Marketing and Communications Strategist-Service Lines and Dept

Akron, OH (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 1 day ago

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Job Summary

Lead integrated marketing and communications programs for assigned Client leaders, shaping strategy, plans, and execution across MarCom resources and partner teams.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Build trusted relationships with assigned Client leaders to establish goals and deliver measurable results.
  • Conduct strategic marketing and communication processes, including:
  • Situational analyses to gain insight and to help Client better understand the state of their areas.
  • Ideation sessions with MarCom members to help inform recommended solutions for marketing and communications plans.
  • Marketing and communications plan development for Client.
  • Creative brief execution to support further details needed for marketing and communication plan tasks when warranted.
  • Creative brief execution to support one-off or unplanned requests for which discovery — objectives, background and other details — must be obtained before moving forward.
  • Each process must be shared with Client to ensure alignment and understanding of the work to follow.
  • Create and execute focused, results-oriented integrated marketing and communications programs on behalf of departmental clients, using MarCom resources or others provided by such clients.
  • Counsel Client and their project teams in understanding how marketing and communications works and how channels and approaches are determined to optimize engagement with their target audiences.

Requirements

  • Project management skills and an understanding of how to manage the priorities of multiple stakeholders in a complex and fast-paced environment is required.
  • Strong writing and editing skills are required.
  • Strong communication and customer service skills required.
  • Proficiency in MS Office [Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint] is required.
  • Education: Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, journalism or a related field is required.

Preferred

  • Master's degree is preferred.
  • Certification in integrated marketing communications, strategic marketing or related program is desired.
  • Agency or similar account management experience is preferred.
  • Years of relevant experience: 7-10 years is preferred; health care marketing experience is desired.
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Akron, Ohio, USA
5.1K employees (63 in marketing)
70% recommend to a friend
59% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
352.5K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$16K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
45.2%
Direct
45.1%
Referral
7.6%
Social
1.4%
Paid
0.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~5.1K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
46 (1% of company)
Median Tenure
4.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$3.2M
Last Raise
$100K
Grant, 1 years ago

Funding History

  • Dec 2024
    Grant • $100K
  • Jan 2024
    Grant • $750K
  • Apr 2023
    Grant • $1.3M

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