Director of Digital Strategy

An innovative healthcare agency is seeking a Director of Digital Strategy for an immediate start. This opportunity is 100% remote.

The ideal candidate is an experienced, senior-level Digital Strategist (Director level or higher) that can provide strong digital thinking to multidisciplinary teams focused on developing integrated marketing strategies for healthcare/ pharmaceutical clients, both existing and prospective.

Director of Digital Strategy Responsibilities:

• • Lead digital research in pursuit of valuable insights to drive strategic and tactical planning for existing clients and new business efforts. Digital Research & Insights projects include:
  • Historic brand audits of past digital marketing programs.
  • Digital behavior analysis of key customer segments.
  • Digital landscape analyses of specific disease categories.
  • Competitive digital footprint analysis and monitoring.
  • Social media listening.
  • Heuristic website evaluations.
  • Usability study/user testing design.
  • Search engine keyword research.
• Develop strategies and tactics for integrated, multichannel marketing programs designed to achieve brands’ business objectives, for both existing and prospective clients.
  • Serve as the digital expert on multidisciplinary teams (eg, Account, Creative, UX, Technology, Media, Medical) supporting existing clients as well as new business pitches.
  • Lead multichannel marketing (MCM) planning efforts, consisting of: discovery, customer segmentation strategy, messaging strategy, content strategy, channel planning, communication mapping, and measurement planning.
  • Develop, refine, and present innovative digital ideas/programs at new business pitches.
  • Help Account teams identify key opportunities for growth; develop, refine, and present innovative digital ideas/programs to existing clients.
  • Oversee the execution of sold digital projects/programs from conception through execution to ensure strategic alignment remains intact.
  • Drive digital analytics practice at the agency by clearly defining objectives and KPIs, generating reports, providing performance analysis, and developing recommendations for optimization.
• Digital Thought Leadership—provide ongoing digital thought leadership across the agency network and existing client base, and infuse strong digital thinking across all agency roles and processes.
  • Keep the agency and its clients abreast of emerging digital trends/technologies and innovative digital marketing programs, both within and outside of healthcare.
  • Provide sound business justification to current and prospective clients for investment in digital marketing (e.g., based on market trends, audience insights, program analytics).
  • Develop, implement, and evangelize digital marketing best practices across the agency
  • Design and lead digital training and workshops, both internally and with clients.
  • Develop and publish POV material on relevant digital marketing topics.

Director of Digital Strategy Requirements:

• Web presence strategy, user experience design, digital media, social media, search engine marketing (SEO/SEM), mobile media and applications, customer relationship management (CRM), multichannel marketing (MCM), marketing automation, sales force automation, customer segmentation, closed loop marketing (CLM), event/experiential marketing, digital analytics, online/offline integration, primary and secondary market research, new product launches.
• BA/BS Degree (MBA or other relevant graduate degree a plus).
• 5-10 years of experience in a digital marketing strategy role, within the healthcare/pharmaceutical space, at a top-tier marketing / advertising / communications agency or healthcare company.
• 5+ years of marketing / advertising / communications agency experience is a must.
• 3+ years of experience marketing to healthcare professionals OR direct to healthcare consumers.
• Strong understanding of (and passion for) current and emerging digital trends, channels, platforms, and technologies, both within and outside of healthcare.
• Hands-on experience with MCM plan development and execution.
• Hands-on experience with marketing automation strategy and execution, including familiarity with top marketing automation platforms (e.g., Salesforce, Adobe, Marketo).
• Strong understanding of how data (including user-level data and partially-identifiable data) needs to be captured, stored, and flowed across systems to enable insights-driven multichannel marketing.
• Expert knowledge of user experience (and customer experience) best practices.
• Hands-on experience with Web analytics platforms (Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics, WebTrends).
• Adept at managing client relationships and navigating multi-stakeholder environments.
• Ability to communicate clearly, effectively, credibly, and persuasively.
• Excellent writing, storytelling, and presentation skills.
• Expert-level PowerPoint skills—we need a “power user” of this tool.

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