Director of Marketing

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$104K/yr – $125K/yrDirector/Executive5+ years expFull time

Posted 2 days ago

Job Summary

Owns marketing strategy and creative execution for mission-driven brands, shaping messaging, digital performance, and partnerships, with a scrappy, organized approach in fast-paced settings.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • 5–8+ years of experience in marketing, preferably in media, publishing, or mission-driven organizations
  • Strong creative strategy, brand storytelling, creative concepting, and copywriting skills, with a portfolio that shows it
  • Digitally savvy and fluent in social, content, and platform trends, including short-form video, creators, and emerging formats
  • Solid understanding of performance and paid media across search, social, and digital, including influencer and creator partnerships
  • Analytical mindset, with the ability to define KPIs, read performance data, and turn insights into sharper creative and channel decisions
  • Scrappy and resourceful, comfortable producing work with lean tools and knowing when to bring in agency, freelance, or production partners
  • Highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment

Benefits

  • Our benefits include a competitive salary and benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, vacation, holidays, life insurance, disability coverage, retirement savings, and a commuter benefits plan.
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Chicago Public Media

3.5 Glassdoor

Chicago Public Media is one of the largest and most respected public media organizations in the country. We support and steward accessible, trusted news and information that helps all Chicago-area residents make informed decisions every day, participate in our diverse communities and make the most of our region. With an unparalleled reputation for creativity and innovation across all platforms, Chicago Public Media provides substantive news and insights, thoughtful conversation and meaningful connections to its diverse audiences throughout the Chicago area, as well as nationally and globally. Chicago Public Media engages with its listeners and users across multiple platforms, including broadcast radio, newspaper, news websites and mobile apps. Its flagship brands, the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ Chicago provide local and national news coverage to more than 4.5 million people on a weekly basis.

Founded in 1990
Chicago, Illinois, USA
223 employees (85 in marketing)
0% recommend to a friend
1% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$104K/yr – $125K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

The middle of this range ($115K) is 5% below the median base salary for Marketing Director roles in the United States ($120K).

Marketing Director median pay in the United States

$120K/yr

Most pay falls between $90K and $153K. Based on 333 salaries.

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
61 (27% of company)
Median Tenure
3.6 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
4.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
36.8%
Direct
33.7%
Referral
9.2%
Social
7.9%
Paid
4.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~223
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Director of Marketing

Chicago Public Media · Chicago, IL · Hybrid