Director, Conferences Marketing

Irving, TX (Hybrid)

$120K/yr – $167K/yrDirector/Executive8+ years expFull time

Posted 6 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own North America campaign strategy with clear accountability for C‑level engagement and pipeline, translating Gartner-driven insights into multi‑channel programs that fuel growth and community expansion.

  • Growth/ownership: own campaign performance across inbound leads, funnel efficiency, and C‑level community growth.
  • Team leadership: lead a player‑coach marketing team, shaping strategy while raising team performance and accountability.
  • Cross‑functional alignment: synchronize messaging, segmentation, and governance with Community, Content, Ops, Design, Product, and Analytics to drive measurable impact.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Translate global marketing strategy into a North America campaign approach that supports business growth and community expansion
  • Lead development of role-based, persona-driven campaign strategies grounded in Gartner research and client priorities
  • Deliver integrated, multi-channel campaigns that drive qualified leads, C-level engagement, and community registrations and participation
  • Operationalize segmentation strategies that reflect industry, role, and buying group dynamics
  • Manage and develop a team of North America Campaign Marketing Managers
  • Serve as a player-coach, actively contributing to campaign strategy while elevating team performance
  • Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement
  • Establish clear performance expectations aligned to business outcomes and C-level member impact
  • Collaborate closely with Community Program teams to align marketing with C-level engagement strategies and member value
  • Partner with the International Campaign Marketing Lead to ensure consistency with global standards while helping to adapt for regional variances

Requirements

  • 8–12 years in B2B campaign marketing, demand generation, or integrated marketing, preferably in a subscription, insights, or services-based business
  • Experience marketing to senior executive audiences (C-suite strongly preferred)
  • Proven success leading high-performing marketing teams and delivering measurable business results
  • Experience operating within a global, matrixed organization
  • Strong strategic mindset with the ability to connect research insights to marketing execution
  • Deep expertise in audience segmentation, persona development, and lifecycle marketing
  • Data-driven with strong analytical and performance management skills
  • Exceptional stakeholder management and ability to influence across functions
  • Comfortable operating at both strategic and tactical levels
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to articulate impact to senior leaders

Preferred

  • Experience marketing to senior executive audiences (C-suite strongly preferred)
  • Strong strategic mindset with the ability to connect research insights to marketing execution

Benefits

  • Gartner offers world-class benefits, highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers.
  • In our hybrid work environment, we provide the flexibility and support for you to thrive — working virtually when it's productive to do so and getting together with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful, engaging and inspiring.
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Founded in 1979
Stamford, Connecticut, USA
24K employees (1,264 in marketing)

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2.4K
Traffic Source Mix
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41%
Direct
35.9%
Referral
13.3%
Social
6.2%
Paid
1.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~23.6K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1,073 (5% of company)
Median Career Experience
19 years
Median Tenure
5.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
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