Senior Advisor, Partnership Marketing (P4)

$108,800 - $121,600/Yr

Save The Children - Fairfield, CT

Full-time - Senior

Hybrid - Fairfield, CT

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Senior Advisor, Partnership Marketing at Save the Children plays a crucial role in developing strategic marketing plans that engage corporate partners and inspire them to support the organization's mission. This position involves leading the creation and execution of impactful marketing campaigns and cause-marketing programs, aimed at enhancing awareness and fundraising efforts. The advisor will work closely with various stakeholders to translate corporate social impact strategies into meaningful programs for children, utilizing powerful storytelling and innovative marketing initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive marketing strategies that articulate the shared value proposition between corporate partners and Save the Children.
• Create compelling narratives that position partnerships as integral to advancing the organization's mission.
• Design multi-channel campaign frameworks that showcase partnership impact and engage key stakeholders.
• Lead the development of partnership messaging architecture and storytelling approaches.
• Identify and capitalize on emerging trends in cause marketing and purpose-driven partnerships.
• Design and implement integrated cause marketing campaigns that drive awareness and engagement.
• Create co-branded marketing initiatives across digital, social, and traditional channels.
• Develop content strategies that showcase partnership impact and success stories.
• Lead creative development for partnership activations and campaigns.
• Oversee campaign execution to ensure consistent messaging and brand alignment.
• Write and edit high-impact partnership communications materials.
• Guide the development of partnership presentations and marketing collateral.
• Establish KPIs and success metrics for partnership marketing initiatives.
• Monitor and analyze campaign performance across channels.
• Provide data-driven recommendations for optimizing partnership marketing efforts.
• Create compelling case studies and impact reports that demonstrate partnership value, campaign success and learnings.
• Collaborate with colleagues in Corporate Partnerships, US Programs and Save the Children International to ensure alignment and integration.
• Champion partner marketing initiatives within Marketing, Communications and Fundraising to ensure maximum support and visibility to achieve campaign goals.
• Train, develop, coach, lead, and supervise one direct report to instill a practice of partnership marketing best practices.

Requirements

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree in marketing, communications or equivalent experience.
• At least 8 years of relevant experience in marketing or communications.
• Proven track record developing successful cause marketing campaigns.
• Deep understanding of corporate social impact and ESG landscape.
• Experience working with corporate partners and their marketing teams.
• Demonstrated success in strategic storytelling and content development.
• Ability to work well under pressure and handle numerous projects simultaneously with attention to detail.
• Professional proficiency in MS Office suite.
• Professional proficiency in spoken and written English.

Nice-to-haves

• Deep knowledge of multi-channel marketing strategies.
• Experience with marketing analytics and measurement tools.

Benefits

• Flexible schedules and time off including generous PTO and 11 paid holidays plus 2 floating holidays.
• Competitive health care, dental and vision coverage for employees and their families.
• Variety of paid leaves including caregiver, parental/adoption, critical child illness and fertility benefits.
• Annual merit increases and/or additional incentives for eligible employees.
• Retirement savings plan with employer contributions after one year.
• 15 safety and wellness days annually, mental health benefits and support through Calm and company-hosted events.
• Access to internal and external learning & development opportunities and mentorships.