What are the responsibilities and job description for the Marketing Strategist position at DeBellis Catherine & Morreale - Corporate Staffing?
Marketing Strategist - Chicago, IL - hybrid role - 2 days in-office:
Our client, a full-service marketing agency, is seeking a savvy marketing strategist to join and lead their collaborative marketing team in Chicago. This is a hybrid role which requires 2 days per week in the office.
Responsibilities
- Maintain proactive, direct contact with clients. Conduct strategic engagement with clients to provide high-level marketing recommendations.
- Participate in strategic marketing meetings and client presentations
- Review and approve all scopes of work and budgets before going to the client
- Attend client events and perform research, press management, social media posting, photo/video art direction, etc. as needed
- Monitor and strategically guide account and creative teams, as well as specialists, to execute results-driven campaigns
- Communicate/translate strategic objectives to internal team members to ensure projects are completed in alignment with strategy
- Support account directors in the creation of strategic analyses and development of personas as well as strategic and tactical plans
- Support account and creative teams in brand identity, concept and message platform development
- Manage direct reports and lead the hiring process
- Mentor account team members
- Efficiently and effectively manage bandwidth and resources of account circle to maximize profitability and performance
- Participate in new business development efforts including writing proposals and developing and breaking down budget worksheets
Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years of marketing experience is required. 10 years marketing experience, including agency, B2B event and/or association experience strongly preferred.
- Bachelor's degree in related field (marketing, business) preferred
- Ability to lead an internal marketing team.
- Experience with direct reports.
