Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) is a subscription-led and digitally-focused media and marketing solutions company committed to empowering communities to thrive. With an unmatched reach at the national and local level, Gannett touches the lives of millions with our Pulitzer Prize-winning content, consumer experiences and benefits, and advertiser products and services.

Our current portfolio of media assets includes The USA TODAY NETWORK, which includes USA TODAY, and local media organizations in 43 states in the United States, and Newsquest, a wholly-owned subsidiary operating in the United Kingdom. We also own digital marketing services companies under the brand LocaliQ, which provide a cloud-based platform of products to enable small and medium-sized businesses to accomplish their marketing goals. In addition, our portfolio includes one of the largest media-owned events businesses in the U.S., USA TODAY NETWORK Ventures.

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TEAM DESCRIPTION:
LocaliQ is used by local, small businesses to help them find, convert and keep customers. As part of the USA Today Network, LocaliQ is changing the way businesses understand audiences and where to find them.

How? With an all-in-one marketing platform that optimizes any marketing budget to deliver more relevant messages to local consumers with a suite of marketing automation, channel campaign management, CRM and insight tools. In this digital world we are on a mission to keep small businesses growing and thriving because the health of local communities depends on it.

Get ready to roll up your sleeves and build something that unites local businesses and the world of Martech. If you’re talented, driven, creative, and love small businesses as much as we do -- let's talk!

ROLE DESCRIPTION:
Gannett’s B2B Marketing team is looking for a Senior Digital Marketing Specialist to join our growing team. Reporting into the Director of Growth, the Sr. Digital Marketing Specialist supports our ambitious vision by driving and scaling our digital acquisition strategy for paid, social, and organic channels to drive quality leads that convert to closed/won sales.

LocaliQ’s Sr. Digital Marketing Specialist will plan, develop, and execute campaigns across channels to drive inbound leads for WordStream.com and LocaliQ.com. This person will rigorously optimize, test and report on outcomes daily. As a Sr. Digital Marketing Specialist, you will be responsible for aggressively growing LocaliQ’s customer base by planning strategy, developing tests, and executing to hit lead targets. We are looking for an executor, comfortable with data and has direct experience running marketing programs, optimizing web pages, testing copy, and more.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Plans, executes, and measures experiments and conversion tests.
• Full execution of testing, from ideation to creation.
• Manages A/B and multivariate experiments.
• Work closely with Web team to develop and optimize landing pages.
• Brainstorms new and creative growth strategies through digital marketing.
• Measures and reports on performance of all digital marketing campaigns and assesses against goals (ROI and KPIs).
• Identifies trends and insights, and optimizes spend and performance based on the insights.
• Partners with the brand and product marketing teams to optimize and test creative assets, landing pages, and ad copy.
• Research competitors and provides suggestions for improvement.
• Collaborates with internal teams to optimize user experience.
• Utilizes strong analytical ability to evaluate end-to-end customer experience across multiple channels and customer touch points.
• Keep abreast with industry and market trends and best practices
• Management and reporting of all digital acquisition metrics on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis (ie CTRs, CPCs, CPM, CPL)

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 3-5 years of experience in digital marketing campaign execution
• Highly creative with experience in identifying target audiences and devising digital campaigns that engage, inform, and motivate
• Proven working experience in digital marketing, particularly within the industry
• Demonstrable experience leading and managing SEO/SEM, marketing database, email, social media, and/or display advertising campaigns
• Solid knowledge of website and analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics, Google Ads, Marketo, SalesForce, etc.)
• Working knowledge of ad serving tools
• Proven working experience in digital marketing, particularly within the industry
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in marketing or a related field

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The annualized base salary for this role will range between $45,000 and $105,800. Variable compensation is not reflected in these figures and based on the role, may be applicable. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, location, and union representation, if applicable.

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