Marketing Lead / Manager (Service / Staffing Industry Focus)
Job Description
Marketing Lead / Manager (Service / Staffing IndustryFocus)
Location: Kolkata
Experience:3–8 years
Industry: Service / Staffing / Skill Development
Employment Type: Full-time | Work from Office
Summary
We are looking for a strategic and results-driven MarketingLead / Manager with extensive experience in the service, staffing, orskill development sectors. In this role, you will lead our marketingdepartment to drive aggressive B2B corporate client acquisition and B2Ccandidate/student enrollment. The ideal candidate understands the nuances ofmarketing intangible services, possesses a strong data-backed approach to leadgeneration, and excels at building high-performance teams. You will takecomplete ownership of our multi-channel marketing budget, ensuring our serviceofferings maintain premium visibility and authority in the market.
Key Responsibilities
1. Service Growth & Performance Marketing
- B2B& B2C Campaign Architecture: Formulate and execute full-funnelpaid media frameworks (Google, Meta, LinkedIn) tailored for service leadgeneration and corporate client acquisition.
- Funnel& CPA Optimization: Own and optimize the client/candidateacquisition funnel, focusing heavily on lowering Cost Per Lead (CPL) andmaximizing conversion rates for high-value services.
- Data& Analytics Infrastructure: Oversee Google Analytics 4 (GA4), tagmanagement, and CRM pipelines (HubSpot/Zoho) to build transparent,executive-level ROI dashboards.
- ConversionRate Optimization (CRO): Plan and lead systematic A/B testing frameworksfor ad copy, landing pages, and service inquiry forms to minimizedrop-offs.
2. Service Branding & Thought Leadership
- OmnichannelBrand Voice: Establish and guard a premium, cohesive identity acrosscorporate communication channels, ensuring our service expertise standsout against competitors.
- B2BContent Leadership: Direct copy and design teams to deliverauthoritative, industry-specific content, whitepapers, case studies, andcorporate thought-leadership campaigns.
- CommunityEngagement: Cultivate organic digital communities and discoverhigh-value strategic partnerships, industry influencer alignments, and PRopportunities.
- TeamMentorship: Lead, mentor, and upskill a cross-functional marketingteam comprising graphic designers, copywriters, performance executives,and social media specialists.
- KPI& Performance Management: Establish clear daily, weekly, andmonthly Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the team, conducting regularperformance reviews to ensure accountability.
- Agency& Vendor Governance: Manage relationships with externalperformance marketing agencies, PR firms, and freelancers, ensuring theiroutputs align with company quality benchmarks.
- Cross-FunctionalCollaboration: Act as the primary bridge between marketing andinternal stakeholders—particularly working alongside Sales, Operations,and Delivery heads to align marketing outputs with service revenue goals.
- BTL& Corporate Event Strategy: Conceptualize, plan, and executecorporate networking events, HR summits, skill development workshops, andtargeted BTL activations.
- SalesPipeline Enablement: Coordinate with the B2B sales team to supplyhigh-conversion sales collateral, corporate pitch decks, client casestudies, and Account-Based Marketing (ABM) toolkits.
- Vendor& Budget Control: Oversee vendor onboarding, negotiate contracts,and manage event fabrication to keep overhead strictly within budgetedparameters.
Requirements
- Education: MBA in Marketing, Master’s in Mass Communication, or an equivalentspecialization.
- Experience:3–8 years of professional marketing experience, with at least 3 yearsexplicitly within the service, staffing, HR-tech, or educational/skilldevelopment sectors.
- TeamManagement: Proven track record of directly managing an internal teamof at least 3–5 marketing professionals alongside external agencypartners.
- TechnicalStack: Deep expertise in ad managers, SEO/SEM automation tools, GA4,and service-industry CRM automation platforms.
- CoreCompetencies: Deep understanding of B2B service marketing cycles,exceptional executive communication, sharp analytical problem-solving, anda track record of handling high-pressure project deadlines.