Senior Marketing Strategist at Blend360 in Wilmington, NC

companyDescription Blend is a premier AI services provider, committed to co-creating meaningful impact for its clients through the power of data science, AI, technology, and people. With a mission to fuel bold visions, Blend tackles significant challenges by seamlessly aligning human expertise with artificial intelligence. The company is dedicated to unlocking value and fostering innovation for its clients by harnessing world-class people and data-driven strategy. We believe that the power of people and AI can have a meaningful impact on your world, creating more fulfilling work and projects for our people and clients. For more information, visit www.blend360.com. The Details Location: Remote, US Based, EST preferred Duration: 6-month consulting role, with potential to extend. Benefits: We do offer benefits to our full-time consultants, including Health, Vision, Dental, 401K plan, Life Insurance, Employee Assistance Programs, and an incredibly supportive team cheering you on! jobDescription Our client is seeking Senior-Level Marketing Strategists to serve as thought leadership partners to senior Retail Customer Engagement and Wealth Marketing leadership. These consultants will provide strategic counsel, analytical rigor, and executive-level partnership to help define and drive transformative marketing initiatives across the Retail wealth segment. This role is highly strategic in nature and requires the ability to operate effectively with senior stakeholders, develop business cases and investment strategies, and translate complex data and organizational objectives into actionable marketing roadmaps. Key Responsibilities Partner with senior marketing leadership to develop comprehensive marketing strategies and execution roadmaps for high-priority transformational initiatives across Retail and Wealth Marketing Translate business objectives into actionable strategic plans with clearly defined success measures and implementation pathways Build robust business cases, investment proposals, financial models, ROI analyses, and scenario planning frameworks to support strategic decision-making and organizational investment Collaborate with business, analytics, and finance teams to define KPIs, success metrics, and performance tracking methodologies that enable data-driven evaluation of marketing effectiveness Conduct market, competitive, and customer landscape analyses to identify strategic opportunities, inform positioning, and strengthen the retail marketing value proposition Develop executive-level presentations, strategic narratives, and decision-support materials that synthesize complex findings into concise, compelling recommendations Support end-to-end management of large-scale strategic initiatives, including problem framing, hypothesis development, strategic planning, and execution alignment Drive stakeholder alignment and maintain strategic continuity across cross-functional teams and leadership groups qualifications Senior-level strategic marketing experience with demonstrated success acting as a trusted advisor and thought partner to executive marketing leadership within large, matrixed organizations Proven track record shaping and delivering large-scale, transformative marketing strategies and initiatives Strong analytical and financial acumen, including hands-on experience building business cases, investment models, ROI frameworks, and strategic analyses Ability to partner effectively with analytics and finance organizations to translate data into actionable strategic insight Exceptional executive communication, storytelling, and stakeholder management skills Proven ability to synthesize ambiguous and complex information into clear strategic recommendations and influence senior stakeholders without direct authority Experience operating within highly cross-functional environments with multiple senior stakeholders and competing priorities Deliverables Cadence Strategic marketing roadmap development — Ongoing Business cases, investment proposals, and ROI modeling — As Needed KPI framework and performance measurement development — Ongoing Market, competitive, and customer analyses — Quarterly Executive presentations and strategic recommendations — Monthly Strategic project leadership and execution planning — Ongoing additionalInformation This role is not eligible for immigration sponsorship. The starting pay range for this role is $55/ph - $75/ph. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent on several factors including but not limited to relevant experience, skills, certifications, training, and location. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range and determining factors for compensation are considered for each individual circumstance. BLEND360 also offers a competitive benefits program to meet the health and financial well-being of our team and their families. You can look forward to a range of benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401K, PTO, commuter benefits, spending accounts, life insurance, disability coverage, and EAPs. A diverse workforce is a strong workforce To deliver growth at BLEND360 and for our clients, we believe we have a responsibility and unique opportunity to positively impact the workforce. Diversity has played a critical role in our history, our growth, and continues to have a profound impact on our success.  We are determined to have equality in the workplace, within our team and as an extension of our clients’ team. This is not the work of the moment, and this requires continued learning and purposeful actions.  We are investing resources to understand and improve the sourcing, selection, and retention of the talent we hire, and ultimately the workforce we provide for our clients. We will communicate our journey in the spirit of transparency and shared learning.