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Position Summary
The Senior Marketing Planner, APAC will be responsible for developing and implementing a marketing strategy for all ISC2 audiences, to align with the overall GTM plan to achieve our strategic goals and targets in the Asia-Pacific Region.
Responsibilities
- Leads the development and execution of APAC marketing strategy and plan for all ISC2’s certification, training and professional development products
- Partner with the APAC sales team, to both create a marketing strategy for driving awareness and leads per sub-region in the APAC region. Serves as the marketing Subject Matter Expert in APAC to stakeholders outside the team
- Proactively executes multiple, often concurrent, integrated strategic marketing campaigns and projects in support of business goals in the region, reprioritising where needed. These will include, but are not limited to, lead generation, lead nurturing/scoring, engagement, progression, membership growth, training revenue, product promotion and member retention
- Collaborate with the wider marketing team on acquisition, progression and member engagement and retention strategies which will impact the APAC region, localising and enhancing where needed
- Tracks overall effectiveness of marketing programs, demonstrating ROI and recommending tweaks or adjustments to improve results based on intuition, experience and data. Owns and is responsible for the implementation of assigned projects, including but not limited to, media strategy and planning, budgetary recommendations, creative requests, email automation strategies, execution, performance benchmarks and overall project deadlines
- Develops and manages stakeholder relationships and expectations, including sales team and channel partners, to ensure timely completion of projects
- Miscellaneous duties as assigned, including attending trade shows
Behavioral Competencies
- Must exhibit strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor to maintain business relationships with internal and external staff, members, partners, clients, and teams.
- Exceptional communication (verbal and written) and presentation skills in English; confidently articulate information in a professional manner to individuals at all levels, and with both internal and external partners
- Effective organization, time and project management; ability to multi-task, work under pressure and meet multiple deadlines; all with limited supervision as position is remote
- Highly motivated individual with a can-do experience; resourceful and proactive
Qualifications
- Social media expertise using various platforms to include creating, influencing and increasing followings (LinkedIn, X, Facebook, etc.)
- Excellent PC skills including MS Office products (Word, Excel, Power Point), internet and web applications (basic understanding of HTML), workflow diagram software (Lucidchart), etc.
- Salesforce CRM and Marketing Cloud knowledge a plus
- Marketing experience in IT, cybersecurity, or association membership preferred
Physical and Mental Demands
- Travel up to 10%
- Work normal business hours and extended hours for collaboration with teams in US and UK timezones when necessary
- Remain in a stationary position, often standing or sitting, for prolonged periods
- Regular use of office equipment such as a computer/laptop and monitor computer screens
Education and Work Experience
- Bachelors Degree in Marketing, Digital Marketing, Communications or related field preferred
- 5+ years’ experience managing and executing marketing campaigns for products & services, preferably professional development products