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Marketing Manager

Cascade Public Media, Seattle, WA USA

Cascade PBS is hiring!

Salary: $96,000-$109,000

Level: Manager

Duration: Full Time

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The Cascade PBS’s mission is to inform and inspire our community to make the world a better place.

Our vision is to be the most essential and relevant media organization in the region.

The Marketing Manager leads the planning and execution of marketing and communications campaigns and organizational initiatives. This role champions consistent messaging, aligns resources, tracks deliverables, and uses data and analytics to benchmark success while demonstrating Cascade PBS’s values of integrity, community, innovation and diversity.

Salary range: $96,000 - $109,000

Location: Seattle, WA

Hybrid schedule available

Cascade PBS offers competitive benefits to team members working 20 hours or more a week. Benefits include:

  • 11 paid holidays
  • 1 personal holiday
  • 21 of Paid Time Off (PTO) to start
  • Half-day Fridays during Summer
  • Company-matched 401(k) Retirement Plan that is fully-vested immediately
  • Employer paid ORCA card
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES

  • Support the Director of Programming, Marketing and Communications with organization wide strategic and operational leadership
  • Manage Email and Digital Marketing Specialist, Campaign Specialist, and Social Media Editor
  • Coordinate cross-functional campaigns with design, video, social media, philanthropy, events, and editorial teams
  • Help lead cross-functional efforts to develop new data-driven methods to drive reach, engagement and conversion
  • Develop strategy and guide staff in developing content, email, and social marketing strategies
  • Develop and maintain effective relationships with senior management and community partners
  • Lead cross-functional efforts to set monthly promotional priorities and communicate them across the organization
  • Maintain departmental calendar and documentation of ongoing Marcom activities and communicate deadlines and expectations
  • Ensure consistent messaging across all channels for a seamless experience across print, web, on-air and digital platforms
  • Contribute to discussions around programmatic, digital, social and OTT/CTV campaigns
  • Oversee placement of radio, out of home and other traditional paid media
  • Coordinate with Data and Analytics team for measurement and optimization of the marketing funnel
  • Develop and track marketing and communications budgets in association with each project
  • Work with external agency on earned media initiatives as assigned
  • Review deliverables and campaign plans to ensure high quality work
  • Submit creative briefs for design assets and on-air promos as needed
  • Manage brand voice and editorial style guide and provide writing and copy editing support
  • Collaborate with other team members to foster a positive and productive culture and contribute toward the overall growth of Cascade PBS.
  • Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice

REQUIRED SKILLS/ABILITIES

  • Five years of experience managing cross-functional projects preferred
  • Strong critical thinking skills with the ability to analyze information and make sound decisions
  • Exceptional verbal and written communications skills including copywriting and copy editing
  • Outstanding attention to detail and creative judgment
  • Ability to manage through change in dynamic media industry environment
  • Experience with CRM and email platforms; Salesforce and Marketing Cloud preferred

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

  • Bachelor’s Degree (preferably in Business, Marketing, or Communications) or equivalent experience required
  • Seven years of experience in marketing and communications related field required
  • Three years of hiring, management and supervisory experience required
  • Experience developing and executing marketing and communications plans required
  • Experience developing and executing e-mail marketing touchpoints in digital ecosystem required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Ability to view data on a computer screen for long periods of time
  • Ability to type on a keyboard for long periods of time
  • Ability to sit or stand for extended periods

The hiring process for this role will include a phone screen and a virtual or in-person panel interview. In some instances, additional panel interviews may take place. If you need reasonable accommodation during the job application or interview process, please contact us at jobs@kcts9.org.

About Cascade Public Media

Who We Are
Cascade Public Media is the Cascade region's independent, nonprofit news and public television service. Our mission is to inform and inspire our community to make the world a better place.

We began broadcasting on TV as KCTS in Seattle back in 1954, and have seen numerous changes in the decades since. In 2015, we welcomed the Crosscut news staff onto our team. Today, we share PBS and local TV programming as well as our award-winning local news and investigations under the unified name Cascade PBS.

We’re supported by more than 100,000 members in the Western U.S. and Canada. Our signal is also carried on KYVE 47 to serve Yakima and central Washington.

What we do
Cascade PBS is the Northwest’s home for quality television, trusted journalism, and memorable live events.We inspire and inform audiences with a diverse array of celebrated shows, including global dramas (like Masterpiece and Call the Midwife); award-winning documentaries (Ken Burns films, American Experience, American Masters); science and nature (NOVA, Nature); cultural history (Finding Your Roots, Antiques Roadshow), kids programming(Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, Molly of Denali) and news (PBS News Hour, Frontline, Amanpour & Co.). We also produce a growing collection of local shows, such as Mossback’s Northwest, Nick on the Rocks, Out & Back with Alison Mariella Désir, The Nosh with Rachel Belle, Black Arts Legacies and The Newsfeed.

Our newsroom gives audiences the facts and analysis they need to participate in important conversations about our communities.

We host numerous in-person events (many at our new home on First Hill), including forums, discussions, film screenings, and the renowned Cascade PBS Ideas Festival.

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