Looking for your chance to make a real impact? Firespring, Nebraska's first Certified B Corporation®, is looking for an amazing human to join our team. We're known for providing marketing, printing and strategic guidance to thousands of brands, businesses and nonprofits in all 50 states and all over the world. Our mission is to accelerate client prosperity so we collectively do more good.
Would you consider yourself a cautious risk taker? Are you a leader who naturally possesses the vision to drive big-picture change and growth who is also willing to tend to the details and follow the process necessary to attain those goals? Would you say that you are a very self-sufficient person who is comfortable leading projects or teams? Are you known for your ability to execute with a high degree of expediency and accuracy while keeping people inspired at work? If this sounds like you, we invite you to apply for the position of director of account services.
Job Description
Firespring is ISO an experienced and knowledgeable marketing and strategic professional to serve as a Marketing Strategist on our Account Services team. As a marketing strategist, you will lead the strategic marketing efforts for B2C and B2B brands across a variety of industries proactively working with our sales team to grow accounts and drive marketing strategy for our clients. Get ready to be versatile-when the bat signal hits the sky, know it's your time to translate cultural trends, audience research and category information into actionable insights, strategy and positioning for our clients' brands.
Our marketing strategists have the unique skill set in understanding the connection between marketing, creative and analytics for different audiences and objectives. If that's you, you'll be responsible for developing innovative marketing strategies to help our clients reach their business goals. Be ready to use your in-depth knowledge of tactics for modern marketing, branding, positioning and ROI metrics.
In short, you'll understand the methodology that goes into seeing a problem, conceptualizing a solution and seeing that solution through to drive results for our clients.
Tasks and Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive marketing strategies for clients by collaborating with internal experts in creative, media, and digital experience.
• Collaborate with the Account Services team and internal stakeholders to understand the needs of our clients and translate into strategic and intentional action that drive results.
• Provide clear and consistent communication of all relevant information between the client and internal stakeholders.
• Utilize primary and secondary research to inform strategic marketing plans.
• Analyze and optimize new and existing marketing campaigns.
• Develop written strategic plans that encompass all or some of the following:
  • Research (primary and/or secondary)
  • Audience Development
  • Data Analysis
  • Media Planning
  • Defining Marketing Goals
  • Brand Identity Development
  • Budget Recommendations
  • Presentation Development
• Develop proposals and analyze accounts to identify opportunities for growth.
• Develop creative briefs that communicate strategic objectives to internal team members to ensure projects are completed in alignment with strategy.
• Design and implement comprehensive marketing strategies that align with stated business goals.
• Develop integrated marketing campaigns to support client business goals.
• Analyze sales and marketing metrics and present recommendations to decision makers.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience with marketing campaigns and web technologies (e.g., online tools and social media).
• Comfortable developing presentations and pitching new business in front of prospective clients.
• Ability to facilitate focus groups and develop surveys for qualitative feedback on campaigns and projects.
• Can work independently, taking initiative on various projects while simultaneously collaborating with stakeholders.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks at one time.
• Familiarity with Google Analytics.
• Knowledge of web design and user experience.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).
• Strong analytical skills.
• Must have 3-5 years of experience developing marketing strategies.
• Experience leading a national-level creative account is a plus.

Compensation and Benefits

• Salary-We recognize that our people are our greatest asset. We reward candidates who wow us by offering competitive pay.
• Vacation-Paid holidays are a no brainer, but how does unlimited, paid vacation sound? Salaried employees of Firespring are encouraged to take what they need when it comes to time off in order to live their best and healthiest lives.
• 401(k)-Your parents preached about the importance of saving. Now were helping you get it done. Firespring provides professional financial advisors who will help you make a plan and guide your investments.
• Fun-Millions of people go to work, punch the clock from 8 to 5 and hate every moment of it. That's not the case here. We prioritize loving your experience here and have a group of people dedicated to creating activities inside and outside the office. To put it mildly, we're serious about having fun and it reflects in our work and the relationships too.
• Positive Community Impact-When your employer makes it possible for you to contribute to your community on the clock? Win for everyone. Every Firespring team member gets one paid day off each month to volunteer in any way they'd like.
• Miscellaneous Benefits-Not all benefits are about the Benjamins, baby. Some of the things you'll enjoy while working here include unlimited soft drinks, tea and beer. If you require a flexible schedule, your manager is all ears.

Ready to come aboard? Let's make this happen.
While we genuinely appreciate your interest in employment with Firespring, we can only respond to the most qualified candidates.
Firespring is an EEO/AA employer.