Senior Director, Head of Marketing - Data Licensing and AI Services

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$210K/yr – $245K/yrSenior Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 12 days ago

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Job Summary

Own the global GTM playbook for the AI Data Licensing business, accelerating enterprise revenue through a high-velocity demand engine, shaping category market fit, and orchestrating global campaigns while building a data-driven, brand-aligned marketing function that drives executive insight and thought leadership.

  • Own the GTM playbook and ensure scalable execution
  • Build demand generation, lead nurturing, and channel partnerships to fuel the enterprise pipeline
  • Provide data-backed insights to senior leadership to shape strategic direction

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Architect the GTM Playbook: Design, launch, and scale the global marketing blueprint for the AI Data Licensing business unit, transforming high-level business goals into measurable market share.
  • Accelerate Enterprise Revenue : Build a high-velocity demand generation and lead-nurturing engine that directly fuels the enterprise sales pipeline and unlocks new channel partnerships.
  • Define the Category Market Fit: Turn deep industry analysis, competitor tracking, and AI/ML customer insights into actionable growth strategies that capture untapped market segments.
  • Orchestrate Global Campaigns: Lead the lifecycle execution of targeted marketing campaigns that demonstrably move the needle on new customer acquisition and long-term retention.
  • Establish a Data-Driven Culture: Build out the marketing tech stack, attribution models, and KPIs needed to relentlessly optimize campaign performance and maximize ROI.
  • Unify the Brand Matrix : Act as the ultimate cross-functional bridge, seamlessly aligning the AI division's specialized goals with central Shutterstock brand, product, and operational resources.
  • Command Industry Thought Leadership: Position Shutterstock as the definitive voice in ethical AI training data by securing tier-one speaking tracks, designing high-impact industry events, and producing elite B2B content.
  • Influence Executive Strategy: Serve as the core marketing stakeholder for the business unit, delivering data-backed insights directly to senior leadership to shape the future direction of the company.

Requirements

  • Experience: 7-12 years in B2B marketing with a focus on content, technology, data, AI and/or digital media solutions, including experience in lead generation, establishing and nurturing channel partnerships, customer acquisition, and lifecycle management.
  • Strategic Vision: Proven experience in developing and executing comprehensive and effective marketing strategies that drive business growth and customer retention.
  • Analytical Skills: Proficiency in marketing analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics, CRM, and marketing automation systems) and a data-driven approach to campaign optimization.
  • Collaborative Leadership: Exceptional communication and presentation skills with a track record of successful cross-functional collaboration, particularly with revenue, product, and customer advocacy teams.
  • Market Insight: Strong understanding of market dynamics, customer needs, and competitive positioning within the content solutions industry.
  • Education: Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.

Benefits

  • You have a direct impact on the success of the company. Your work matters and is essential to the evolution of our growing AI Business.
  • Executive leadership cares personally. They prioritize growth and planning your career path with your goals and passions in mind.
  • Flexibility to work between home and office with everything you need to be successful in both
  • A generous and competitive benefits package.
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Shutterstock

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Shutterstock gives you the speed, scale, and quality to fuel great work. We're your end-to-end creative partner. 860M+ assets, cutting-edge generative AI tools, expert-led custom production, and rights-cleared data solutions—all in one place. Whether you're iterating fast, building at scale, or chasing the next big idea, we help you move from lightbulb to lightning.

Founded in 2003
New York, New York, USA
1.8K employees (830 in marketing)
52% recommend to a friend
50% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
64.6M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$951.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
35.2%
Direct
25.7%
Referral
2%
Social
0.5%
Paid
0.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.8K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
330 (18% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Last Raise
Series Unknown, 19 years ago

Funding History

  • Jan 2007
    Series Unknown

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