Social Media Director – Industrial Painting USA
Industrial Painting USA, Schaumburg, Illinois, us, 60159
Social Media Director – Industrial Painting USA
Industrial Painter is a successful, growing company specializing in painting commercial and industrial facilities across the United States. We pride ourselves on building strong customer relationships that position Industrial Painter as a premier long-term business partner. Our clients include manufacturing plants, warehouses, distribution centers, and large commercial facilities that demand quality, precision, and reliability. We are ready to take our digital presence to the next level and are seeking a results-driven leader to build and prove a scalable social media engine that drives measurable business growth.
Position Overview We are seeking a
Social Media Director
to lead, build, and own our entire social media strategy with a clear mandate: demonstrate how social media generates qualified leads, strengthens brand authority, and supports revenue growth in the industrial painting sector.
This is a revenue-impact role that will be in office.
The ideal candidate understands B2B industrial audiences (plant managers, facility directors, operations leaders, procurement teams) and knows how to translate complex services into compelling, trust-building content that converts.
Key Responsibilities Strategic Leadership & ROI Ownership
Develop and execute a full-funnel social media strategy tied directly to lead generation and revenue goals.
Establish KPIs that connect social media performance to pipeline growth.
Build reporting dashboards that clearly demonstrate ROI to executive leadership.
Industrial-Focused Content Strategy
Create authority-driven content for platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, and industry-relevant channels.
Develop educational and trust-building content including:
Before/after facility transformations
Safety & compliance highlights
Project case studies
Time-lapse industrial & commercial jobs
Facility maintenance insights
Position Industrial Painter as the go-to thought leader in industrial facility protection and longevity.
Lead Generation & Paid Strategy
Develop and manage paid & organic social campaigns targeting facility managers, plant engineers, and operations executives.
Test and optimize campaigns to drive inbound estimate requests.
Implement retargeting strategies to capture warm prospects.
Video & Authority Building
Lead short-form and long-form video strategy to showcase large-scale industrial projects.
Repurpose project footage into high-performing content assets.
Analytics & Optimization
Track platform performance, cost-per-lead, engagement rates, and conversion data.
Continuously test creative formats, messaging angles, and targeting strategies.
Present monthly performance reports with strategic recommendations.
Team & Cross-Department Collaboration
Collaborate with estimators and project managers to capture on-site content.
Build scalable internal processes for content capture across multiple job sites.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, or related field.
5+ years of experience in B2B social media marketing, preferably in industrial, construction, manufacturing, or skilled trades industries.
Proven track record of generating measurable leads and revenue from social media campaigns.
Strong understanding of LinkedIn marketing for B2B.
Experience managing paid social budgets and performance optimization.
Strong storytelling ability in technical or industrial environments.
Comfortable presenting ROI metrics to executive leadership.
Skills & Competencies
Strategic thinker with strong business acumen.
Data-driven decision maker.
Confident leader who can own outcomes.
Creative problem solver who understands how to make an industry compelling.
Highly organized with the ability to build scalable systems.
Strong communicator.
What Success Looks Like in This Role
Increased qualified inbound leads directly attributed to social media.
Clear, trackable ROI reporting tied to revenue.
Increased authority and visibility within the industrial painting sector.
A scalable content system that supports multi-location growth.
Why This Role Matters Industrial painting is essential, high-value work - BUT historically underrepresented digitally. This role exists to change that. We are looking for a leader who can prove that social media works in the industrial B2B space and build a competitive advantage that fuels long-term growth.
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Position Overview We are seeking a
Social Media Director
to lead, build, and own our entire social media strategy with a clear mandate: demonstrate how social media generates qualified leads, strengthens brand authority, and supports revenue growth in the industrial painting sector.
This is a revenue-impact role that will be in office.
The ideal candidate understands B2B industrial audiences (plant managers, facility directors, operations leaders, procurement teams) and knows how to translate complex services into compelling, trust-building content that converts.
Key Responsibilities Strategic Leadership & ROI Ownership
Develop and execute a full-funnel social media strategy tied directly to lead generation and revenue goals.
Establish KPIs that connect social media performance to pipeline growth.
Build reporting dashboards that clearly demonstrate ROI to executive leadership.
Industrial-Focused Content Strategy
Create authority-driven content for platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, and industry-relevant channels.
Develop educational and trust-building content including:
Before/after facility transformations
Safety & compliance highlights
Project case studies
Time-lapse industrial & commercial jobs
Facility maintenance insights
Position Industrial Painter as the go-to thought leader in industrial facility protection and longevity.
Lead Generation & Paid Strategy
Develop and manage paid & organic social campaigns targeting facility managers, plant engineers, and operations executives.
Test and optimize campaigns to drive inbound estimate requests.
Implement retargeting strategies to capture warm prospects.
Video & Authority Building
Lead short-form and long-form video strategy to showcase large-scale industrial projects.
Repurpose project footage into high-performing content assets.
Analytics & Optimization
Track platform performance, cost-per-lead, engagement rates, and conversion data.
Continuously test creative formats, messaging angles, and targeting strategies.
Present monthly performance reports with strategic recommendations.
Team & Cross-Department Collaboration
Collaborate with estimators and project managers to capture on-site content.
Build scalable internal processes for content capture across multiple job sites.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, or related field.
5+ years of experience in B2B social media marketing, preferably in industrial, construction, manufacturing, or skilled trades industries.
Proven track record of generating measurable leads and revenue from social media campaigns.
Strong understanding of LinkedIn marketing for B2B.
Experience managing paid social budgets and performance optimization.
Strong storytelling ability in technical or industrial environments.
Comfortable presenting ROI metrics to executive leadership.
Skills & Competencies
Strategic thinker with strong business acumen.
Data-driven decision maker.
Confident leader who can own outcomes.
Creative problem solver who understands how to make an industry compelling.
Highly organized with the ability to build scalable systems.
Strong communicator.
What Success Looks Like in This Role
Increased qualified inbound leads directly attributed to social media.
Clear, trackable ROI reporting tied to revenue.
Increased authority and visibility within the industrial painting sector.
A scalable content system that supports multi-location growth.
Why This Role Matters Industrial painting is essential, high-value work - BUT historically underrepresented digitally. This role exists to change that. We are looking for a leader who can prove that social media works in the industrial B2B space and build a competitive advantage that fuels long-term growth.
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