Job Opportunity - Marketing Director in Seattle

Got this request from Michelle, a good friend of mine who used to work at TAF, works with NW Next and now for All Star Directories.

Contact her if you want more info or have a candidate.

-John
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The company I work for, All Star Directories, is looking for a Marketing Director, and I thought you might know some stellar contacts.

If you know any incredible candidates, looking for a leadership role in Marketing for a profitable and fast-growing, web-based company (they really do exist), please let me know! The company was founded in 2001 by Mike Mathieu, a former Microsoft Exec, Harvard Grad, and REALLY SMART GUY (I’m a HUGE fan)!

If you have a personal contact, please have them forward their resume to my work email is Michele@allstardirectories.com

Thanks guys!

Here is the description:

Director of Marketing
In a fast growing business, it takes individuals with equal amounts of skill and enthusiasm to create and sustain momentum for long term growth.

That’s the charge of the Marketing Director at All Star Directories. We work with more than 1,000 colleges and universities to help them recruit students using the Internet. And after a year of 300% growth and solid profitability, we’re ready to set our sights higher.

The ideal candidate possesses excellent marketing and business analysis skills, well-developed strategic thinking, strong written and verbal communication, and a thorough understanding of technology and its uses in interactive advertising.

Responsibilities
Create and implement long-term marketing strategies that drive revenue, build customer loyalty, and drive faster adoption of All Star Directories services.
Formulate business and marketing strategy, then execute the strategy through product positioning, PR, partnerships, and promotions.
Direct business-to-business lead generation and qualification activities, including performance-based advertising, tradeshows, and email.
Devise and execute marketing communications including research, branding, advertising, events, PR, sales tools, and the corporate website.
Develop pricing strategies and sales forecast.
Create and execute site promotion plans and site launch activities.
Provide support to sales force in the form of advertising, brochures, technical information, training, etc.
Prepare and manage the marketing budget.
Qualifications
Knowledge of modern marketing management, product planning, product management, and sales forecast principles, methods and practices.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Demonstrated success designing, developing, and executing business to business marketing programs.
7+ years of success in a classical marketing environment.
An MBA is strongly preferred.
Michele E. Weingeist

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