Director, Marketing & Communications

Phoenix, AZ (Hybrid)

$100K/yr – $130K/yrDirector/ExecutiveFull time

Posted 5 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive Cambridge\'s business development marketing strategy and programs to recruit financial professionals and grow the firm.

  • Own the planning and execution of marketing strategies and campaigns supporting recruiting and firm growth.
  • Must-have: FINRA Series 99 within 12 months.
  • Standout: Lead BD Marketing team with cross-functional collaboration for growth.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development and execution of marketing strategies and campaigns that support recruiting, financial professional acquisition, and firm growth initiatives.
  • Partner with Business Development leadership, recruiters, and cross-functional teams to translate growth priorities into effective marketing programs, messaging, and tools.
  • Develop and manage annual marketing plans and budgets aligned with business development objectives and firm growth strategies.
  • Provide leadership and direction to the Business Development Marketing team, setting priorities, managing workflow, and supporting associate development through coaching and feedback.
  • Measure, analyze, and report key performance indicators (KPIs) to evaluate campaign effectiveness and identify opportunities for optimization and improvement.
  • Lead strategic initiatives to enhance marketing effectiveness, processes, service standards, and overall support for business development efforts.
  • Oversee the planning and marketing support for recruiting and business development events, including Cambridge-sponsored events and growth-focused initiatives.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert and strategic advisor on business development marketing, collaborating with internal stakeholders and external partners to advance firm growth objectives.

Requirements

  • FINRA Series 99 is required within 12 months.

Benefits

  • Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to support your health, well-being, and work-life balance. We offer paid time off, paid holidays and floating holidays, medical, dental, and vision coverage, short- and long-term disability, and company-paid life insurance.
  • Associates also enjoy volunteer time off, wellness incentives, and additional benefits that support you both personally and professionally.
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Cambridge Investment Research, Inc.

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Do you control your journey? Are you independent?At Cambridge, we are business innovators, financial planners, wealth advisors, business builders, next generation, retirement planners, visionaries, investment advisors, succession planners, entrepreneurs, and business owners. We believe clients come first, and we all need the freedom to customize our businesses, our way, to best serve our clients. Visit joincambridge.com to learn more. We believe every journey is important. We are independent. We are Cambridge. Visit youcontrolthejourney.com to see more about who we are, what we do, and why we do it.Securities offered through Cambridge Investment Research, Inc., a broker-dealer, Member FINRA/SIPC and Investment Advisory Services offered through Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc., a Registered Investment Adviser. Both are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Cambridge Investment Group, Inc. Cambridge and its predecessor broker-dealer was founded in 1981.

Founded in 1981
Fairfield, Iowa, USA
1.3K employees (52 in marketing)
38% recommend to a friend
61% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
79.8K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$37.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
16.8%
Direct
39.3%
Referral
40.5%
Social
2.8%
Paid
0.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.3K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
42 (3% of company)

Funding

Total Funding
$15.9M
Last Raise
$6.3M
Series Unknown, 2 years ago

Funding History

  • Mar 2024
    Series Unknown • $6.3M
  • Aug 2014
    Series Unknown • $6.1M
  • Jun 2013
    Series Unknown • $3.5M

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