Marketing Director

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$85K/yr – $100K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 5 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive client-centric marketing programs for agency accounts, aligning strategy, production, and cross-functional teams.

  • Own end-to-end client campaigns and production timelines, with weekly status updates.
  • Must-have: 3+ years of marketing experience (5+ preferred) in agency or B2B contexts.
  • Standout: Leadership of multi-disciplinary teams and mentorship of junior staff.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Act as primary liaison between agency and client. Manage accounts autonomously and proactively address client needs.
  • Participate in initial campaign kick-off meeting with new client.
  • Lead strategic marketing meetings and client presentations.
  • Lead all other client meetings.
  • Draft recommended scopes of work and budgets for account strategist approval before going to the client.
  • Attend client events and perform research, press management, social media posting, photo/video art direction, etc. as needed.
  • Collaborate with account and creative teams, as well as specialists, to execute results- driven campaigns.
  • Conduct primary and secondary quantitative and qualitative research and work with account strategist to create strategic analyses and develop personas as well as strategic and tactical plans.
  • Lead creative team in brand identity, concept and message platform development.
  • Participate in new campaign on-boarding process.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 3 years of marketing experience required.
  • 5+ years marketing experience strongly preferred. Master’s degree in related field (business or marketing) may be used in lieu of one year of required experience.
  • Marketing agency, B2B event and/or association experience preferred.
  • Bachelor’s degree in related field (in marketing, public relations, communications, psychology or general business) preferred.
  • Travel up to 25%

Preferred

  • Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred.
  • Master’s degree in related field may be used in lieu of one year of required experience.
  • Marketing agency, B2B event and/or association experience preferred.

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Life, Accident and Disability
  • Retirement with Company Match
  • Paid Time Off
  • Eligible for agency bonus opportunities
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Freeman Company

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Freeman is a global leader in events, on a mission to redefine live for a new era. With a data-driven approach and the industry’s largest network of experts, Freeman’s insights shape exhibitions, exhibits, and events that drive audiences to action. The integrated full-service solutions leverage a 96-year legacy in event management as well as new technologies to deliver moments that matter.

Founded in 1927
Dallas, Texas, USA
6.3K employees (1,023 in marketing)
78% recommend to a friend
85% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
181.4K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$202.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
28.8%
Direct
57.3%
Referral
11.9%
Social
0.9%
Paid
1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~6.3K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
281 (4% of company)
Median Career Experience
15.5 years
Median Tenure
4.3 years

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