Marketing Director, Rosetta Stone

IXL Learning, developer of personalized learning products used by millions of people globally, is seeking a Marketing Director for Rosetta Stone.

Rosetta Stone has been the leading language learning program for 30 years, and in this role, you will play a key part in defining the future of the Rosetta Stone brand. You’ll be responsible for devising creative, multi-channel marketing strategies that drive customer acquisition and retention both domestically and internationally. You’ll bring alignment and focus in our marketing efforts across brand advertising, digital marketing, product marketing, email marketing, social media, influencer marketing, and more.

While your main focus will be on marketing the Rosetta Stone consumer product, you will also have the opportunity to lead the marketing for Rosetta Stone for Enterprise, which helps companies like BMW, Sony, and Williams-Sonoma enable their employees to speak and work confidently across language barriers. You’ll oversee strategies for areas including demand and lead generation, field marketing, and product messaging.

The ideal candidate has a track record of developing innovative approaches to opportunities and challenges, a strong ability to build consensus and collaboration across teams and departments, and a customer-first approach to marketing. We are looking for someone who is a strong communicator and storyteller, and who makes decisions with a balance of data and insights plus instinct and intuition.

This is a full-time position in our San Mateo, CA headquarters office.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

Work with executive leadership and marketing leaders to develop marketing strategies to achieve our customer acquisition goals and secure Rosetta Stone’s position as the market leader for the long-term

Refine and build out Rosetta Stone’s brand narrative and positioning to appeal to a broad range of consumers

Oversee the integration of our marketing efforts across channels, working with marketing team leads to ensure consistency throughout customer touchpoints including: brand advertising, digital marketing, product marketing, email marketing, social media, influencer marketing, affiliate marketing, public relations, SEO, and more

Own the pricing and promotion strategy, ensuring cohesion across marketing channels and continually testing and optimizing these strategies over time

Lead go-to-market planning for new product and feature launches, coordinating both external and internal communications

Devise and implement marketing strategies localized for key international markets to grow our global customer base

Manage and mentor a small team of marketing generalists and email marketers, with opportunity to add headcount

Rosetta Stone for Enterprise: Lead our B2B marketing efforts, with a focus on developing compelling product messaging and materials, and lead generation and lead nurture strategies

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

BA/BS degree

12+ years of consumer brand marketing and/or integrated marketing experience, including experience leading and driving overarching marketing strategy

B2B or enterprise marketing experience is a plus

5+ years of people management experience, including managing other people managers

Strategic thinking: You are able to take a set of goals and build short- and long-term plans and strategies to achieve them. You don’t fall back on doing what’s always been done, but consider an idea from all angles, ask smart questions, and make thoughtful decisions that align with the company needs, values, and resources

Written communication: You are an exceptional writer and editor who knows how to clearly communicate a message, cut through the noise, and make every word count

You get things done: You’re a self-starter, detail- and deadline-oriented, organized, and adaptable. You have the ability to manage complex, cross-functional projects and rally stakeholders around a common goal

Interpersonal skills: You have excellent verbal communication skills and can effectively communicate opportunities, challenges and solutions to leadership and cross-functional partners

Team management: You are both an effective coach and a team player, willing to roll up your sleeves and get into the weeds when needed; you hold team members to high standards while enabling them to take ownership of their work

Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The base salary range for this full-time position is $200,000 to $250,000 + benefits. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position. Individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

ABOUT IXL LEARNING

IXL Learning is the country's largest EdTech company. We reach millions of learners through our diverse range of products. For example:

1 in 4 students in the United States uses IXL.com

Rosetta Stone provides an immersive learning experience for 25 languages

Wyzant is the nation's largest community of tutors, covering 300+ subjects

Teachers Pay Teachers (TPT) is a comprehensive marketplace for millions of educator-created resources

Our mission is to create innovative products that will make a real, positive difference for learners and educators and we're looking for passionate, mission-minded people to join us in achieving this goal. We have a unique culture at IXL that fosters collaboration and the open exchange of ideas. We value our team and treat one another with kindness and respect. We approach our work with passion, tenacity, and authenticity. We find it immensely satisfying to develop products that impact the lives of millions and we are eager to have you join our team.

At IXL, we value diversity in age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, physical and mental ability, political and religious beliefs, and life experience, and we are proud to promote a work environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work. IXL Learning is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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