Marketing Director

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$80K/yr – $85K/yrSenior Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 1 day ago

Job Summary

Owns end-to-end marketing for multiple brands, from strategy and planning to content, social, paid, and performance reporting, with a focus on restaurant and hotel experiences.

  • Leads annual and quarterly plans and budget alignment to revenue
  • Manages content calendars, social, email/SMS campaigns, and influencer partnerships

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Plan and own the numbers
  • Build annual and quarterly marketing plans, budgets, and brand calendars with ownership of results, aligned to revenue goals set with leadership
  • Run a weekly marketing meeting with each restaurant and track a shared task and content calendar
  • Report monthly on KPIs (covers and reservations driven, email and SMS growth, social reach and engagement, website conversion, private dining and event leads, review ratings) with clear takeaways and next steps
  • Social and content
  • Set platform goals and produce monthly content calendars for each brand
  • Create and publish photo, video, and short-form content for Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and Yelp
  • Respond promptly to guest comments, DMs, and reviews, and flag operational feedback to GMs
  • Plan and manage paid social boosts and small paid campaigns, tied to specific business goals
  • Identify and manage influencer, press, and creator partnerships and track what they deliver

Requirements

  • 3+ years of marketing experience , ideally in restaurants, hospitality, or consumer brands, with experience supporting more than one brand or location
  • A portfolio of work you've personally created: social content, campaigns, emails, or shoots
  • Hands-on experience with Instagram, TikTok, Meta Ads Manager, and Yelp/Google business tools
  • Experience with an email/SMS platform (Klaviyo, Mailchimp, or similar) and a website CMS (Squarespace, WordPress, BentoBox, or similar)
  • Comfort with data: you can read a report, explain what it means, and change course
  • Strong writing, organization, and follow-through, and the ability to juggle several brands at once
  • Basic photo and video skills (a plus), and a real interest in food, Korean cuisine, and hospitality
  • Flexibility to work some evenings, weekends, and holidays around events and key service periods

Benefits

  • Paid time off, health/dental/vision, 401(k)
  • Dining discounts across all ESD restaurants
  • Real ownership and visibility: a direct line to the founder and partners
  • Room to grow as ESD expands, including new Perilla locations and new concepts in development
  • A creative, food-obsessed team working alongside award-winning chefs
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PERILLA steakhouse

Chicago’s Premium Korean American Steakhouse

Founded in 2024
Chicago, Illinois, USA
9 employees

Salaries

Posted range

$80K/yr – $85K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

The middle of this range ($83K) is 31% 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 $150K. Based on 325 salaries.

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Marketing Director

PERILLA steakhouse · Chicago, IL · Hybrid