Digital Marketing Manager

Madison, WI (Hybrid)

$75K/yr – $80K/yrSenior Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive and own the Wisconsin Historical Society's integrated digital marketing campaigns across social, email, web, and paid media to support revenue, brand, and thought leadership.

  • Owns the organization’s integrated digital campaign strategy, working in close partnership with the Marketing & Communications Director, Lead User Experience Developer, and Social Media Manager.
  • Must-have: 7+ years in digital marketing with strategic planning, execution and cross-functional collaboration.
  • Standout: Directs email program and budget with measurable campaign impact.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Owns the organization’s integrated digital campaign strategy, working in close partnership with the Marketing & Communications Director, Lead User Experience Developer, and Social Media Manager.
  • Develop, manage and execute comprehensive digital marketing strategies that align with organizational goals for revenue growth, brand awareness, and thought leadership positioning.
  • Serve as the team’s digital marketing subject matter expert, translating the organization’s strategic priorities into integrated digital campaigns spanning social media, email, web, paid media and content.
  • Establish and maintain an annual digital campaign calendar, ensuring strategic alignment, cross-functional coordination and visibility into campaign activity and prioritization.
  • Supervise the Social Media Manager, providing strategic direction, day-to-day support, and ongoing professional development.
  • Partner with the Social Media Manager to ensure social media initiatives ladder up to and amplify the overall digital marketing strategy.
  • Work with the Social Media Manager to leverage reporting, competitive analysis and social listening capabilities to inform social strategy decisions and establish effective executive reports.
  • Support the Social Media Manager in monitoring platform trends, identifying innovation opportunities, and staying ahead of algorithm and audience behavior changes.
  • Oversee digital marketing budgets across channels; track spend and ensure cost-effective, strategic deployment of resources aligned with organizational priorities
  • Lead the design, implementation and analysis of multiple concurrent integrated digital marketing campaigns in support of the Society’s strategic priorities.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, or related discipline
  • 7+ years of progressive experience in digital marketing, with demonstrated success in strategic planning, execution, and cross-functional collaboration
  • 3+ years of people management experience, with ability to lead, coach, and collaborate with experienced professionals
  • Demonstrated expertise translating business objectives into actionable digital marketing strategies across social, email, web, and paid channels
  • Experience with SEO strategy and its integration with content, web, and paid media programs
  • Experience with budget management and financial tracking

Preferred

  • Google Analytics certification is a plus
  • Active Campaign experience is a plus

Benefits

  • health, dental and vision insurance
  • competitive retirement plan including employer match
  • generous PTO and paid holiday policy
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Wisconsin Historical Society

The Wisconsin Historical Society helps people connect to the past by collecting, preserving and sharing stories. The Society was founded in 1846, two years before Wisconsin became the 30th state.Through its library, archives, historic sites and museums, historic preservation and local history programs, publications, school services and website, it ranks as one of the largest, most active, and most diversified state historical societies in the nation.

Madison, Wisconsin, USA
285 employees (27 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
225.8K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$29
Traffic Source Mix
Search
57.7%
Direct
34.8%
Referral
5.7%
Social
1.3%
Paid
0.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~285

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
8 (3% of company)
Median Career Experience
19 years
Median Tenure
4.3 years

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