New York, NY

Digital Marketing Director

Talener

Our Client is a start-up PE/VC fund, focused on harnessing the power of cutting edge technology for social good. This team focuses on a diverse portfolio across public AI, start-ups, and public sector initiatives. We are partnered with them to find a Marketing Director/Lead Campaign Strategist, to lead the design & execution of a multi-channel voter persuasion / electoral tools program, leveraging creator ecosystems, social media, and digital marketing to improve Democratic performance in 2026.   
 
Job Title: Marketing Director & Lead Campaign Strategist

Location:  NYC – Must be local to NYC-metro area and comfortable working onsite in midtown Manhattan 3x per week
  
Job Type: Contract-to-hire. The position will begin as a 3-month contract to evaluate mutual fit, with intent to then convert to FTE after 3-months.


Required Skills & Technologies:

  • 10+ years professional experience in digital marketing with fluency across various platforms (paid/programmatic/organic/social/creator)
  • Experience managing 7-figure media / marketing budgets
  • Experience with analytics and measuring effectiveness of campaigns and various channels
  • Experience translating research into scalable campaigns – setting messaging & targeting priorities
  • Experience managing / tracking performance across digital marketing channels
  • Experience managing and coordinating across multiple digital marketing vendors
  • Experience running paid media and organic campaigns (TikTok, YouTube, Meta, etc.) – including media buying & testing 
  • Strong passion for politics, social impact, and Democratic initiatives
  • Strong analytical and research skills
  • Ability to work cross-functionally, lead strategy/direction, compromise and push-back on stakeholders when needed
  • Experience with polling, focus groups, policy analysis, campaign tracking, etc. 
  • Experience managing / designing geographic and demographic targeting, audience segmentation, etc. 


Additional skills: 

  • Degree in Digital Marketing, Political Science, Government, or related field
  • Experience working in a small-team / start-up environment
  • Experience leading digital marketing within election/political campaign context
  • Strong passion for philanthropy and social impact
 

Rate/Salary: Hourly rate of $90-$100/hr, with salary conversion expected to be in +/- 175,000 – 200,000 base salary range (based on experience), plus 10% bonus


Benefits and Perks:

  • Comprehensive benefits
  • Opportunity to make large-impact in a highly visible and new role 
 
 
If interested, please apply directly or reach out to Andrew Zaloom for more information: azaloom@talener.com

  

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