Marketing Manager

Stratus Estate Buyers is seeking a hands-on Marketing Manager to lead marketing strategy and execution for estate buying events and company growth. This onsite role in Olivette, Missouri focuses on media buying, vendor and partner management, budget and ROI analysis, and B2B marketing to expand a network of jewelry store partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute marketing strategies that support company growth, estate buying event performance, and jewelry store partner satisfaction.
• Plan, execute, and optimize multi-channel media buys and marketing campaigns, including digital advertising, direct mail, email, social media, and local promotions.
• Manage relationships with media partners, agencies, and marketing vendors by evaluating performance, managing spend, and holding partners accountable for results.
• Own marketing budgets and campaign spend analysis, using ROI, campaign performance, lead generation, and other key metrics to guide future investment decisions.
• Build and run B2B marketing initiatives to grow awareness with prospective jewelry store partners and generate qualified leads and opportunities for the Sales team.
• Oversee marketing campaigns for estate buying events nationwide, ensuring accurate execution, effectiveness, and adherence to schedules.
• Track and analyze campaign performance, translating marketing data into clear, actionable recommendations for leadership.
• Maintain consistent brand standards across marketing materials, including websites, social media, partner communications, and other channels.
• Create and manage marketing content across websites, email campaigns, social media, blogs, press releases, and other channels.
• Coordinate with internal teams, jewelry store partners, Sales, and external vendors to execute initiatives and improve results.
• Represent Stratus at industry events, trade shows, conferences, and networking opportunities as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 3+ years of progressive experience in marketing, brand management, campaign management, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience planning and managing media buys across multiple marketing channels.
• Experience managing media, advertising, or agency relationships and evaluating vendor performance.
• Strong background in marketing budget management and analysis, including evaluating campaign results, ROI, and effectiveness to make data-informed recommendations.
• Experience developing or executing B2B marketing and lead-generation initiatives that support a sales organization.
• Proven ability to plan and execute successful marketing campaigns with measurable results.
• Experience with digital marketing platforms, CRM systems, email marketing, social media, and website management.
• Strong analytical skills to translate marketing data into actionable business recommendations.
• Excellent communication, project management, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple campaigns, vendors, deadlines, and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Willingness to travel periodically for partner visits, trade shows, company events, and other business needs.
• Self-motivated, collaborative, creative, and results-oriented work style.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Application Questions

• Briefly describe your experience managing media buys and external media or advertising vendors. What types of media and approximate budgets have you been responsible for?
• Tell us about a marketing campaign you were responsible for analyzing. How did you measure its success and determine the return on the company's marketing investment?
• What experience do you have with B2B marketing or lead generation? Please briefly describe how your marketing efforts generated prospective customers or partners for a Sales team to pursue.

Work Location

In person. Olivette, MO.

What Success Looks Like

• The right candidate understands the purpose of marketing activity, what it costs, and what return it delivers.
• They can review spend and performance, identify drivers of results, challenge underperforming areas, and make thoughtful recommendations about where Stratus should invest next.
• They help marketing contribute directly to growth on both sides of the business by bringing customers to estate buying events and creating new opportunities for the Sales team to develop partner relationships.