategic initiatives as needed   Interpret performance data to provide actionable creative and content recommendations   Inform test-and-learn cycles to continuously improve performance   Partner with internal and client teams to ensure insights inform both strategic direction and tactical execution   Translate complex data into compelling narratives that non-technical stakeholders can understand and act on   Champion the adoption of analytics tools and emerging AI capabilities to enhance insight generation and reporting   Leverage AI-driven and predictive modeling tools to enhance performance optimization     What you need to be great in this role:  5+ years in social analytics, insights, or performance measurement roles within agency or brand environments   Strong experience building measurement frameworks, setting KPIs, and creating reporting systems   Proficiency with social and audience research platforms (Brandwatch, Sprinklr, GWI, YouGov, Audiense, or equivalent)   Knowledge of performance measurement techniques from social analytics to content testing and media attribution   Proven ability to identify cultural trends, audience behaviors, and platform shifts and translate them into actionable recommendations   Experience working across audience insights, social, and performance teams including paid and influencer marketing   Excellent ability to distill complex data into clear, compelling narratives for non-technical audiences   Strong data visualization skills and confidence presenting insights proactively   Comfortable across social listening, performance analytics, and dashboard platforms   Experience with AI analytics tools and GenAI content evaluation a plus   Familiarity with major LLM platforms desirable   Self-starter who can build cadence and structure around reporting   Thrives in fast-paced, changing environments and balances recurring deliverables with ad hoc requests   Experience with major consumer brands preferred  At the time of this posting, the base salary for this position may range from CAD $85,000.00 to $95,000.00. Individual compensation varies based on job related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications. The range listed is just one component of OLIVER’s total compensation package.  Req ID: 17113 #LI-midsenior   Our values shape everything we do:  Be Ambitious to succeed    Be Imaginative to push the boundaries of what’s possible    Be Inspirational to do groundbreaking work    Be always learning and listening to understand    Be Results-focused  to exceed expectations    Be actively pro-inclusive and anti-racist across our community, clients and creations     OLIVER, a part of the Brandtech Group, is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All applicants shall be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, neurodivergence, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local laws.     OLIVER has set ambitious environmental goals around sustainability, with science-based emissions reduction targets. Collectively, we work towards our mission, embedding sustainability into every department and through every stage of the project lifecycle. Offices: (NAM);