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Director Wellness Marketing
Ulta
Bolingbrook, IL (Unknown)Full time$147K/yr – $200K/yr
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Director Wellness Marketing
Bolingbrook, IL (Unknown)
$147K/yr – $200K/yrDirector/Executive10+ years expFull time
Posted 23 hrs ago
Job Summary
Own the end-to-end Wellness marketing strategy and brand storytelling, partnering across Marketing to execute omnichannel campaigns that accelerate category growth at Ulta Beauty.
- Lead cross-functional strategy, budgeting and measurement for Wellness marketing.
- Drive integrated campaigns from strategy to execution and communicate results to senior leadership.
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end marketing strategy for Wellness by Ulta Beauty, translating the Wellness business strategy, growth priorities, guest insights and cultural trends into a differentiated, full-funnel marketing strategy across paid, owned and earned channels.
- Define the annual and long-range Wellness marketing strategy, including audience priorities, positioning, messaging, campaign architecture, channel strategy and measurement approach, ensuring marketing plans support both category growth and Ulta Beauty brand objectives.
- Own and evolve the Wellness brand strategy and positioning in alignment with the Ulta Beauty Brand, establishing how Ulta Beauty builds authority, relevance and credibility in Wellness and translating that strategy into clear and compelling guest-facing storytelling and experiences.
- Serve as the primary connector between the Wellness and Marketing organizations, working closely with Marketing leadership and functional teams to integrate Wellness priorities across brand and integrated marketing, media, social, customer growth marketing, creative, consumer insights and other marketing capabilities.
- Champion the integration of Beauty + Wellness across Ulta Beauty's marketing ecosystem, identifying opportunities to connect categories and guest needs through enterprise campaigns, seasonal moments, cultural moments, content and activations.
- Lead the development of integrated, omnichannel Wellness campaigns and initiatives from strategy through execution, including strategic briefs, messaging, go-to-market plans, channel integration and measurement.
- Partner with Marketing leaders and channel owners to determine the optimal marketing mix for Wellness, including paid and organic media, social, CRM/customer growth, digital, content, in-store and other guest touchpoints.
- Serve as an indispensable partner to Wellness Merchandising and brand partners, developing marketing strategies and activations that support category priorities, accelerate established brands, successfully introduce emerging brands and create differentiated reasons for guests to shop Wellness at Ulta Beauty. This partnership model builds on the existing Wellness Marketing Manager mandate.
- Partner with the Vice President, Wellness on development and stewardship of the overall Wellness marketing budget; own execution of marketing spend in partnership with Marketing functional leaders, ensuring investments are aligned to strategic priorities and deployed effectively.
- Establish clear KPIs and measurement frameworks for Wellness marketing; analyze campaign and business performance, synthesize learnings and continuously optimize marketing strategies, investments and execution.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing or related field; MBA or MA preferred.
- 10+ years of progressive consumer marketing experience, with demonstrated success developing brand, category and/or integrated marketing strategies that drive measurable business results.
- 5+ years of people leadership experience, with a demonstrated ability to develop talent and build high-performing teams.
- Proven expertise developing and leading 360° integrated marketing strategies and campaigns across the consumer funnel and multiple marketing channels, consistent with the expectations established for Ulta Beauty's Director-level category marketing leadership.
- Strong brand strategist and storyteller with experience translating consumer insights, business objectives and cultural trends into differentiated positioning, messaging and marketing experiences.
- Deep understanding of the modern marketing ecosystem, including brand and integrated marketing, paid media, social and content, CRM/customer growth marketing, digital and retail experiences.
- Demonstrated ability to lead through influence in a complex, matrixed organization and build trusted relationships with senior leaders and cross-functional partners.
- Strategic thinker with a strong data-driven mindset and ability to move fluidly between long-range strategy and detailed execution.
- Comfortable with ambiguity and energized by building new capabilities, strategies and ways of working in a fast-paced, evolving business.
- Strong financial acumen with experience managing marketing investments, agency resources and complex budgets.
Preferred
- Wellness industry/category experience preferred, with a strong understanding of the Wellness consumer, cultural landscape and evolving category dynamics considered a plus.
Benefits
- Full-time positions are eligible for paid time off, health, dental, vision, life and disability benefits.
- Part-time positions are eligible for dental, vision, life, and disability benefits.
- For additional information concerning our benefits, visit our Benefits and Career Development page: https://learn.bswift.com/ulta
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14 employees (1 in marketing)
Salaries
Posted range
$147K/yr – $200K/yr
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Marketing Team
Marketing Team Size
1 (7% of company)
Median Career Experience
15 years
Median Tenure
3.6 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1
People
Marketing Leadership
Traffic Signals
Monthly Visitors
1.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
35.6%
Direct
40.9%
Referral
12.8%
Social
8.4%
Paid
1.2%
Headcount Trend
Current headcount: ~14