Position Open: Marketing Strategist at Olive & Company

Job Description

Olive & Company is looking for a Marketing Strategist to provide ongoing strategic marketing leadership to our clients. You will collaborate closely with clients to develop holistic, innovative marketing plans while coordinating with our internal team to execute individual project components, measure campaign performance, and identify opportunities for growth and optimization. Ideal candidates must have a combination of marketing strategy, brand management, and client service experience, must be passionate about driving brand and business results for clients, and must be completely comfortable with emerging digital marketing trends and tactics.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with client teams to develop a complete understanding of their business, industry, brand, and goals.
• Develop holistic, goal-oriented marketing plans and strategies for clients based on comprehensive research and analysis.
• Communicate strategic plans and vision to clients, and help client teams build consensus among internal stakeholders and executive leadership.
• Carefully define project scope and deliverables and develop detailed project estimates and proposals.
• Develop detailed creative project briefs for our internal team.
• Coordinate with a project manager to oversee workflow of individual project components while keeping projects tracked to their business objectives, deadlines, and scope.
• Monitor and align all project work with client brand and business objectives.
• Measure campaign KPI and ROI performance and provide reporting insights to client and Olive teams to optimize ongoing work.
• Manage ongoing relationship with the client, and identify opportunities for client engagement growth.

Requirements

• 8+ years agency experience in marketing strategy, brand management, and client service roles
• Exceptional interpersonal, presentation, and written communication skills
• Strong analytical and creative thinking skills
• Proven ability to develop brand and marketing plans and effectively communicate recommendations to executive management
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams in complex, high pressure situations
• Understanding of marketing data and consumer research
• Ability to manage multiple ongoing projects, challenges, and tasks without losing momentum on overall vision
• Experience working with analytics reporting tools and data
• Passion for rapidly building expertise on new businesses and industry verticals
• Demonstrated negotiation and problem resolution skills
• Experience presenting creative work, developing rationale, and selling with confidence
• Experience managing a robust pipeline of creative projects with diverse deliverables (including strategic, digital, print, and multi-channel)
• Up-to-date with latest trends and marketing best practices, with a deep understanding of emerging digital trends and tactics
• Comfortable collaborating and communicating with writers, designers, and developers
• Able to manage, serve, and lead demanding clients with confidence
• B.S./M.S. degree in marketing

To Apply

Please send your resume and a cover letter that details the value that you will provide to Olive & Company and to our clients. Send materials to erik@oliveandcompany.com.