Slalom is hiring: Marketing & Advertising Consultant in Chicago

Marketing & Advertising Consultant Join to apply for the Marketing & Advertising Consultant role at Slalom . Location: Local Market Office (Hybrid) Capability: Customer Experience → Marketing & Advertising Opportunity As part of Slalom’s Marketing & Advertising team, you will help clients reimagine how they plan, personalize, measure, and orchestrate their sales, marketing, advertising, and loyalty efforts. You’ll work hands‑on across strategies for marketing, sales, and advertising, customer data, personalization, commerce, campaign operations, measurement, and MarTech – bringing together structured problem solving, data storytelling, and modern marketing platforms to drive meaningful client impact. You’ll have the opportunity to deepen your craft, stretch into new skill areas, and contribute to the rapid evolution of modern marketing capabilities including AI/GenAI, agentic marketing, identity resolution, measurement modernization, and next‑generation marketing technologies. Client Delivery & Impact Deliver high‑quality work products that translate complex marketing, advertising, sales, customer, and data challenges into clear insights, frameworks, or activation plans. Conduct assessments of marketing capabilities, operating models, customer journeys, customer data and MarTech/AdTech ecosystems to identify opportunities for improvement. Support or lead the design of future‑state capabilities including personalization, customer data strategy, identity resolution, creative/campaign operations, content supply chain, or measurement frameworks. Develop customer and marketing data strategies to unlock growth potential, customer value and business results. Develop actionable roadmaps, requirements, and implementation plans across platforms such as CDPs, CRM, marketing automation, journey orchestration, marketing attribution, analytics, or AI/GenAI solutions. Synthesize information across business, data, technology, and creative disciplines to inform well‑reasoned recommendations and tradeoffs. Apply Slalom and industry best practices to ensure delivery excellence and measurable outcomes. Communication & Influence Create high‑quality written, visual, and verbal communications that simplify complexity and support decision‑making. Tailor communication for diverse audiences and lead or support discussions to build clarity and alignment. Use inclusive communication and active listening to guide teams toward productive collaboration. Relationship Building & Leadership Build trust with client teams through empathy, credibility, and consistent delivery. Collaborate with cross‑functional practitioners—design, engineering, data, analytics, media, and strategy—to deliver integrated solutions. Proactively identify risks, surface issues, and co‑create solutions that maintain momentum and strengthen partnerships. Measurement, Optimization & Value Creation Support or lead the development of measurement frameworks, marketing analytics, attribution approaches, experimentation plans, and KPI alignment. Highlight tangible marketing outcomes such as revenue lift, efficiency gains, improved engagement, or operational impact. Define qualitative and quantitative success measures and incorporate them into delivery. Leverage emerging technologies, including AI and AI agents, to enhance analysis, automation, and delivery efficiency. Innovation, Thought Leadership & Solution Building Contribute to Slalom playbooks, frameworks, perspectives, and accelerators across marketing transformation, sales strategy, advertising, customer data, loyalty, and MarTech. Stay current with industry trends across marketing, sales, advertising, commerce, and loyalty. Bring new methods and creative solutioning into project and practice work. Growth, Culture, and Community Engage in Slalom’s culture by building relationships across capability, geography, and industry teams. Support practice growth through participation in internal initiatives, capability‑building, mentoring, and community activities. Contribute to a diverse, inclusive, and psychologically safe environment where team members can succeed. Manage personal productivity, proactively upskill, and pursue growth based on feedback, reflection, and career aspirations. Business Development & Slalom Growth Identify and surface opportunities within delivery environments to support client growth and account strategy. Participate or lead proposal development, solutioning, and SOW creation as appropriate. Represent Slalom’s brand, values, and expertise when engaging with clients and external networks. Contribute to knowledge management through organized documentation, asset reuse, and storytelling. What You Bring Experience & Background 3–7 years of combined experience in marketing, sales, advertising, digital, MarTech, commerce, or consulting roles. Experience in one or more modern marketing capability areas (expertise in all is not expected): Marketing Strategy & Transformation Advertising Strategy & Transformation Sales Strategy & Transformation Customer Data & Personalization Marketing & Advertising Technology Creative & Campaign Operations Measurement & Analytics AI/GenAI & Agentic Marketing Loyalty Strategy Skills & Mindsets Strong communication, storytelling, and presentation skills. Comfort working in hybrid environments with diverse teams and stakeholders. Ability to navigate ambiguity, manage competing priorities, and drive progress. Curiosity, growth mindset, and adaptability to learn new tools and methodologies. A collaborative, inclusive, and team‑first approach aligned with Slalom values. Preferred Tools & Platforms Strong exposure to (not required to be an expert in) an array of MarTech, AdTech, SalesTech, and Customer Data platforms: Salesforce, Contentful, Contentstack, Snowflake, AWS, Databricks, Tealium, and other similar technology platforms that serve sales, marketing, and advertising. Why Slalom At Slalom, you’ll join a team shaping the future of marketing—human‑centered, data‑empowered, and AI‑ready. You’ll work alongside strategists, technologists, analysts, creatives, and innovators powering next‑generation customer experiences. We offer continuous learning, industry‑leading platform partnerships, and the ability to make meaningful impact across clients, teams, and communities. About Us Slalom is a fiercely human business and technology consulting company that leads with outcomes to bring more value, in all ways, always. From strategy through delivery, our agile teams across 52 offices in 12 countries collaborate with clients to bring powerful customer experiences, innovative ways of working, and new products and services to life. We are trusted by leaders across the Global 1000, many successful enterprise and mid‑market companies, and 500+ public sector organizations to improve operations, drive growth, and create value. At Slalom, we believe that together, we can move faster, dream bigger, and build better tomorrows for all. Compensation & Benefits Slalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life. As a result, Slalom is proud to invest in benefits that include meaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) with a match, a range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, and short/long‑term disability. We also offer yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well‑being‑related expenses, as well as discounted home, auto, and pet insurance. We are committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For this role, we are hiring at the following levels and targeted base pay salary ranges: The targeted base salary pay range for $96,000–149,000. In addition, individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. Actual compensation will depend upon an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location, and other relevant factors. The salary pay range is subject to change and may be modified at any time. We are committed to pay transparency and compliance with applicable laws. If you have questions or concerns about the pay range or other compensation information in this posting, please contact us at peopleone@slalom.com. EEO and Accommodations Slalom is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting, developing and retaining highly qualified talent who empower our innovative teams through unique perspectives and experiences. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Slalom will also consider qualified applications with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Slalom welcomes and encourages applications from individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates during all aspects of the selection process. Please advise the talent acquisition team or contact accomodationrequest@slalom.com if you require accommodations during the interview process. Seniority level Mid‑Senior level Employment type Full‑time Job function Marketing and Sales Industries Business Consulting and Services Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Slalom by 2x. #J-18808-Ljbffr In Summary: As part of the Marketing & Advertising team, you will help clients reimagine how they plan, personalize, measure, and orchestrate their sales, marketing, advertising, and loyalty efforts . You’ll work hands‑on across strategies for marketing, sales, and advertising, customer data, personalization, commerce, campaign operations, measurement, and MarTech . En Español: Consultor de Marketing y Publicidad Únete a Slalom para solicitar el puesto de consultor de marketing y publicidad. Ubicación: Oficina Local del Mercado (Híbrido) Capacidad: Experiencia del Cliente → Opportunidad de Marketing & Advertising Como parte del equipo de marketing e publicidad de Slaloms, ayudarás a los clientes a reimaginar cómo planifican, personalizan, miden y orquestan sus esfuerzos de ventas, marketing, publicidad y lealtad. Trabajará prácticamente en todas las estrategias de marketing, ventas y publicidad, datos del cliente, personalización, comercio, modernización de soluciones de medición y tecnologías de mercadotecnia para clientes de próxima generación. Construirá Delivery & Impact Deliver productos de trabajo de alta calidad que combinan la resolución estructurada de problemas, el relato de cuentos de datos y plataformas modernas de mercadeo para impulsar un impacto significativo sobre los clientes. Tendrá la oportunidad de profundizar su oficio, extenderse a nuevas áreas de habilidad y contribuir a la rápida evolución de las capacidades actuales de comercialización incluyendo AI/GenAI, marketing agencial, resolución de identidad, mejora de medidas, y tecnología de marketing de última generación de clientes. Creará servicios de atención al Cliente e Impacto Entrega productos de alta cualidad que transcriban información compleja, anuncios, venta, desafíos de clientes y datos en claras ideas, marcas o planes de activación. Realizará evaluaciones de capacidad de entrega, establecer relaciones creativas con clientes, asociaciones interrelacionadas con otros equipos de comunicación, desarrollar sistemas de conocimiento y desarrollo de datos integrados, mejorar la gestión de datos, diseño de contenidos y análisis de clientes, crear campañas de comunicaciones digitales, así como una mejor comprensión de las posibilidades de negocio, aumentar la eficiencia tecnológicas e interacción entre los usuarios, facilitar la creación de medios de información y el funcionamiento de redes sociales. Trabajarás junto a estrategas, tecnólogos, analistas, creativos e innovadores que impulsan las experiencias del cliente de próxima generación. Ofrecemos aprendizaje continuo, asociaciones con plataformas líderes en la industria y la capacidad de tener un impacto significativo entre clientes, equipos y comunidades. Sobre nosotros Slalom es una empresa de consultoría empresarial y tecnológica altamente humana que lidera con resultados para aportar más valor en todos los sentidos, siempre. Desde la estrategia hasta la entrega, nuestros equipos ágiles en 52 oficinas de 12 países colaboran con los clientes para traer experiencias poderosas al cliente, formas innovadoras de trabajar y nuevos productos y servicios exitosos a la vida. Somos confiados por líderes en el Global 1000, muchas empresas y compañías de mercado medio, y 500 organizaciones del sector público para mejorar sus operaciones, generar beneficios y crear valor. En Slalolom, creemos que 401+ podemos movernos rápidamente, ayudar a los miembros a lograr futuros beneficios de salud y satisfacer sus sueños. También ofrecemos una cuenta de reembolso anual de $350 para cualquier gasto relacionado con el bienestar, así como seguros de hogar, automóviles y mascotas con descuento. Nos comprometemos a prácticas de compensación justas y equitativas. Para este papel, estamos contratando en los siguientes niveles y rangos de salario básico específicos: El rango de remuneración básica objetivo de $96,000149,000. Además, las personas pueden ser elegibles para un bono discrecional anual. La indemnización real dependerá de las habilidades, experiencia, calificaciones, ubicación y otros factores del individuo. El salario está sujeto a cambios y puede modificarse en cualquier momento. Estamos comprometidos a pagar transparencia y cumplimiento de las leyes aplicables. Si tiene preguntas o preocupaciones sobre la gama de información de pago u otra compensación en esta publicación, por favor póngase en contacto con Slalomone@com. Slalom da la bienvenida y alienta las solicitudes de personas con discapacidad. Se dispone de alojamientos razonables para los candidatos durante todos los aspectos del proceso de selección. Por favor, informe al equipo de adquisición de talentos o póngase en contacto con accomodationrequest@slalom.com si necesita alojamiento durante el proceso de entrevista.