Director of Marketing

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$170K/yr – $190K/yrDirector/ExecutiveSalaried Ft

Posted 2 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own the full marketing function with a focus on integrated programs, channel optimization, and lifecycle campaigns that drive growth, awareness, and ROI while building a scalable team.

  • Develop and optimize multi-channel plans and campaigns
  • Lead events, partnerships, and cross-functional initiatives
  • Manage budgets, agencies, and team growth

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute integrated marketing plans that build brand awareness, drive customer acquisition, and support our product-led growth strategy
  • Identify, test, and optimize digital and traditional channels, including paid search, social advertising, industry publications, and email
  • Partner with Product Marketing to turn positioning into campaigns and test messaging for our ideal customer profiles
  • Build lifecycle programs that move customers through acquisition, onboarding, engagement, conversion, and retention
  • Create dashboards and reporting frameworks to track channel performance, acquisition costs, conversion funnels, and marketing ROI
  • Lead events and industry marketing, including conferences, sponsorships, and webinars, in partnership with our parent company’s events team
  • Collaborate with leadership and partners on joint marketing initiatives that expand our reach in the legal industry
  • Manage marketing budgets, select and manage agencies, and recruit and lead a high-performing team as we scale
  • Foster a culture of continuous testing, using customer insights and data to decide where to invest and what to change

Requirements

  • Significant marketing experience, ideally in high-growth SaaS, technology, or product-led businesses, with success executing integrated marketing programs
  • A builder’s mentality, comfortable where processes, teams, and playbooks are still being created
  • Strong digital marketing expertise, including paid acquisition, campaign management, funnel optimization, and marketing automation
  • Analytical mindset with the ability to build and interpret dashboards, understand customer cohorts, and evaluate attribution
  • Experience with product-led growth and customer lifecycle marketing
  • Excellent communication and storytelling skills, with compelling messaging for distinct customer segments
  • Experience managing marketing budgets, agencies, external partners, and cross-functional initiatives
  • Leadership skills to recruit, mentor, and grow a team, plus willingness to personally execute when needed
  • Comfort with ambiguity, moving quickly, and taking ownership of outcomes

Preferred

  • Experience launching a new product or brand in a new market
  • Background in legal tech, professional services, or marketing to legal professionals
  • Experience with legal industry events, associations, or sponsorships
  • Experience working with global or parent company marketing teams

Benefits

  • 💵 Competitive Salary
  • 💹 Work-Life Balance: 20 vacation days, 3 reboot days, birthday off, volunteer time, and more!
  • 🧘 Benefits: Excellent medical, dental, vision coverage. 401(k) match, & monthly wellness stipend
  • 👪 Parental leave
  • 🥡 Office lunch and loads of snacks
  • 🧢 And of course...the SWAG!
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Smokeball - Legal Software

3.8 Glassdoor

Smokeball is a global practice management powerhouse with a commitment to transforming legal practices through innovation. The all-in-one cloud-based platform empowers firms to enhance productivity, manage compliance, unlock revenue, and deliver exceptional client care. Founded by passionate legal minds dedicated to making law life easier, Smokeball's hands-on approach and exceptional support define its role as a trusted advisor in the legal tech industry. For more information, visit www.smokeball.com

Founded in 2011
Chicago, Illinois, USA
155 employees (14 in marketing)
61% recommend to a friend
73% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$170K/yr – $190K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

The middle of this range ($180K) is 50% above 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 327 salaries.

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
11 (7% of company)
Median Career Experience
5 years
Median Tenure
2.9 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

Funding

Total Funding
$30M
Last Raise
$30M
Private Equity, 4 years ago

Funding History

  • Sep 2021
    Private Equity • $30M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
286K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$33K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
22.8%
Direct
73%
Referral
3.6%
Social
0.2%
Paid
0.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~155
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Director of Marketing

Smokeball - Legal Software · Chicago, IL · Hybrid