Location Chicago, IL | Hybrid (1-2 days per week in office)
Reports to: Managing Director
At 8th Light, we bring life to the best ideas.
Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Chicago, we are a technology solutions consultancy that partners with organizations from early-stage startups to the world's largest companies. We take on hard software challenges and turn them into durable results. We build agentic products, the platforms they run on, and the engineering and design at every layer.
Our commitment to quality means we deliver solutions we’re truly proud of, while our curiosity sparks innovation and breakthrough thinking. 8th Lights thrive in an environment that champions continuous education, fueling our growth through mentorship and hands-on work. We foster an open, collaborative culture grounded in honesty that builds trust, and believe true success is measured by the outcomes we create for our clients.
If this kind of work and our kind of people energize you, you’ve found the right place.
You’re a hands-on marketer who makes things happen. You’ve spent your career close to the work, turning strategy into a steady cadence of content, events, and outreach that actually ships. You’re energized by a clear market position and the discipline of carrying it anywhere a buyer might meet us.
You understand that in a market flooded with AI-generated noise, senior buyers are moved by credible expert voices, real stories, and warm relationships. This is a hands-on, individual contributor role. You'll own the full marketing function solo, not manage a team, so you're as comfortable in the weeds of a newsletter as you are setting the measurement strategy. You’d rather help technologists publish sharp, field-anchored points of view on a reliable rhythm than blast a generic email to a list and you have the ability to shape an expert's thinking without being the expert yourself.
You own the system, not just the project, and you hold yourself accountable to the results. Over your 6-8 years of experience, you've brought:
We sell expert-led technology solutions and our pipeline tracks with how present and invested our experts are in the market. Your job is to make that presence consistent, sharpen the message behind it, and build the system that keeps it running without depending on heroics. You’ll own execution of our go-to-market plan and report to the Managing Director.
You’ll be responsible for:
We work across many areas, and we encourage anyone with the experience above to apply. We’d particularly like to hear from applicants with experience in:
At 8th Light, we are committed to a compensation philosophy that is transparent, fair, and helps us attract and retain top talent in alignment with our company’s strategic growth goals and clients’ needs.
Our national page range for our Senior Marketing Manager position is: $106,100 - $132,600.
You'll travel about 15-20% of the time, mostly short trips tied to a specific purpose rather than a heavy standing schedule. The bulk of it centers on our executive dinner series, small, invite-only events across our hub cities that you'll help plan and run.
At 8th Light, we believe our people are our greatest asset. Their growth, well-being, and success shape our future.
Our wellness package is designed with the Whole YOU in mind and includes:
See our full list of Benefits ( http://8thlight.com/benefits).
8th Light’s culture is rooted in strong connections that extend across our teams, regions, and beyond client work. We are a distributed team across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, with hubs in Chicago, London, Los Angeles, New York, and Seattle.
If you are hired into a hub, you will be part of a team with regular rituals around coworking and community building. For team members outside of those cities, we offer access to coworking spaces to foster continued collaboration and connection across our global team.
We hope to see you apply!
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We bring life to the best ideas. And we do that by designing, developing, and deploying tech solutions that move ideas and enterprises forward.
As curious tech solution professionals, the 8th Light team of developers, designers, engineers, crafters, and technologists partner with clients to unlock opportunities through technology solutions.
Rooted in a culture of continuous learning and collaboration, we’re headquartered in Chicago, but our more than 150 team members live and work in locations including London, New York, Los Angeles, and Austin.
We take an interdisciplinary approach to software, across three guiding principles.
Design for people: Leading with human- centered design thinking, we create software products that are intuitive, approachable, and delightful.
Inspire through education: Sharing skills and best practices alongside delivering code, we empower our clients to grow their business through a culture of continual learning.
Build for the future: Developing software and strategies that provide long-term sustainability, performance, and value, we partner with our clients to transform their business.
Founded in 2006, 8th Light is a global team of software, design, and technology professionals. We bridge design, development, and operational excellence for a complete tech transformation and empower companies with scalable, future-proof tech solutions that evolve alongside technology trends.
