Vice President, Marketing & Communications

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$175K/yr – $250K/yrDirector/ExecutiveFull time

Posted 8 days ago

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Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and lead the overall vision, strategy, and operational direction for the marketing and communication practice. Including, leading the development and evolution of a standardized marketing strategy and campaign planning framework that can be adapted across industries and professions
  • Align departmental priorities and services with firm-wide strategic goals and client needs
  • Identify emerging trends in association marketing, member engagement, digital communications, and nonprofit branding
  • Lead &/or contribute to evaluating and adopting marketing technology tools that support planning, automation, measurement, and performance tracking
  • Evaluate current platforms and practices to establish strategies to ensure campaigns are measurable, data-informed, and optimized over time
  • Document and share best practices, frameworks, and learnings to build a repeatable, scalable approach to marketing excellence

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in marketing or MBA preferred
  • 15+ years of experience in marketing strategy, brand planning, or integrated campaign development in a professional services field, ideally within an agency or client-facing consulting environment
  • 10+ years of senior-level marketing leadership experience
  • Proven track record of developing and executing successful growth and brand strategies
  • Excellent leadership, communication, and relationship-building skills with executive-level stakeholders.
  • Proven experience creating, leading, and scaling marketing planning frameworks that improve consistency and results across teams or clients
  • Strong background in integrated marketing (digital, content, email, paid media, social)
  • Experience advising on or working with marketing technology platforms (e.g., HubSpot, Salesforce, Marketo, Google Analytics, or similar)
  • Exceptional facilitation, presentation, and client advisory skills, you’re comfortable leading senior-level discussions and workshops
  • A strong balance of strategic vision and practical execution, you can think conceptually while guiding real-world planning decisions and execution
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Smithbucklin

For 75 years, Smithbucklin has been a trusted steward for our association, society, and community partners, deeply vested in each one’s purpose, goals, values, and long-term success. From our very beginning, we’ve helped associations reimagine what’s possible. The talent and passion of our people complement the volunteer leaders we work alongside. We join in their journeys and empower them along the way. Working together, our innovative solutions nurture growth, advance missions, and achieve lasting impact.

Founded in 1949
Chicago, IL, US
710 employees (95 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
18.4K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
19.5%
Direct
66.3%
Referral
10.8%
Social
3.2%
Paid
0.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~704

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
82 (12% of company)
Median Career Experience
9 years
Median Tenure
3.9 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2