Director of Marketing

Chicago, IL (Remote)

$100K/yr – $120K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 3 days ago

Job Summary

Own the end-to-end marketing function focused on paid acquisition, analytics, and cross-functional partnerships to drive multi-channel growth.

  • Own budgets and performance optimization across channels
  • Lead teams and external partners with a data-driven, customer-centric approach

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Pipeline and performance
  • Budget
  • Channels
  • Team, vendors and EOS
  • Analytics and website
  • Brand and customer insight
  • AI-enabled marketing
  • Cross-functional partnership
  • How you\'ll be measured

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in marketing. 5+ years leading a marketing team: setting goals, managing people, and holding them accountable
  • Experience in B2C, high-ticket professional services (education, healthcare, financial or legal services, or similar)
  • Deep expertise in paid acquisition: PPC and affiliate or lead-provider programs
  • A record of managing a multi-channel budget and moving spend based on performance
  • A metrics-driven, testing mindset: you form hypotheses, run tests, and act on what you learn
  • Strong hands-on reporting skills
  • Comfort working directly in WordPress and Elementor
  • Expert daily use of Claude or similar AI tools for analysis, research, and planning
  • Experience managing agencies and outside partners against clear performance goals
  • Strong grasp of customer needs and messaging, and enjoyment of talking with customers directly

Preferred

  • Experience building AI agents or automated workflows
  • Strong interest in AEO (answer engine optimization)
  • Background in a growth-stage company

Benefits

  • Benefits: Health, dental, life insurance, unlimited PTO, 401K (no match)

Salaries

Posted range

$100K/yr – $120K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

The middle of this range ($110K) is 8% 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 301 salaries.

Director of Marketing

Chicago, IL · Remote