Are you a proven leader in the expansion and enhancement of agency digital capabilities? Can you effectively drive digital media strategy and capabilities? Do people define you as an innovator, a trendsetter, a progressive thinker who can inspire and integrate digital to all other aspects of a business? If so, we are looking for you!!

Simantel is currently looking for a full time Senior Digital Strategist to define, identify and implement “best in class” digital media offerings in the areas of planning, implementation and reporting.

The right candidate is seasoned and digitally-focused who desires to continually grow his/her core skill-set and gain exposure to how digital is leveraged within the overall communications mix. He/she develops digital strategies for clients that are part of their overall business strategies.

The Digital Strategist must be able to spot digital trends, see the digital future and understand behavior, matching these with brand desires to create truly beneficial opportunities and solutions. This individual should be able to educate and inspire account managers, creative and media directors about best practices and emerging trends.

Job Summary:

  • Develops collaborative relationships with, and serves as a resource and partner with Simantel account staff, creative and media teams
  • Works with Account staff to review incoming campaigns
  • Leads audit/strategy for digital campaigns
  • Ensures a strategic focus throughout the entire lifecycle of a project.
  • Identifies opportunities and partners on organic and new business initiatives across the digital space (search, social media, mobile and emerging technology)
  • Assists in the development of RFPs and proposals
  • Present proposals and recommendations to clients (acts as lead voice of digital with client)
  • Defines estimates for large scale projects
  • Participate in and contribute to client/project meetings
  • Keeps up-to-date with technology and emerging online trends
  • Periodically reviews works in progress to ensure projects are in line with objectives
  • Defines high-level scope of projects
  • Mentors, guides and supports digital staff
  • Oversees work of digital staff members
  • Periodically reviews website metrics and provides insight on optimization
  • Provides extensive knowledge of, and preferably, hands-on experience with as wide an array as possible of digital communication methods.
  • Balances technical skills with marketing agency experience and a general enthusiasm for relationship marketing, advertising, branding and communications
  • Integrates and combines best practices from direct marketing, promotional marketing and CRM (customer relationship management) via a digital lens, and taps into specialists in those disciplines to provide sound strategic planning for highly-effective, fully-integrated online / offline campaigns.
  • Provides a perspective on creative, functional, and technical direction of solutions for clients.
  • Continually researches new developments in the online industry from the point of view of technological advancement and innovative executions
  • Understands industry/market best practices and strives to incorporate them seamlessly in day-to-day agency processes
  • Finds opportunities to keep the rest of the agency current on the latest digital marketing trends
  • Balances analytical thinking and approaches with creative thinking and long-term vision

Desired Skills & Experience

  • Bachelors of Arts/Science degree in marketing or technology or related field
  • Minimum of 5-7 years of digital/new media account service, and/or agency/marketing services-related experience
  • Prior consulting experience in digital strategy and planning
  • Prior experience in hands-on digital design and programming
  • Excellent communication skills, especially strong presentation skills

Simantel offers an attractive compensation package which includes competitive salary, 401(k) plan, PTO program, holiday pay, and a comprehensive benefits program.

Interested parties, please submit your resume to:
hr@simantel.com
Attn: Tanya Simpson
Simantel
321 SW Water Street
Peoria, IL 61602