[KITlist] CONTR: Vertical Marketing/Marketing Communications Manager (San Jose, CA)

Saturday, December 24, 2011

Please direct your responses to: http://tinyurl.com/Crawfords-459

Crawford Group (www.crawfordgroup.com) is seeking a full time Vertical Marketing/Marketing Communications Manager for our client located in San Jose, CA. This consultant will develop and manage programs in support of enterprise and mid-market video solutions. The assignment entails the development and creation of marketing materials to support product launches and vertical marketing materials targeting education, healthcare and public-sector marketplaces.

The Marketing/MarCom manager will interface with Product Managers and Vertical Segment Marketing Managers in the development of product messaging, product naming, marketing collateral, website communications, and video communications in support of product launches for video solutions.
Working with Product Managers and Vertical Segment Marketing Managers, they will collaborate on the development of content and manage the review and refinement cycles through the corporate editing team and external agency teams. In addition, they will partner with the video solution Marketing Manager to create the marketing strategy for the video family of products.
We are looking for consultants who are creative and have demonstrated leadership ability. To be successful in this role, the Marketing/MarCom manager must possess strong project management skills and have the ability to successfully coordinate and deliver multiple initiatives. Collaboration with internal clients is a significant part of this role, as campaigns developed for enterprise and mid-market video solutions must be reviewed with education, healthcare and public-sector teams to assure alignment with business goals.

Skills:

* 7 â€" 10 years of high-tech marketing experience required, including B2B marketing strategy development for at least one large company
* Demonstrated success in developing product messaging, product naming, collateral, website communications, and video production in support of product launches (Solid samples of prior work are a BIG PLUS)
* Experience targeting education, healthcare and/or public-sector vertical segments preferred, but not required
* Proven ability to integrate the elements of a cohesive marketing program and prioritize initiatives in support of customer segmentation goals
* Creative thinker; flexible and adaptable; open to new ideas and confident in bringing ideas to cross-functional teams
* Self-driven, proactive, goal-oriented individual; ability to integrate productively with a very fast-paced, “start-up” style team
* Directly manage projects and lead cross-functional teams in the review, refinement and delivery of marketing executables
* Solid writing skills and strong project management skills
* Knowledge of video technologies is not required; however, familiarity marketing technology products is highly preferred
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills â€" both written and verbal
* Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
* BA/BS in Communications, Marketing, Advertising or related field

Rate: $2000/week as a w2 employee of Crawford Group

Location: 30% offsite/flexible, 70% onsite at client’s location in San Jose, CA. Other team members in Europe and on the East coast will require availability during very early morning hours.

Hours/duration: Full time, January 9, 2012- ongoing

Interested? Please create an online including a Word version resume by following the link below:

http://tinyurl.com/Crawfords-459


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[KITlist] CONTR: Marcom Manager, Collaboration and Business Video (Services) (San Jose, CA)

Please direct your responses to: http://tinyurl.com/Crawfords-459

Crawford Group (www.crawfordgroup.com) is seeking a Marcom Manager, Collaboration and Business Video consultant to provide professional marketing services for our clients’ Services marketing communications initiatives. The ideal candidate is a strong marcom manager, capable of creating communications plans and executing on the programs. Must be a strong writer, have superb interpersonal and excel at dealing with complexity.

Specific responsibilities include:

* Web marketing, collateral development, messaging development, communication plans, events, campaign integration, video and case study projects, etc.
* Develop holistic marketing strategies
* Identify the need for market research and to develop and execute market research study
* Perform basic analysis of findings
* Manage senior level programs visible at the executive level and cross multiple technology groups or marketing segments.
* Manage and make strategic recommendations for marcom programs (advertising, direct marketing, print collateral, web, seminars, tradeshows and events) for technology groups, solutions and initiatives
* Make recommendations to VP’s and GM’s on strategic marcom direction for technology groups or CMO’s
* Write detailed marketing communication plans for multiple technology groups, solutions, initiatives
* Lead cross-segment marketing campaigns between multiple technology groups or around multiple solutions or initiatives
* Participate in ongoing BU or Executive staff meetings of the technology group; give updates at least once per quarter
* Manage marcom or multiple budgets
* Identify measureable metrics for program deliverables and tracks metrics on a consistent basis
* Ensure global consistency and buy-in for solutions/programs

Skills:

* 10 years’ marketing/communications experience (including 5 years’ experience in the technology industry). Must include experience working for at least one large company
* Advanced knowledge of the networking industry and all technologies, solutions, and initiatives
* Solid understanding of market segmentation, product positioning and targeted marketing
* Experience with integrated marketing communications campaigns, programs
* Experience creating collateral and managing the hands on aspects of the collateral creation process
* Competence with basic web design, writing, navigation concepts
* Strong verbal and written communication skills. Must excel at value-centric messaging and writing
* Demonstrated competency with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
* BA/BS in Marketing, Communications, Business, or similar
* Cisco experience with marketing communications for either products or services is preferable

Rate: $2,000/week, as a w2 employee of Crawford Group

Location: Half time onsite at client offices in San Jose, half time offsite. No phone calls, please.

Hours/Duration: Full time, ASAP-ongoing

Interested? Please create a profile, including your resume in Word format plus writing samples or links to online portfolio:

http://tinyurl.com/Crawfords-473


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[KITlist] CONTR: Web Content Strategist (San Jose, CA)

Please direct your responses to: http://tinyurl.com/Crawfords-469

Crawford Group (www.crawfordgroup.com) is seeking a full time Web Content Strategist consultant for our client located in San Jose. The consultant will be responsible for developing and executing content marketing strategies to meet marketing objectives. Candidacy for this assignment requires a proven background in creating strategic/actionable marketing plans, and specifically, driving content/programs to optimize corporate presence on the Web. Must have exceptional program and project management skills.

The ideal candidate is a confident, flexible driver with exceptional interpersonal skills who exceeds at managing both internal and external teams.

Specific responsibilities include:

* Participate in the planning and development of Segment marketing plans
* Develop Content Marketing Solutions Plan to define goals, objectives, strategy, and tactics, including KPIs and a measurement plan
* Partner with the Segment team to populate the Audience Mapping Strategy template to define the who, what, when, where, why for content (audience, topic, format, placement, promotion, goal, measurement)
* Work with Segment team to develop a content strategy and editorial calendar to keep web content fresh and relevant, aligning with defined marketing themes or focus
* Understand SEO best practices and ensure integration into plans
* Create standard web metrics reporting dashboard in Omniture Site Catalyst and report data to segment teams, with analysis and recommendations for content performance improvement
* Identify internal and external resources/vendors required to execute the project: developer, writer, etc.
* Lead project teams from inception, launch to execution on time and within budget through effective management of schedule, resources, scope/deliverables, obstacles and risks
* Build and foster strong relationships with product counterparts in other organizations: social media, web strategy, content strategy
* Work daily with marketing managers, marcom managers, and developers
* Effectively communicate expectations and status to team members in a timely and clear fashion
* Facilitate and participate in reviews and QA to ensure high quality deliverables

Skills:

* 10+ years’ combined program and/or project management experience in a B to B marketing organization within the Technology industry. Must have experience working for at least one large company
* Passion for the web, solid working knowledge of current Internet technologies. Must have the desire to learn, understand and apply new technologies
* Strong writing, editing and verbal communications skills
* Confident, diplomatic and credible presence for partnering with a wide range of stakeholders at all levels of the organization
* Competency working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
* Conflict management skills: Mitigates conflict and communication problems, understand how to communicate difficult/sensitive information with diplomacy and tact
* Experience with various project management methodologies and ability to tailor approach for success
* Solid proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite including Project, Visio, Sharepoint, WebEx, Salesforce.com
* Proficiency with metrics generation and analytics tools: Omniture Site Catalyst, Clickstream, Google Analytics

Strongly preferred:

* Experience in networking or related field and/or a highly technical environment
* Project management certification or training
* Content management and publishing experience
* Awareness of social media platforms for business/marketing purposes
* BA/BS in Marketing, Journalism, Communications, or similar

Rate: $2,400/week, as a w2 employee of Crawford Group or $2,800/week as a 1099 consultant
Location: Onsite at client offices in San Jose. No phone calls, please.

Hours/Duration: Full time, ASAP-ongoing
Interested? Please create a profile, including your resume in Word format plus writing samples or links to online portfolio:

http://tinyurl.com/Crawfords-469


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