At Verndale, we guide our clients to create more human experiences that drive business outcomes. We combine award-winning digital expertise, with an intimate understanding of people’s behavior, to inspire, design and build connections at scale.

As we expand our Marketing Services practice, we're hiring a Digital Marketing Strategy Practice Lead—a consulting-minded strategist with a strong Paid Media foundation, cross-channel fluency, and hands-on experience with platforms like Optimizely, Sitecore, HubSpot, and Generative AI tools. The ideal candidate also brings experience conducting Marketing Technology Assessments and supporting marketing team enablement to operationalize strategy. This role leads client engagements from business goal alignment through roadmap execution—developing strategies, OKRs, business cases, and technology recommendations that drive growth and maturity.

This is an opportunity to be part of the evolution of a team and an organization that is on a path of dramatic growth. If you’re passionate about shaping the future of our Marketing Services offering and deliver lasting impact for clients looking to modernize their marketing approach—and love working at the intersection of strategy, data, and technology—this is your opportunity to lead from the front.

Verndale is fully remote enabled, and we embrace the evolving definition of the workplace. This position can be remote, or hybrid out of our Boston location.

Responsibilities

Day-to-day, the Digital Marketing Strategy Practice Lead will lead marketing strategy engagements, conduct marketing technology assessments, guide marketing enablement programs, and help scale our consulting services. Key Responsibilities include:

Lead and Evolve the Marketing Strategy Practice

Develop integrated digital marketing strategies across Paid Media, SEO, CRM, content, and analytics
Define crawl-walk-run maturity models aligned to business goals and marketing capabilities
Lead stakeholder discovery sessions to align business needs with digital execution
Build business cases and create measurable OKRs that link investment to impact
Incorporate strategic use of Optimizely, Sitecore, and HubSpot across content, media, and personalization programs
Bring Generative AI tools into strategy development for ideation, content, optimization, and experimentation
Define executional roadmaps and align delivery teams across creative, content, tech, and analytics

Drive Client Impact

Conduct Marketing Technology Assessments to evaluate current-state platforms, integrations, and team readiness
Provide platform-agnostic guidance and recommendations to inform martech roadmaps and investment
Facilitate enablement planning to help clients scale capabilities across campaign execution, personalization, reporting, and testing
Collaborate with stakeholders to activate platforms like Optimizely ODP, Sitecore XP, and HubSpot as part of strategic programs
Connect insights from tools like GA4, Looker Studio, and HubSpot to decision-making and optimization planning

Support Sales & Business Development

Collaborate with business development leads on strategic scopes and proposals
Participate in discovery calls and RFP responses as the strategic and martech SME
Help shape go-to-market strategy for offerings such as:
Marketing Strategy & Technology Assessment
Strategic Planning & OKR Workshops
Martech Enablement & Campaign Activation Readiness
Contribute to thought leadership content, POVs, and external presentations

Mentor, Scale, and Enable

Coach junior strategists and support cross-functional team development
Develop toolkits, templates, and enablement materials to guide delivery across strategy and martech workstreams
Maintain platform fluency across Optimizely, Sitecore, and HubSpot—and share knowledge to raise internal team capability
Contribute to internal training and platform-specific education programs for clients and delivery teams

Qualifications

This is a high-impact, client-facing leadership role requiring deep digital marketing expertise and a passion for strategic consulting. 8–10+ years of hands-on experience in SEO, with a track record of delivering measurable growth

8–10+ years of experience in digital marketing strategy and planning, preferably within a consulting or agency environment
Strong expertise in Paid Media strategy with experience across Search, Social, Programmatic, and Display
Experience workshopping business goals, defining OKRs, and building executive-ready business cases
Demonstrated experience leading or contributing to Marketing Technology Assessments (current-state, gap analysis, vendor/platform evaluation)
Hands-on knowledge of Optimizely (CMS, ODP), Sitecore (XP, XM Cloud), and HubSpot—including how these platforms support personalization, content, and CRM
Fluency in Generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini) for ideation, planning, and content optimization
Strong understanding of analytics platforms (GA4, Looker Studio, HubSpot reporting) and their role in ROI-focused strategies
Skilled communicator and facilitator—able to lead workshops, deliver presentations, and influence stakeholders at the executive level
Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Strategy, or a related field preferred

Ten Great Reasons to Work at Verndale

We are a rapidly growing company that is just as entrepreneurial today as when we were founded in 1998.
We are relentlessly curious and enthusiastically solve our clients’ complex business problems through technology, data, and design.
We foster a culture that enables every person in the organization to do the best work of their career.
We offer regular training and professional development to move careers forward.
Client and employee satisfaction are our two most important business metrics.
We celebrate and champion diversity, equity, and inclusion.
We offer generous paid company holidays, vacation, and paid sick time to every employee starting on day one.
We provide top-of-the-line benefits including health, dental, vision, 401K, LTD, STD, Life Insurance, EAP, HRA and more.
We support a healthy work/life balance.
We are fully remote enabled and embrace the evolving definition of the workplace.

About Verndale

Verndale is a digital experience agency dedicated to driving growth by helping businesses create meaningful human connections in an increasingly digital world. With offices in Boston, Montreal, Los Angeles, Quito, and hubs across the Americas, we partner with marketing and technology leaders to deliver personalized web, mobile, and ecommerce solutions that elevate customer experiences.

At Verndale, we thrive on collaboration and innovation, offering a full range of services that span strategy, design, development, personalization, SEO, analytics, and digital advertising. We celebrate diversity and inclusion, striving to create a climate of respect essential for both individual and company success.

If you're ready to be part of a passionate team dedicated to making an impact and driving growth, we invite you to explore a career at Verndale.

Compensation & Benefits

Verndale is proud of the fun, diverse, and respectful company environment we enjoy on a daily basis. Competitive compensation and comprehensive coverage for medical, dental, life, disability and a 401(k) savings plan are offered to all full-time employees. Ample company paid holidays and personal time off make having a work-life balance possible. For some roles, remote work is a definite possibility; we believe in hiring the best and keeping our own happy and motivated.

Verndale is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.