What are the responsibilities and job description for the Marketing Strategist position at First Ascent?
Welcome to a role where your curiosity and strategic mindset take center stage. We are seeking a dynamic, client-facing Strategist to become our clients' ultimate advocate and growth partner. In this role, you’ll absorb client visions, analyze the digital ecosystem, plan campaigns from strategy, to execution, to metrics/measurement, and engineer comprehensive multi-channel strategies that deliver real ROI. You are the vital bridge between our clients and our internal specialists, possessing the rare ability to distill a vision and goal into a compelling narrative, and complex data into insights. If you are an empathetic listener, a proactive problem-solver, insatiably curious, and a true team player who values both the strategy and the everyday work, we’d love to meet you.
- Proven experience (e.g., 3 years, 5 years preferred) in a marketing strategy, brand planning, or digital marketing role, preferably within an agency environment.
- Demonstrated ability to think critically and strategically, translating complex business problems into clear, data-driven, and effective marketing plans.
- Solid command of both marketing and business fundamentals.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a talent for crafting compelling narratives and presenting complex ideas with clarity and confidence.
- Strong client-facing and presentation skills, with experience building rapport and establishing credibility with senior-level stakeholders.
- A deep, holistic understanding of the digital marketing ecosystem, including SEO, SEM/PPC, content marketing, email automation, and social media marketing.
- Proficiency in analyzing marketing data and using analytics platforms (e.g., Google Analytics, Ahrefs, HubSpot) to generate insights and measure ROI.
- Direct experience creating essential strategy documents, such as project briefs, marketing plans, content calendars, advertising campaign strategies, social media playbooks, audit reports, and creative briefs.
- A highly collaborative mindset with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and inspire them to execute on a unified strategic vision.
- Excellent problem-solving abilities and a proactive, curious mindset, always seeking to understand the root cause and find innovative solutions.
- Ability to adapt to evolving situations and shifting priorities, willingness to re-adjust strategic approach as needed while thinking and learning on your feet.
- Ability and willingness to not just do the strategy, but do the work alongside the broader agency team as well.
- Develop comprehensive, multi-channel marketing strategies for a diverse portfolio of clients, aligning with their unique business goals and market position.
- Lead client discovery sessions and stakeholder interviews to deeply understand business objectives, target audiences, pain points, and success metrics.
- Conduct in-depth market, competitor, and audience research to uncover key insights, trends, and opportunities that will inform strategic recommendations.
- Craft compelling core messaging, value propositions, and brand positioning statements that resonate with target personas across all marketing channels.
- Author detailed marketing and campaign plans that clearly outline objectives, KPIs, recommended channels, tactical roadmaps, budget, and timelines.
- Translate high-level strategies into actionable and inspiring project briefs for internal creative, content, and technical teams, ensuring clarity and strategic alignment.
- Collaborate closely with account/project managers, and specialists (SEO, PPC, Content, Social) to guide campaigns from concept to completion.
- Analyze campaign performance data and marketing analytics to measure effectiveness, derive actionable insights, and drive continuous optimization of strategy and tactics.
- Ensure that client deliverables and written work are completed to a high degree of quality, and are free of mistakes or misalignment with project needs and plans.
- Prepare and present strategic recommendations, performance reports, and quarterly business reviews to clients, articulating the "why" behind the data and our approach.
- Work with our team leads and experts to craft estimates and “scope of work” documents for new opportunities.
- Stay at the forefront of marketing trends, emerging digital technologies, and consumer behavior to bring innovative and effective ideas to our clients and agency.
- Participate in discovery and review meetings with clients
- Manage editorial calendars and social/email content production
- Track and analyze campaign performance, using data to continuously improve.
- Create and deliver monthly analytics reports to report on campaign performance, providing recommendations and strategic insight on campaign health.
- Communicate effectively with clients, manage monthly check in meetings, and report on progress.
- Stay up-to-date on industry trends and suggest innovative approaches to client marketing campaigns.
- Contribute to project planning, timelines, and content calendars.
- Seek professional development opportunities, including acquiring and maintaining relevant industry certifications.
- Communicating and collaborating with the project management team to ensure work is completed on-scope, on-budget, and on-timeline, or that adjustments can be made as needed.
- Perform other functions and duties as required.
- Highly collaborative, respectful, and has a positive attitude
- Demonstrates personal ownership and accountability
- Ability to distill complex concepts into simple messages
- Ability to think and act both strategically and tactically
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- High levels of integrity, autonomy, and self-motivation
- Level of flexibility and adaptability to a fast-paced workflow
- Professional development is encouraged
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- Compensation range is based on skills and experience. Some flexibility in range for best-fit candidates.
- 4 weeks paid vacation
- Paid holidays, Paid sick time
- Hybrid schedule (3 days in office, 2 days remote)
- Health, Vision & Dental insurance
- Short term disability and long term disability as a company-paid benefit
- 401k with up to 4% match
- Primary office location in Wilmington Delaware.
- Access to professional development tools where we encourage you to spend an hour a week learning new skills
- Lots of snacks
- Parking
- A close-knit, hardworking team that has fun and loves a good challenge