Senior Director, Membership Development & Marketing

District of Columbia, USA (On-site)

$130K/yr – $150K/yrSenior Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 3 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own the end-to-end membership growth engine for the association, leading growth strategy, B2B acquisition, engagement, and partner relationships with a data-driven, multichannel plan.

  • Own membership growth strategy and execution across retention, acquisition, and engagement
  • Lead multi-channel demand generation and ABM for high-value companies
  • Collaborate with internal stakeholders to shape programs and value-added offerings

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and Execute Membership Growth Strategies:
  • Create and implement strategies to increase membership retention, drive new membership, and increase overall membership engagement by setting and tracking growth targets aligned with the Association's goals.
  • Develop targeted B2B campaigns to recruit companies, segmenting prospects by industry, company size, business type, geography, and membership eligibility.
  • Conduct Industry And Market Analysis:
  • Analyze industry trends, competitive offerings and a clear view of what members value to identify growth opportunities and adapt membership strategies.
  • Apply market research data and use members, prospect, and competitive insights to refine audience segmentation, positioning, and campaign strategy.
  • Use data-driven insights and partner with other internal stakeholders to shape programs and value-added offerings.
  • Drive Acquisition Programs:
  • Develop and manage programs to retain and recapture current members and recruit new members within the first 90 days.
  • Build and manage a qualified business prospect pipeline through email, digital advertising, industry events, partnerships, referrals, and content marketing.

Requirements

  • 7+ years in a membership development or business growth role, ideally within an association or membership-based organization.
  • Demonstrated success developing and executing data-driven B2B membership acquisition, engagement, renewal, and reactivation campaigns.
  • Experience developing multichannel campaigns across email, digital advertising, social media, content, industry events, referrals, and strategic partnerships.
  • Experience with account-based marketing and outreach to business owners, executives, and other organizational decision-makers.
  • Proven experience aligning marketing and sales processes, including target-account selection, lead qualification, nurturing, handoffs, and conversion.
  • Experience managing CRM and marketing automation systems, audience segmentation, campaign workflows, data quality, and marketing attribution reporting.
  • Experience developing B2B value propositions, case studies, testimonials, thought-leadership content, and sales enablement materials.
  • Experience managing marketing budgets, agencies, vendors, campaign calendars, and performance goals.
  • Four-year college degree preferred, in business, marketing, or a related field.
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Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA)

A love for cars, trucks and SUVs is the motivating force behind the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA). This trade association consists of a diverse group of manufacturers, distributors, retailers, publishing companies, auto restorers, street rod builders, restylers, car clubs, race teams and more.SEMA members make, buy, sell and use all kinds of specialty parts and accessories to make vehicles more attractive, more unique, more convenient, faster, safer, more fun and even like-new again.

Founded in 1963
Diamond Bar, California, USA
219 employees (35 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$130K/yr – $150K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
26 (12% of company)
Median Tenure
3.2 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
206.2M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$202.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
20.5%
Direct
52.7%
Referral
4.5%
Social
22.1%
Paid
0.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~221

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Senior Director, Membership Development & Marketing

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