Job Description
A skilled nursing facility on the north side of Chicago is seeking a highly motivated, team-oriented Director of Marketing where the primary responsibility is to identify and build relationships with current and new referral sources for business development purposes. The Director of Marketing will be expected to demonstrate the capacity to develop the market and maintain a working knowledge of local market trends and competition. The salary range for the Director of Marketing is $50-60k and the role is commission eligible.
Responsibilities of the Director of Marketing:
- Provide referral sources with appropriate information and assistance
- Develop relationships with a growing base of referral sources, leading to a consistent flow of quality referrals with the majority of time allocated to external sales development;
- Invests a minimum of 80% of work time on face-to-face referral development completing sales calls to physicians, hospital and medical professionals, community, managed care, senior communities and other related contacts;
- Maintains forms, reports, and statistical data including input into marketing tracking application
- Effectively use available resources to build relationships resulting in gaining prospective customers and gaining commitment to admission;
- Responds immediately to all referral calls and visits all potential customers;
- Actively manage customer transition from referral to admission.
Requirements of the Director of Marketing:
- Bachelor's degree preferred
- Previous experience in skilled nursing, pharmaceuticals, or social work preferred
- Excellent communication skills
- Familiarity with long term care services useful
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Self-directed and very organized with the ability to work with little supervision
Job ID: P-4
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $50,000.00 to $60,000.00 /year