Partner Marketing Manager

Join an award-winning legal tech company that’s transforming how law firms work by boosting their organization, productivity, and profitability with software they actually love. Smokeball is a global, community-driven company united by a love for the law and a mission to help small and midsize firms thrive. We’re passionate about what we do and our clients know it! If you’re looking for a company that truly cares about its clients and its people, you’re in the right place.

Who we are

Smokeball helps law firms bill more without their clients paying more. Intriguing, right? We were founded by technology leaders with more than 20 years of experience in delivering impactful legal technology products. Our leadership continually strives to develop a company, culture, and team that share a profound love for the law and is compelled to help small law firms find success. Our mission isn’t simple, but it is straightforward: help small law firms be successful businesses so that they can better serve our communities.

The Role

At Smokeball, we build technology that helps law firms run better. As our partnerships ecosystem grows, we are looking for a partner marketing manager to bring structure, marketing strategy, and consistency to how we execute marketing with our 50+ partners.

This role sits at the intersection of Partnerships and Marketing, ensuring every asset is clearly tracked, built, and delivered to our bar association, affiliate, channel, and technology partners. If you’re someone who thrives on organization, loves turning complexity into systems, and has a creative and innovative marketing mindset, this role is for you.

Preference for candidates within the Chicagoland area, but open to remote candidates. Our headquarters is located in Chicago, IL and for candidates in the Chicagoland area; the role will be hybrid with 2 days a week in office.

Responsibilities:

• Own the creation, execution, and distribution of marketing assets for Smokeball’s partnership ecosystem of over 50 partners
• Oversee a centralized process of all partner marketing commitments utilizing project management software, including tracking clear marketing deliverables and deadlines
• Create promotional partner marketing assets (including, emails, digital ads, social, and newsletter posts), aligned with brand voice, designed to drive engagement and conversion with prospects and partners
• Measure and report on performance of marketing assets to identify gaps and optimize success
• Maintain marketing reports and dashboards to identify advertising deadlines and plan workload, sharing visibility with stakeholders
• Act as a liaison, working cross-functionally between marketing and each partnerships channel

What You Bring

• 3-5 years of experience working with SaaS marketing teams, on marketing campaigns. Partner marketing experience is a plus.  
• Proven ability to create and manage email marketing, webinars, UTMs, A/B testing, and campaign workflows

• Experience with marketing project management tools, such as ClickUp, Asana, Monday, or Wrike.
• Familiarity with CRM systems or partner management software, such as Salesforce.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and timelines simultaneously
• Strong communication skills across cross-functional teams

Want to Know More?

Why do we do what we do? Where did the name ‘Smokeball’ come from? What are our values? Learn more here!

*Smokeball values diversity & inclusion and is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Smokeball considers all individuals seeking employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic.

If you’re excited about this role, we encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn’t check every box.