Marketing Director

Baker Tilly•Milwaukee, WI

28d

About The Position

The Marketing Director leads the marketing function throughout the firm and provides strategic leadership of the marketing team to drive firm growth. The director leads a team of experienced marketers and collaborates with them to develop and implement marketing plans aligned with firm and business unit growth objectives, execute strategic marketing programs and actions, and proactively identify new opportunities to achieve growth goals. The Marketing Director works closely with the Senior Director of go-to-market, firm leaders, principals, and marketing team leaders to set the direction and execution of marketing strategies and tactics. They will also analyze marketing return on investments and facilitates collaboration throughout the firm from an industry and service line perspective. The director creates, identifies, leverages, and implements best practices firm-wide to enhance efficiencies and achieve greater results. Additionally, the marketing director works to develop marketing team members by providing coaching, mentoring, and development opportunities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, business, or related field
Excellent interpersonal skills, strategic thinker, with superior judgment, and strong work ethic
Excellent written and verbal communication skills; communicate effectively with all levels of staff from entry level to partners and work well in a highly collaborative team-focused environment
Demonstrated leadership in applying current marketing principles, including marketing automation, CRM, social media, online and native advertising, and other digital marketing
Ability to manage and prioritize projects independently
Excellent planning and measurement skills, including experience in building integrated campaigns and leveraging thought leadership
Excellent people skills and ability to build relationships with leadership and team
Strong organizational skills, keen attention to detail, and strong hands-on computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite
Effectively work to develop projects proactively, work under tight deadlines, and be resourceful in addressing challenges and solving problems
Minimum of 12 years business-to-business marketing experience, preferably in a professional services environment
Demonstrated leadership skills and prior marketing management experience in a professional services firm preferred

Responsibilities

Lead and manage the marketing function
Build and maintain collaborative, high performing engaged marketing team that provides value-added support to firm
Provide guidance, coaching, and leadership to marketing team for ongoing career development and share positive feedback
Hold regular marketing team meetings to build teaming and collaboration, share ideas, and provide information
Create and leverage best practices throughout team and firm
Align objectives and measure performance to demonstrate marketing’s contributions to the firm’s goals
Reinforce and prioritize initiatives with direct reports, such as events, webinars, campaigns, advertising, and content creation
Develop/update and implement annual marketing planning tools, resources, and communications
Travel to key offices as needed throughout the firm to foster relationships, teaming, and collaboration
Oversee the development and execution of strategic marketing plans which incorporate market insight, segmentation, channel management, industry and service trends, and effective marketing strategies and tactics
Collaborate to develop strategic marketing growth plans in alignment with industry practice’s business goals
Provide strategic leadership regarding individual growth opportunities for industry and specialized services practice areas
Provide strategic, proactive insights to managing principals and business unit leadership in the evaluation of marketing-facing actions such as sponsorships and organizational involvement
Develop standard reports focusing on key marketing and sales metrics
Oversee marketing budget and spend to ensure return on investments
Participate in leadership team meetings, representing the marketing perspective and ensuring ongoing communication with leadership
Support the development and execution of marketing strategies and tactics based on the firm’s goals and priorities
Lead and manage the marketing mix from generating awareness and interest for industries and services in priority markets
Team with firm research resources on the identification of industry and emerging new business opportunities
Strongly support go to market team meetings, presenting on marketing concepts as appropriate
Contribute to strategic target account programs and firm sales initiatives
Assist the partners in retaining and generating additional specialized services revenue from existing clients
Effectively drive the implementation of and use of Salesforce.com throughout the firm
Execute the Baker Tilly brand in all strategies and tactics throughout the firm, customizing messaging as appropriate to external market to differentiate Baker Tilly
Perform other responsibilities as assigned, including strong participation in special projects, such as merger integration
Serve as a leader on the GTM team to ensure alignment and delivery of priorities
Actively participate in leadership meetings
Facilitate regular meetings with Senior Director and managing principals
Report on strategy and tactical delivery
Perform other responsibilities as assigned
Lead and/or participate in special projects, such as merger integrations
Lead and/or participate in occasional marketing operations projects, such as developing a Baker Tilly brand FAQ
Co-lead the administration of marketing function taskforces
Participate in and/or champion select taskforces, such as webinar best practices
Analyze MROI data to identify best practices and to determine ineffective activities that should be modified or discontinued
Collaborate, communicate, and oversee the implementation of best practices within the firm practices area
Ensure effective use of the firm’s marketing tools, systems, and resources
Maintain and expand knowledge base in area of expertise
Participate in professional organizations to support brand in the market
Participate in independent study to continue to enhance skills
Integrate new knowledge, skills, and best practices into daily work and share with colleagues
Become sought out by others due to in-depth knowledge and expertise of the industry and marketplace