Marketing Account Lead

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$70K/yr – $85K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead integrated marketing for Residential energy-efficiency programs, owning client relationships and cross-functional execution.

  • Own day-to-day marketing leadership for assigned Residential utility programs.
  • Must-have: 5+ years of marketing, communications, or related experience.
  • Standout: Mentorship and cross-functional collaboration across creative, program, and engineering teams.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Client & Account Leadership
  • Serve as the primary day-to-day marketing lead for assigned Residential utility programs, acting as a trusted partner to internal program teams and client stakeholders
  • Lead status meetings, working sessions, and check-ins, ensuring clear communication, alignment, and follow-through
  • Strategic Thinking & Insights
  • Develop a strong understanding of Residential energy efficiency programs, customer segments, and utility objectives
  • Bring insights and recommendations to the team by connecting data, customer behavior, and program performance to marketing decisions
  • Integrated Marketing Execution
  • Plan and manage integrated marketing initiatives across channels such as email, digital media, content, events, outreach materials, and customer communications
  • Translate program goals and client needs into clear briefs, timelines, and actionable direction for internal teams
  • Project & Workflow Management

Requirements

  • Minimum 5 years of professional experience in marketing, communications, project management, client management, or related fields
  • Bachelor’s degree (BBA, BA, or BS) in Marketing, Business, Communications, Digital Media, Digital Marketing or a related field/equivalent experience required
  • Basic proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook/Teams, SharePoint/OneDrive)
  • Ability to quickly learn and utilize new tools and technologies, including project management, email marketing platforms, and analytics platforms (experience with Wrike, Campaign Monitor, Google Analytics or similar systems) is a plus
  • Must be located in the greater Chicagoland, IL area or willing to relocate within 30 days of acceptance
  • Ability to travel locally up to 15% and work from the Chicago office periodically (a few times per week)
  • Resource Innovations is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, disability, marital status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other protected status

Preferred

  • Agency experience strongly preferred, particularly in a Senior Account Executive or similar role
  • Experience leading client meetings and providing status reports (as a plus)
  • Wrike, Campaign Monitor, Google Analytics or similar systems experience is a plus

Benefits

  • three weeks of paid vacation annually
  • paid holidays
  • a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
  • medical, dental and vision coverage
  • parential leave
  • an employee assistance program
  • commuter benefits
  • additional supplemental offerings
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Resource Innovations

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Resource Innovations (RI) is an energy transformation firm. Women-led, purpose built and focused on impact, we’re constantly expanding our portfolio of solutions to guide utilities through increasingly complex, connected challenges. Building on our expertise in energy efficiency, we’re accelerating the transition to clean energy, serving as a trusted partner to utilities and governments in energy efficiency and decarbonization planning. Since our inception in 2016, Resource Innovations has been included in the Inc. 5000 List of America’s Fastest Growing Companies three times.

Founded in 2016
Half Moon Bay, California, USA
1K employees (39 in marketing)
53% recommend to a friend

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
17.1K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$25.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
40.2%
Direct
53.2%
Referral
3.8%
Social
1.3%
Paid
1.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
32 (3% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2