Director of Marketing Communication

A New Leadership Position in a Growing Company.

• Do you a knack for recognizing whether a web page, email or other marketing material effectively communicates the key message to its audience?
• Are you able to effectively manage a team of creative professionals?
• Are you familiar with the use of social media as a marketing tactic?
• Do you wish you had signed on with one of San Diego's most successful companies when they had just 40 employees?

If you can say "yes" to these four questions, we want to meet you ASAP.

SmartDraw.com is the leader in the business graphics software market and we are expert Internet marketers. Named to the Deloitte Fast 50 for the past 5 years, we are growing rapidly, and we have always been highly profitable. We have a talented staff of creative, experienced professionals, and we offer a very stimulating work environment.

Here's what you'll be responsible for as Director of Marketing Communication:

• The development of ads, landing pages, emails and other collaterals that effectively communicate the benefits of our product to multiple audiences.
• The creation of awareness and a positive image of SmartDraw among its target audiences through social media and traditional public relations.
• The development of direct response campaigns, planning them, implementing them and measuring results.
• Management of the marketing communications team, including Creative Director, Art Director and Public Relations Specialist.

The Director of Marketing Communications must be able to devise, recognize and edit effective collaterals and be an effective manager.

A rewarding compensation plan—which includes full benefits and a more-than-competitive base salary—unlimited career growth potential, plus the chance to work for a recognized leader with a rocketing growth rate make this an amazing opportunity for the right person.

Here are a few requirements:

• At least 5 years experience in the creative direction of web design, collateral design, advertising, and other marketing campaigns.
• Thorough understanding of social media and techniques for utilizing this channel to promote knowledge of product and company.
• Experience in traditional PR.
• Familiarity and experience with software and or the computer industry.
• At least 5 years experience with web design and web marketing.
• ROI responsibility for marketing campaigns with a proven track record of success.
• Expert project management skills with the proven ability to juggle multiple projects for multiple clients.
• The management skills to lead a team of marketing professionals.

Here's who we are:

• SmartDraw.com, the leading provider of easy-to-use business graphics software.
• More than 2 million visitors hit our web site every month, putting it in the top 0.1% of most visited web sites on the Internet.
• We were recently named to the Inc. 500 fastest growing companies in the nation.
• We have also been named to the Deloitte & Touche Fast 50 Technology companies in San Diego for five years in a row.
• Nominated for the 2005 San Diego SHRM Workplace Excellence Award.

If you meet our qualifications, and you want work in small company where hard work is recognized and rewarded, please send us your resume and cover letter outlining the reasons you are the ideal candidate for the position. Forward letter and resume in plain-text electronic format to Marcom@smartdraw.com with salary history. Principals only, please.

To learn more about us, visit our web site at http://www.smartdraw.com/