Kitware is seeking a creative and energetic Director of Marketing to manage our brand grow our reputation and effectively engage with our communities. This is an opportunity to join the leadership team of the company behind popular open source software platforms such as CMake VTK ParaView and 3D Slicer. You will be part of a close-knit employee-owned organization that thrives on developing custom solutions to challenging problems and is committed to making the world a healthier safer better informed place through advanced research and development.
In this role you will creatively use your marketing skills and leverage the expertise of our Marketing team to promote Kitwares technical capabilities and services. Working with our technical teams you will deliver compelling thought leadership that builds our communities increases engagement and leads to business opportunities. You will be a part of Kitwares leadership team working together to ensure the success of the company while maintaining our commitment to being a great place to work.
In This Position You Will be Responsible For:
Strategic Planning: Develop and successfully implement comprehensive marketing strategies that are aligned with Kitwares mission and contribute to Kitwares business growth goals.
Marketing Expertise: Provide insights into current industry trends emerging technologies and best practices for marketing technical services.
Brand Management: Oversee and manage Kitwares brand and image. Coordinate and provide guidance on the brand and image for Kitwares many open source platforms.
Marketing Budget Management: In collaboration with company leadership develop the marketing budget and effectively manage resources to stay within that budget.
Team Leadership: Provide direction inspiration and mentorship for a small team of marketing professionals.
Analysis and Reporting: Track analyze and report on key performance metrics for marketing campaigns.
Collaboration: Work closely with other teams (HR compliance IT security etc.) to ensure the success of the company.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelors degree in marketing communications or another relevant area for this role
10 years of marketing experience with at least 5 years of experience at a technology services company
Exceptional people leadership skills with 3 years of experience successfully leading a team
Significant experience creating and following a marketing budget
Excellent project management skills and a proven track record of delivering marketing results that drive business growth
Experience collaborating successfully with others at the leadership level and thriving in a fast-paced and dynamic work environment
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
Due to contractual restrictions only candidates who are US Persons (citizens permanent residents asylees or refugees) will be considered for this position
Why Join Kitware
Make an Impact: Kitware develops products and platforms that are used by millions of people around the world
Amazing Co-workers: Work with a talented group of individuals in a collaborative environment
Rewarding Work: Kitware innovates to deliver solutions that dont yet exist for problems that are meaningful and important
Competitive Compensation Package: Receive a strong salary performance incentives and comprehensive benefits
$120000 - $150000 a year
Company Description:
Kitware is a research and development software solutions provider with a mission to advance science make a positive impact and share our results all within a collaborative employee-focused work environment that is friendly fair and flexible. Our work is improving healthcare outcomes increasing national security and advancing our national computing infrastructure. Our customers and collaborators include top universities from around the world government organizations national research labs medical device manufacturers car manufacturers financial institutions and many others.
Kitware is proud to be 100% employee-owned and Great Place to Work-Certified.
Additional Information:
Our team members enjoy a small company environment flexibility in work assignments and high levels of independence and responsibility. Besides a great work environment our comprehensive benefits package includes a competitive compensation plan tuition reimbursement program flexible working hours six weeks paid time off 401(k) health insurance life insurance short- and long-term disability insurance bonus plan and free coffee drinks and snacks.
Any unsolicited resume sent to Kitware including to Kitwares mailing addresses fax machines or email addresses whether directly to Kitware employees or to Kitwares applicant tracking system will be considered Kitware property. Kitware will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume and will consider any candidate submitted by a recruitment agency without a fully executed contract with Kitware to have been referred free of any charges or fees.
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