Strategic Marketing Manager, Publishing

Job Description

Responsible for the OSV Consumer Marketing team, focused on the development, execution, and ongoing optimization of a direct-to-consumer marketing strategy for news, books, periodicals, podcasts, and more to help Catholics live, learn, and love their faith.

Essential Job Functions:

Strategy

Lead a team in developing communication strategy, think big picture, understand the business to position OSV products including content across all platforms and execute work as needed across multiple channels.
Help influence customer preference and conversion for OSV content and products.
Analyze and interpret internal, market and competitor information; identify underlying drivers of change and trends as a base for improving results.
Provide internal and external consultation with clients, external agencies and senior management.
Execution:

Develop and create campaigns to grow consumer database as well as drive sales through the ecommerce platforms.
Drive consumer engagement, propose new paths for growth, and create sustainable, scalable processes for continued name acquisition and increased content consumption.
Train sales and implementation teams on marketing support programs for engagement, develop scalable training and plan for external enrollment resources in newsletter and other product offerings.
Analytics:

Working with internal teams, drive accountability and measurement for all online marketing and digital engagement as well as consumer ecommerce sales.
Analyze performance metrics and communicate findings inclusive of recommendations to achieve desired results.
All other duties as assigned

Requirements:

Bachelor's Degree in Marketing or Communications preferred or commensurate experience and education.
10+ years of marketing preferably in consumer marketing, content marketing and/or subscription businesses.
Demonstrated experience managing B2C strategy and execution required.
Ecommerce experience required.
Working knowledge and experience with content management, social management/listening, and digital platforms required.
Sales and revenue-oriented leader, with sales experience a plus.
Experience with setting and achieving measurable goals, creating and implementing marketing and communication plans, working with design team to create marketing materials to meet goals, familiarity with advertising regulations, working within budgets, prioritizing, meeting deadlines, and thinking creatively required.
A critical thinker with the ability to leverage analytics to optimize programs and content required.
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build effective internal and external relationships, manage vendors and influence change required.
Exceptional verbal and written communications skills required.
Proven writing and business communications skills required.
Interest in building management and mentoring skills required.
Ability to develop colleagues understanding of departmental interdependencies and processes required.
Have or be able to quickly gain a thorough understanding of products and services offered required.
Willingness to acknowledge inquiries and be responsive/ proactive with current project requests and status required.
Clear understanding of digital marketing, MarTech stack and marketing automation systems.
Familiarity with Omeda's CDP and marketing automation tools desirable.
Proficient knowledge of the teachings, practices, and traditions of the Catholic Church with the ability to apply that knowledge within a content development and marketing framework.
Preference for Spanish language proficiency.
Working Environment:

Will be working in an office environment, occasional overnight travel will be necessary
Remote and Hybrid working options are available
Supervisory Responsibilities:

Consumer marketing staff

About the Employer

OSV's mission is To Champion the Catholic Church.