Stand Together is a philanthropic community that helps America's boldest changemakers tackle the root causes of our country's biggest problems, from education to the economy, broken communities, and toxic division, among dozens of other pressing issues. We provide our partners with access to resources including funding, thought leadership, a network of peers, and a playbook for applying proven principles to transform lives and society. As the Director of Marketing Strategy, you'll take a leadership role in the Stand Together Integrated Marketing and Communications Team, reporting to the Managing Director of Marketing Strategy. You'll be responsible for leading the development and delivery of comprehensive short, medium, and long-term marketing strategies that advance and accelerate organizational and brand objectives. Your success will rely on your ability to successfully collaborate with experts and stakeholders across the Stand Together community to gather input, gain consensus, and develop critical milestones and measurable goals that drive audience engagement and leverage seize the moment opportunities. As a leader on the team, you will be the primary point of contact for key stakeholders and the driver of execution for marketing strategies. This role leads the marketing strategy for our highest priority national advocacy campaigns across multiple issue areas. How You Will Contribute
- Strategic Planning: Drive impactful, multi-channel marketing strategies that align with brand priorities, engaging defined audiences through tailored messages and data-backed insights. Leverage market trends and analysis to optimize campaigns, guiding content, audience engagement, and investment strategies that support organizational goals.
- Communication and Collaboration: Build strong communication channels with internal and external stakeholders to foster knowledge sharing and feedback, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative marketing solutions. Act as a primary liaison with agency partners, managing expectations, project briefs, and results.
- Leadership: Inspire team alignment with a clear marketing vision, embodying a confident leadership style that strengthens organizational culture and reinforces guiding principles. Actively engage in strategic planning and improvement initiatives to enhance team performance.
- Reporting and Analysis: Develop and manage KPIs with intelligence teams to accurately assess marketing impact. Oversee the collection, analysis, and reporting of data insights, supporting quarterly evaluations and continuous learning to inform future strategies.
What You Will Bring
- 12+ years of professional experience in marketing or related fields, demonstrating progressive career growth and a pattern of exceptional performance.
- Proven success in translating organizational vision and high-level objectives into strategic and actionable integrated marketing plans with clear goals and KPIs that accurately measure effectiveness and progress.
- Demonstrated experience understanding of the needs of different audience/stakeholder segments and developing appropriate and innovative marketing products and communication strategies.
- A proven leader and team player, with the experience in inspiring and collaborating with cross-functional teams in support of shared business priorities while positively influencing the work of peers without direct reporting accountability.
- A track record of success founded in developing strong relationships with key internal/external partners and senior level stakeholders within complex and matrixed organizational structures with alignment and support for high impact decisions.
- Experience in engaging, coaching, and developing high-performance teams to achieve impactful results and promoting an environment where everyone is valued and included.
- Exposure to agency relations (as a client or agency representative) and experience in understanding on how and when to seek external/vendor support to expand capabilities and increase impact.
Standout Candidates Will Bring
- Experience in grassroots, advocacy, or legislative marketing preferred but not required.
What We Offer
- Competitive benefits: Enjoy a 6% 401(k) match with immediate vesting, flexible time off, comprehensive health and dental plans, plus wellness and mental health support through Peloton and Talkspace.
- A meaningful career: Join a passionate community of over 1,300 employees dedicated to improving lives and driving innovative solutions to complex social challenges.
- Commitment to growth: Thrive in a non-hierarchical environment that empowers employees to discover, develop and apply their unique talents.
- Competitive compensation: Our approach rewards the value you create through competitive salaries and bonus opportunities, allowing you to share in the success you help drive.
Our Values: Working at Stand Together is different from many other organizations. Our culture is deeply rooted in Principle Based Management® (PBM®), a framework guided by the principles that drive human progress, such as dignity, openness, and bottom-up empowerment. PBM® empowers our employees to be entrepreneurial, to innovate, and to continually drive transformation. We believe diversity fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success, and that is why we're proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and strive to treat all employees and applicants with honesty, dignity, respect and sensitivity.