Group Strategy Director, E-commerce

Portland, OR (On-site)

$165K/yr – $175K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 3 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the bridge between brand strategy and digital commerce, turning client challenges into cohesive, conversion-minded opportunities across channels and disciplines.

  • Strategic Ownership: Translate client challenges and brand strengths into scalable, culture-led eCommerce strategies.
  • Cross-Channel Execution: Align brand, creative, and digital retail work into cohesive, market-ready programs.
  • Client and Team Leadership: Build trusted client relationships while mentoring juniors to raise strategic thinking and engagement.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Leading Strategic Development: Connect clients' business challenges and brand advantages to creative strategies that inspire high-quality work.
  • Driving Digital Commerce Excellence: Spearhead eCommerce strategies that blend brand experience with conversion optimization, creating digital shopping experiences that drive both business results and brand affinity.
  • Building Client Relationships: Take ownership of client relationships, becoming a trusted advisor who understands their business needs and translates them into strategic opportunities.
  • Teaching Brand Mechanics: Mentor and develop junior team members, sharing your expertise and helping them grow in their strategic thinking.
  • Bridging Disciplines: Act as a bridge, optimizing collaboration and integration across channels and creative disciplines to ensure cohesive strategy implementation.
  • Cultivating Strategic Thinking: Take a hands-on role in fostering highly strategic thinking that leads to comprehensive and culture-led work.

Requirements

  • You have significant experience developing comprehensive strategies across multiple brands and creative disciplines, with particular focus on eCommerce and digital retail environments.
  • You are comfortable with research and data analysis—translating insights into actionable strategies.
  • You possess a deep understanding of how to shape brands' positioning, identity, and consumer experience within digital commerce platforms.
  • You excel at decoding complex business and eCommerce challenges, translating them into impactful, scalable brand strategies that drive conversion.
  • You're a natural mentor who can lead by example and set the tone for strong communication and creative engagement in fast-paced digital environments.
  • You have proven ability to build and maintain strong client relationships while delivering consistent strategic excellence that meets both brand and performance goals.
  • You understand the digital commerce landscape, including marketplace dynamics, DTC strategies, and omnichannel integration.

Preferred

  • You've contributed to industry discussions through thought leadership, speaking engagements, or publications.
  • You have experience with cross-cultural brand strategy development for global or multinational clients.

Benefits

  • Group benefits currently include a selection of health care plans with prescription drug coverage, dental plan, vision plan, basic and supplemental life insurance, a flexible spending account for medical and dependent care expenses or a health savings account based on plan selection, short/long term disability and 401(k) Savings Plan.
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Marks

We are Marks: The Brand Creation Platform, fusing creative, commerce, content, experience, production and digital innovation into a single tech-enabled system built for what's next. Part of the Propelis group, a global brand services ecosystem designed to deliver industry-defining creativity at scale.

Founded in 2019
Chicago, Illinois, USA
955 employees (451 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
7.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
40.8%
Direct
42.6%
Referral
9.1%
Social
6.2%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~959

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
52 (5% of company)
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