Washington, D.C. - BattleAxe Digital is hiring a Digital Director

[BattleAxe Digital]

BattleAxe Digital is looking for a Digital Director to join our fast-growing team. We are looking for someone with strong management and organizational skills who can help lead a team of 10+ employees. 

 

In this role, you will help develop the digital strategy for client accounts, including acquisition and persuasion ads, fundraising, and social media. The right candidate will be a quick thinker and problem solver, who has the proven ability to manage large scale digital programs. The digital director will specifically oversee the Digital Advertising and Social Media programs, working alongside the Email Fundraising Director and Content Director to achieve optimal results for BattleAxe Clients. 

 

This is a full-time position based in Washington, DC. Salary is commensurate with experience and includes a health care stipend and other benefits. Please note: This is NOT a remote position. 

 

You will:

• Oversee all digital advertising targeting and optimization for acquisition and persuasion ads.
• Work along side the Email Fundraising Director to develop multi-channel fundraising campaigns to help meet short-term and long-term fundraising goals across various digital platforms (email, social media, SMS, and websites) 
• Oversee all digital advertising campaign management and execution 
• Create targeting and acquisition memos and plans for clients
• Ability to think through different testing options to optimize results for clients
• Work with multi-channel advertising placement and buying
• Create programs to implement message and tactic testing

You Should:

• Be an expert with HTML, CSS, Microsoft Excel, CRMs like Blue State Digital, and NGP/VAN.
• Have media planning and buying experience, on multiple platforms
• Have at least 8 years of implementing digital programs for candidates or issues. This MUST include email fundraising and ads experience.
• Be a data wiz and be very comfortable creating reports in multiple formats. Must be an excel pro and be comfortable with Microsoft Office Suite and Google Drive/Docs/Sheets
• Proven ability to handle multiple tasks, work well under pressure, and meet tight deadlines.
• Highly creative and imaginative, must be a problem solver!
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Exceptional written and interpersonal skills
• Management experience and must work well in a team
• Be able to work under pressure and help dig into issues as they arise
• Can handle giving and receiving constructive feedback
• Have an ability to be on-call for urgent client needs, sometimes on nights or weekends, as well as later hours during campaign season
• Support for progressive values and commitment to building a safe and diverse workplace where people from all walks of life can contribute and advance the movement

 

BattleAxe Digital is an Equal Opportunity Employer, celebrates diversity in the workplace, and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, etc. 

 

To apply: email your resume and a cover letter to res...@battleaxedigital.com with the subject line: Your Name - Digital Director