Creative Marketing Manager

Loughran & Co is looking for a full-time Creative Marketing Manager to join our expanding team in Chicago, IL. This person will work directly with the Creative Director and Account Director to ensure the successful execution of a variety of client account and internal brand initiatives from start to finish by ensuring the delivery of creative assets, day-to-day client communications, social media management, and media campaign strategy & research.

The ideal candidate is a creative, highly organized self-starter with excellent time management and problem-solving skills who can manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities:

• Plan and execute social media marketing activities, including strategy development, content creation, posting, and community management.
• Build successful email marketing campaigns for clients, ensuring effective targeting and content development.
• Lead ideation of marketing campaigns to come up with sound strategies that can be executed cross channel.
• Collaborate with clients on marketing strategy development, leveraging insights and industry trends to drive results.
• Develop meeting agendas, editorial calendars, and project timelines for ongoing brand initiatives/campaigns, partner with internal creatives on asset development and delivery, providing insight into design optimizations that can improve performance.
• Create marketing presentation decks and confidently present them to clients, effectively conveying key messages and recommendations.
• Actively lead on strategy and creative reviews before work is presented to the client.
• Provide strategic direction to the creative team on asset creation, including graphics, videos, and other multimedia content.
• Conduct competitive analysis, determine the efficacy of cross-channel marketing campaigns and strategies (social media, email, etc.), and help perform market research and strategic planning to assess and ensure the profitability of campaign performance.
• Stay updated on market trends, identify new platforms, and strategic opportunities for internal and client brands.
• Engage in project management work as needed to ensure successful project delivery and client satisfaction.

Requirements:

• Minimum 2-3 years of experience.
• Available for hybrid office schedule in Chicago, IL.

Loughran & Co is a 360º creative marketing agency dedicated to accelerating consumer action through strategic design and communications. From producing campaigns for some of the most influential brands in the world to leading some of the world’s most iconic live events, we’ve been at the forefront of brand experience for over 25 years.