Director of Marketing

Our Furniture Manufacturing client is seeking a Marketing Director to join their team full-time. This is primarily a remote role, but they will be opening an office in Chicago, IL in the coming year with the hopes that this person will be able to work in-office. In-office cadence has not yet been determined. 

The ideal Marketing Director will have experience with diverse audiences (B2B and B2C) and bring an analytical, insight-driven approach to campaign planning. This role blends strategic thinking with operational execution and will serve as a connector across brands, functions, and stakeholders while elevating marketing impact, efficiency, and measurable performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute annual and long-range marketing plans across six brands, aligned to sales goals, product launches, and channel strategies.
• Navigate varied brand positioning (luxury to mid-market) and audience segments across B2B and B2C channels, including trade, hospitality, and retail.
• Lead project kickoffs for major initiatives (product launches, trade shows, campaigns), aligning stakeholders on objectives, audience insights, and execution plans.
• Bring strong "why" thinking-grounding marketing decisions in data, customer insights, and business impact.
• Partner with Creative and Digital teams to translate strategy into compelling, channel-optimized campaigns and assets.
• Oversee development of sales tools and marketing collateral (lookbooks, catalogs, showroom materials, trade assets).
• Support trade marketing and showroom activation strategies, including events, partnerships, and industry presence.
• Analyze campaign performance and provide actionable insights to improve effectiveness and ROI.
• Present results and insights to executive stakeholders, translating marketing efforts into business outcomes.
• Lead and develop a small but critical marketing team (Project Manager Coordinators), ensuring clarity, accountability, and growth.
• Collaborate across Creative, Digital/Web, Communications, and Product teams to ensure integrated execution.
• Own marketing operations cadence, including planning cycles, project tracking, and cross-functional alignment.
• Drive adoption and optimization of marketing tools (HubSpot, GA4, Hootsuite, Asana, AI tools, etc.).

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of progressive marketing experience, including leadership experience in multi-brand or complex business environments.
• Experience supporting both B2B and B2C marketing strategies, ideally within design-led, lifestyle, home, or related industries.
• Proven ability to manage multiple brands, audiences, and go-to-market models simultaneously.
• Strength in marketing analytics, campaign performance measurement, and data-informed decision-making.
• Highly organized, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams and stakeholders.
• Strong communication and presentation skills; comfortable working with senior business leaders.
• Experience with marketing tools such as HubSpot, GA4, project management platforms (e.g., Asana), and social/digital tools.
• Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Business, or a related field. 
   

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong understanding of trade-driven ecosystems (designers, architects, dealers, retailers, hospitality/multi-family).
• Exposure to trade shows, showroom marketing, or design industry events.
• Experience working in a growing or transforming marketing organization.
• Familiarity with marketing automation and CRM optimization.
• MBA or graduate degree in Marketing, or Business.
   

In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data. This position is onsite and requires you to work closely with other individuals in a collaborative team environment.

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For Creative Circle to represent you for this opportunity, you must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship for a non-immigrant visa such as a H-1B, TN, or O visa. We do not support or provide training for STEM/OPT programs. Additionally, you must be physically located in and perform the work for our client in the United States.This is a new role.

This job was first posted by Creative Circle on 05/13/2026 and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or closed.

This job was posted on 05/13/2026 and is open for 60 days

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