The Digital Experiences (DX) Team in the Global Demand Center is looking for an experienced Director, Commercial Blogs to support our commercial blog program. Our blog ecosystem has 24 blog properties including Microsoft Cloud, Azure, Microsoft 365, and Security among others. Our team is responsible for publishing 500+ blog posts annually to support priority initiatives including new solution launches, product updates, and thought leadership.In this role, you will be a strategic advisor with experience in how business to business (B2B) audiences leverage blog posts to inform decisions across their buying and consumption journey. You will showcase your experience in leading editorial teams in fast-paced, high publication volume settings and using enterprise content management systems and tools. As a B2B blog thought leader, you will leverage customer insights, traffic data, and editorial and operational best practices to help stakeholders across public relations (PR), Product Marketing, Engineering, and beyond. This role is flexible in that you can work up to 100% from home. This role is in the United States. Relocation assistance is not provided.Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.Qualifications

Required/Minimum QualificationsBachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Economics, Public Relations, or related field AND 5+ years experience overseeing commercial blog ecosystems or related work experience.5+ years experience with blog content management systems within Wordpress, Adobe Experience Manager, or related systems.5+ years experience managing a multimillion dollar budget.5+ years experience managing 6+ blog properties simultaneously.5+ years experience managing agency relationships.Additional or Preferred QualificationsBachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Economics, Public Relations, or related field AND 7+ years overseeing commercial blog ecosystems or related experience.OR Master's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Economics, Public Relations, or related field AND 3+ years overseeing commercial blog ecosystems or related experience.Experience creating and presenting to leaders plans, expected outcomes, and dependencies.Responsibilities

Deliver and drive application of blog strategy along with clear communications on the how and what to C-level stakeholders.Collaborate with other team members to continually evolve and refine our blog strategy: blog platform, content strategy, content management systems, search engine optimization (SEO), measurement, governance, and staffing models.Apply ongoing prioritization models and tracking to load balance the work.Work with our team to build points-of-view of digital and blog trends, business opportunities, and areas of risk related to cloud marketing priorities and audiences.Educate key stakeholders on the why and how of digital and blog trends, audience consumption habits, publication pros and cons, and measurable objectives.Develop an understanding of commercial cloud solutions and service offerings, business priorities, competitor set to better inform recommendations and executions.Provide focus and drive when identifying and resolving issues that span across product marketing, PR, engineering, and other stakeholders and create a shared vision for results.Orchestrate vendors and manage agency relationships.Ensure the blog platform is updated to the latest web standards and secure by design.Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.Industry leading healthcareEducational resourcesDiscounts on products and servicesSavings and investmentsMaternity and paternity leaveGenerous time awayGiving programsOpportunities to network and connectMicrosoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances.

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