Director, Advertising and Digital Marketing

Director, Advertising and Digital Marketing This individual is responsible for driving the club's advertising and media mix strategy across TV, radio, print, digital, and social mediums. This role partners with stakeholders across the organization to curate and share content driving revenue and engagement – planning, execution, and measurement. The individual in this role partners with the broadcasting team to drive activation and advertising promotion with our broadcast rights holders. They will also partner with our content department to work through strategy for both brand and revenue driving content. The individual in this role will also provide centralized planning and support for all marketing and advertising for Spring Training, Astros Foundation, Houston Open, and other special events.
Essential duties and responsibilities include:
Create strategic media plans for all promotions, events, sponsor initiatives, community initiatives, etc. and facilitate execution. Plans should be holistic and cohesive across various media platforms.
Identify overall club marketing priorities with other marketing leaders and plan advertising resources accordingly to drive top initiatives.
Lead execution and measurement of advertising and media plans, collaborating across the Astros organization to drive to completion.
Work with Business Analytics to create and identify fan segments and profiles and deliver targeted advertising campaigns to a relevant audience.
Coordinate and align the efforts of general market advertising, social media, and market development activities to the overall goals of the marketing department and organization.
Evaluate current marketing programs and support the marketing strategy for Houston Open, Spring Training, and other events.
Advertising responsibilities include:
Responsible for the effectiveness of advertising, measured by ticket conversion and ROI.
Collaborate with analytics to track campaign results and develop hypotheses for optimization.
Develop ways to measure campaign effectiveness including engagement and ROI.
Oversee and approve all advertising creative ensuring that each message fits the Astros and/or minor league brands and connects with the target audience.
Design and oversee social media presence/strategy for all Astros social handles - and provide social support for other Astros affiliated properties.
Lead the Advertising, digital, and mobile marketing efforts for both English and Spanish language Astros.com, emails, digital, TV, print, radio, and mobile.
Collaborate with Corporate Partnerships and Astros Foundation to develop ways to activate the Astros brand with partners and sponsors.
Responsible for managing key advertising assets and marketing projects with broadcast rightsholders.
Collaborate with MLB to create and maintain innovative website and optimize user experiences via web, mobile, and social.
Assist in idea creation and execution of gameday promotional calendar to integrate into overall sales/marketing campaign.
Reporting and analytics responsibilities include:
Provide reports on the effectiveness of all advertising campaigns including email, social, digital, and mobile.
Develop methods to better track the effectiveness and results of digital, print, radio, and TV advertising.
Work with analytics and insights to develop fan profiles and utilize those profiles to target messaging and ensure that communications are relevant.
Utilize Scarborough research and other available databases to research and recommend methods to reach targeted fans most effectively.
Develop postmortems and regular dashboard reporting for key initiatives.
Social media responsibilities include:
Responsible for the overall social media strategy of the club and aligning that strategy to advertising efforts and club and marketing goals.
Proactively research trends, best practices, and emerging technologies to stay on the forefront of new media and establish the Astros as a leader in social media.
Partner with all stakeholders to create a social media strategy and calendar for all marketing priorities.
Proactively utilize social media analytics to determine the most successful posts, campaigns, and improve interaction and ROI.
Lead strategy for social planning and content across all Astros and affiliated social channels.
Oversee the development and growth of the social media team.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications include:
Bachelor's in marketing, communications, business, or related field.
8+ years' experience in advertising and digital marketing. Sports or entertainment experience preferred.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills – can interact well with all levels internally and externally.
Detailed oriented, organized, and able to multi-task.
Strong peer and direct leadership skills – ability to develop and manage talent.
Must be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Fluency in Spanish is a plus.
Work environment includes:
This job operates in an office and stadium setting. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, and photocopiers. The noise level is usually moderate but can be loud within the stadium environment. Must be able to work in all types of outdoor weather conditions and within a stadium environment.
Physical demands include:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to stand for long periods of time, walk long distances and/or climb up/down stairs; may be required to stoop, kneel, crouch, sit and/or move/lift up to 25lbs of equipment or supplies; use hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and focused vision.
Position type and expected hours of work include:
Ability to work a flexible schedule, including; extended hours, evenings, weekends, and holidays.
Travel:
Some travel may be expected in this role.
Other duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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