Job Description
Job Description
We're seeking a VP of Growth Marketing to build and lead our customer acquisition engine across all channels. This role owns the complete marketing funnel from awareness through lead handoff, driving growth for both our online platform and physical campus locations. You'll be responsible for scaling proven marketing channels while identifying and testing new growth opportunities.
This is a pivotal leadership role reporting directly to the CEO, with the opportunity to shape the growth marketing function as we scale nationally.
The VP of Growth Marketing will :
- Build out key growth functions, including performance marketing, field marketing, channel marketing, and lifecycle / retention, and inside sales
- Develop clear customer acquisition funnels with seamless handoffs of Marketing Qualified Leads to the Admissions team and / or with seamless conversion through our website
- Set the vision, strategy, and roadmap across all performance marketing channels (paid search, paid social, influencer / affiliate, etc.)
- Own budgets, forecasts, and reporting infrastructure, with accountability for CAC and ROAS for key channels
- Establish a test-and-learn culture that scales proven tactics while continually innovating across new platforms and formats
- Partner with the brand and design team to develop high-velocity performance assets that align with AoPS' brand messaging and positioning
- Contribute to the company strategy as a member of the core executive team
- Use ads, emails, direct mail, flyers, and other tools to identify and market to students and parents who would thrive with our approach
The ideal candidate has...
15+ years of senior leadership experience in performance marketing roles within a high-growth, consumer-focused environmentSkilled in storytelling and narrative development, making complex concepts easily digestibleExperience deploying and optimizing marketing budgets efficientlyStrong data and metrics-driven approach to growth, able to balance the art and science of building a consumer brand with the rigor of performance marketing and customer acquisitionStrong track record of developing and executing go-to-market strategies that deliver measurable revenue growthExpertise in paid influencer strategy, organic social, and programmatic channels, consistently driving awareness and engagement through original and viral contentAbility to lead performance marketing strategies and teamsExperience recruiting, managing, and mentoring high-performing performance marketing teamsAble to lead and collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and execute integrated brand strategiesDriven by a mission with a deep appreciation for the products and excitement for the vision of the companyAn ambitious and bold approach, with the ability to build and simplify, explore, experiment, try new things, and take actionIntellectual curiosity as an eager lifelong learner who strives for deeper understandingImpeccable integrity and high ethical standardsHumility, with willingness to concede points and adapt to new data, and readiness to roll up their sleeves for necessary workDirect and transparent communication skills, with a willingness to ask difficult questionsStrong collaborative abilities with excellent interpersonal skills and the capacity to develop good working relationships across the teamPerks and Benefits :
This is a full-time position based at our headquarters in San Diego, CA. The base salary for this role is 240k - 275k. Compensation includes a performance-based bonus and stock options.
Some benefits of the position include :
Impact : The opportunity to significantly expand our reach and help more students discover the joy of mathematical problem-solvingCulture : Work and collaborate with an organization filled with builders and life-long learners who strive to discover, inspire, and train the great problem solvers of the next generationBenefits : Competitive compensation package including medical, dental, and vision plansFuture Planning : 401K with company matchEase of Transition : This can be your era of sunshine, palm trees, and beaches. Relocation assistance is available if currently located outside of San Diego.Background Check :
Please note that employment is contingent on the successful completion of a background check.
Work Authorization :
Please note that in order to be considered for this position you must be legally authorized to work in the US. We are unable to offer sponsorship, including STEM-OPT and H-1B.
About AoPS :
Art of Problem Solving (AoPS) is on a mission to discover, inspire, and train the great problem solvers of the next generation. Since 2003, we have trained hundreds of thousands of the country's top students, including nearly all the members of the US International Math Olympiad team, through our online school, in-person academies, textbooks, and online learning systems. While our primary focus has been math for most of our history, through the years we have expanded our unique problem solving curriculum into more subjects, such as language arts, science, and computer science.