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Microsoft · 2 days ago

Director – Commercial Blogs

Massachusetts, United States

Full-time

Remote

Director/Executive

$129K/yr - $249K/yr

5+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Deliver and drive application of blog strategy along with clear communications on the how and what to C-level stakeholders.

Lead our team in the continuous adjustments of our blog strategy: blog platform, content strategy, content management systems, search engine optimization (SEO), measurement, governance, and staffing models.

Apply ongoing prioritization models and tracking to load balance the work.

Work with our team to build points-of-view of digital and blog trends, business opportunities, and areas of risk related to cloud marketing priorities and audiences.

Educate key stakeholders on the why and how of digital and blog trends, audience consumption habits, publication pros and cons, and measurable objectives.

Develop an understanding of commercial cloud solutions and service offerings, business priorities, competitor set to better inform recommendations and executions.

Provide focus and drive when identifying and resolving issues that span across product marketing, PR, engineering, and other stakeholders and creates a shared vision for results.

Recruit and nurture an amazing team of blog engine experts and strategists.

Ability to evaluate and manage through your team a large staff of vendors who support the business.

Ensure the blog platform is updated to the latest web standards and secure by design.

Budget management.

Other: Embody our culture and values.

Qualification

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Required

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Economics, Public Relations, or related field AND 5+ years experience overseeing commercial blog ecosystems or related work experience + OR equivalent experience.

5+ years experience with blog content management systems within Wordpress, Adobe Experience Manager, or related systems.

Preferred

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Economics, Public Relations, or related field AND 7+ years overseeing commercial blog ecosystems or related experience + OR Master's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Economics, Public Relations, or related field AND 3+ years overseeing commercial blog ecosystems or related experience + OR equivalent experience.

Management experience leading teams of 5+ people.

Experience cultivating talent at different levels and drive cohesion across teams and stakeholders.

Experience exhibiting written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence and drive change through others.

Ability to think strategically and creatively, while maintaining great attention to detail.

Experience building highly collaborative relationships with a diverse range of partners.

Track record in creating and presenting to leaders plans, expected outcomes, and dependencies.

Company

Microsoft

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Microsoft is a software corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells a range of software products and services.

Founded in 1975

Redmond, Washington, USA

10,001+ employees

https://www.microsoft.com

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