Director of Marketing

Job Title: Director of Marketing

Job Description:

Our Client is seeking a motivated, smart, and driven leader to become our Director of Marketing. The Director of Marketing will build the marketing team and execute the overall strategic marketing plan for a fast growing, consumer Internet Company. The Director of Marketing will be a member of the senior management team and will help guide the strategic direction of the online marketplace. This is a perfect opportunity for a senior marketing manager at an established internet company to step up to the Director level at a promising, Benchmark Capital funded, start-up. If you are an individual who wants to make an impact with your ideas and vision, this position is for you.

Job Responsibilities:

- Build and manage the marketing group and oversee the marketing budget

- Refine and implement the marketing and sales strategy with specific focus on driving

membership growth, brand awareness, and marketplace usage

- Design and implement integrated online marketing strategies and campaigns

- Work with development and product teams to integrate marketing needs into the website

- Compile, interpret, and report key metrics tied to specific marketing campaigns

- Serve a key role as a senior manager assisting in general corporate strategy

- Engage in business development activities with potential partners

- Design and oversee affiliate, email and search engine marketing programs and campaigns

- Understand and evaluate competitive position with respect to new entrants in the space

Our Ideal Candidate:

- 5-10 years experience in consumer marketing and strategic development at a leading internet

company

- Experience executing multi-pronged marketing campaigns including: online marketing,

product marketing, brand management, public relations, direct marketing, and business

development

- Experience overseeing market research and product development

- Strong organizational skills, excellent communication skills, effective marketing-related writing

skills, and the initiative to work in a fast paced start-up environment

- Experience building and growing a successful marketing organization

- Strong analytical skills, both quantitative and qualitative

- MBA from a top institution preferred but not a requirement given the right experience

- Experience in the shipping industry a plus, but not required