Senior Director of Marketing

Carson, CA (On-site)

$185K/yr – $225K/yrSenior Level10+ years expFull time

Posted 4 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own two premium brand narratives and a shared demand engine, aligning messaging, creative, and GTM across DMF Luxury and HK Lighting while rapidly delivering campaigns, launches, and dealer-focused programs.

  • Brand and demand ownership: ensure distinct value prop for each brand while running ABM, email, eCommerce, paid social, and SEO to fuel pipeline.
  • Team leadership and launch discipline: grow and guide a marketing team with fast, high-quality output and cross-functional launch execution with Product, Sales, Ops, and Creative.
  • Sales alignment and measurement: partner with Sales to lift pipeline quality and conversions, maintain brand consistency across touchpoints, and drive customer loyalty.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Brand stewardship and positioning for DMF Luxury and HK Residential Lighting to ensure marketing communications speak clearly to each brand’s value proposition
  • Lead your teams to produce high-quality marketing materials quickly and in volume: campaigns, product launches, event assets and management, digital content, and sales tools
  • Own demand generation for the two brands: integrator-focused ABM, email, eCommerce, paid social, GEO/SEO for DMF Luxury and HK Residential
  • Set clear performance targets, track results, and make data-driven decisions quickly
  • Partner with the Creative Director to prioritize and deliver creative work across brands at the standard and pace required by the business
  • Maintain consistency across messaging, visual identity, digital experience, and customer touchpoints
  • Lead, develop, and hold accountable a growing team of motivated direct reports
  • Partner with Sales leadership to improve pipeline quality, lead conversion, and channel engagement
  • Build scalable marketing programs that support dealer acquisition, retention, and customer loyalty
  • Lead go-to-market strategy and execution for new product launches and brand initiatives

Requirements

  • 10+ years of marketing experience, with at least 5+ years leading highly successful teams
  • Proven experience managing both B2B and direct-to-consumer brands
  • Background in premium, design-led, or specification-driven categories, e.g. architectural lighting, interior design, luxury appliances, high-end AV, or other relevant categories
  • Exceptional at driving teams to deliver quickly without sacrificing quality – this is the defining requirement
  • Ability to work cross-functionally with senior leadership and teams across the organization to drive both marketing and broader corporate objectives.
  • Strong creative judgment: can evaluate work against brand standards and provide clear, actionable direction
  • Commercially minded and data-informed: sets targets, reads performance, and acts on results
  • Clear, direct communicator who can brief, align, and offer feedback efficiently
  • Ownership mindset: takes genuine responsibility; high standards; thrives at pace
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DMF Lighting

DMF brings a creative approach to lighting and offers industry-leading technology that sets the bar for performance, quality, and flexibility. Our in-house research and development team designs products that provide exceptional aesthetics and are modular, which allows our lights to adapt easily to project changes. DMF award-winning LED lights produce accurate color rendering, smooth dimming and have low power consumption. They complement and enhance how a room looks and feels without sacrificing energy efficiency. At DMF, we understand that light is more than illumination; light is what makes a space beautiful, useful and, ultimately, enjoyable.

Founded in 1988
Carson, California, USA
144 employees (19 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
34.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
44.7%
Direct
48.8%
Referral
5%
Social
0.8%
Paid
0.6%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~144

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
9 (6% of company)
Median Career Experience
17 years
Median Tenure
2.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1