Franchise Marketing Strategist

Norwalk, CT (Remote)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive franchise-focused B2B marketing to accelerate adoption through asset creation, market intel, messaging, and demand programs, with strong sales collaboration and measurable results.

  • Must-have: 3–5+ years in B2B marketing with pipeline impact
  • Standout: Experience with franchise programs or multi-location sales ecosystems
  • Standout: Ability to build programs from scratch in fast-moving environments

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Build and lead franchise B2B marketing strategies and tactics: Develop franchise-specific sales assets—including capabilities decks, value propositions, case studies, and pitch materials—that clearly articulate the DMS franchise value story and accelerate system adoption.
  • Own franchise market intelligence: Lead market segmentation, enterprise account mapping, and target list development to focus sales efforts on the highest-value franchisor and franchisee opportunities.
  • Define franchise messaging and positioning: Create clear, compelling messaging frameworks that ensure consistency across sales outreach, prospecting, and marketing campaigns while simplifying complex solutions for maximum impact.
  • Design demand generation programs: Build and execute content-driven lead generation and nurturing programs that convert organic interest into qualified pipeline and revenue growth.
  • Partner closely with sales leadership: Collaborate on targeting strategy and market research to identify, size, and prioritize high-potential franchise categories.
  • Measure and optimize performance: Analyze initiative performance and funnel metrics to continuously refine targeting, messaging, lead generation tactics, and ROI.
  • Lead competitive and market insights: Conduct ongoing competitive research and franchise market analysis to surface trends, white-space opportunities, and differentiation insights that inform go-to-market strategy, sales positioning, and prioritization of high-growth categories.
  • Operate with ownership and accountability: Manage execution of franchise marketing objectives, including budget oversight, fiscal discipline, and delivery of measurable business outcomes.

Requirements

  • 3-5+ years of experience in B2B marketing, product marketing, or go-to-market roles within digital advertising or related industries.
  • A four-year degree in Marketing or Business Management is preferred.
  • Experience with franchise marketing programs, multi-location businesses, or complex sales ecosystems is a plus.
  • Strong passion for supporting sales teams, driving pipeline impact, and translating strategy into execution.
  • Proven ability to operate as a self-starter in ambiguous, fast-moving environments and build programs from the ground up.
  • Experience working with CRM, sales enablement, and lead nurturing tools such as Salesforce, HubSpot, Outreach, and Gong.
  • Strong analytical, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

    Benefits

    • Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, 401k with company match, and more
    • Work-from-home environment, eliminating commuting hassles
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    LocalEdge

    LocalEdge, a Hearst Media Services Company, offers a full suite of online advertising products and services for any size business and budget across the country. The Hearst Corporation is one of the nation's largest diversified media companies. As a leader in local search and performance-based advertising, the number one goal of LocalEdge is to provide cost-effective leads to advertisers. Based in Buffalo, NY, LocalEdge connects buyers and sellers through its multi-media suite of digital and print products. The product suite includes: web design, SEM, SEO, video, social media marketing, online reputation management, print directories, email marketing and marketing automation for its advertisers.

    Founded in 1968
    Buffalo, New York, USA
    482 employees (246 in marketing)

    Traffic Signals

    Monthly Visitors
    11.6K
    Traffic Source Mix
    Search
    27.7%
    Direct
    54.8%
    Referral
    9%
    Social
    7.3%
    Paid
    1.2%

    Headcount Trend

    Current headcount: ~482

    Marketing Team

    Marketing Team Size
    238 (49% of company)
    Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
    1