Associate Director, Audience Development - The Orchard

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$85K/yr – $100K/yrSenior Level5+ years exp

Posted 1 day ago

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end fan acquisition programs and coordinate cross-functional efforts to grow first-party audiences and drive revenue opportunities.

  • Lead day-to-day development of first-party acquisition strategies
  • Collaborate across CRM, paid media and e-commerce to move fans through lifecycle journeys

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Office- first role, in office 4 days a week.
  • First-Party Data Acquisition Strategy
  • Partnering closely with our Marketing Strategists, you’ll lead the day-to-day development and execution of strategies that grow artists’ first-party fan audiences across email & SMS.
  • Use data to identify the right value exchange for each audience, including exclusive content, early merchandise access, contests, ticket presales, live-event activations and other fan experiences.
  • Develop scalable acquisition frameworks & benchmarks that can be adapted across artists, genres, & campaign types.
  • Partner closely with the Associate Director, Fan Engagement & CRM to ensure newly acquired fans enter CRM lifecycle journeys and receive a cohesive experience from initial sign-up through conversion and retention.
  • Campaign Execution & Optimization
  • Support our Marketing Strategists by owning the end-to-end execution of fan acquisition campaigns, including campaign planning, audience strategy, platform setup, landing pages, sign-up flows, testing, launch and performance reporting.
  • Collaborate with Marketing Strategy & Global Paid Media teams to develop and optimize impactful paid lead-generation campaigns across Meta, TikTok and other relevant platforms.
  • Establish testing frameworks and best practices across landing pages, forms, incentives, messaging and acquisition channels to improve both the volume and quality of acquired fans.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of audience development, digital marketing, fan acquisition, growth marketing or related experience within music, entertainment or another consumer-focused industry, including e-commerce experience.
  • Proven track record of growing first-party email and SMS audiences and connecting that growth to measurable business outcomes.
  • Hands-on experience developing and executing lead-generation campaigns across paid, organic, artist-owned and partner channels.
  • Experience with audience and marketing platforms such as Klaviyo, Laylo, Salesforce, Braze or similar tools, as well as e-commerce platforms like Shopify.
  • Understanding of conversion funnels, landing-page optimization, audience targeting, A/B testing and customer acquisition economics.
  • Deep understanding of first-party data strategy, including value exchange, audience segmentation, consent management and data privacy best practices such as GDPR and CCPA.
  • Strong analytical skills, with experience using dashboards and KPI reporting to evaluate acquisition quality and downstream conversion.
  • Excellent communicator and collaborator who can advise multiple stakeholders and translate complex audience strategies into clear, actionable plans.
  • Comfortable balancing strategic planning with detailed, hands-on campaign execution.
  • Passionate about music, fan behavior, e-commerce and the use of technology to build lasting artist-fan relationships.

Benefits

  • You join an inclusive, collaborative and global community where you have the opportunity to channel your passion every day
  • A modern office environment designed to foster productivity, creativity, and teamwork empowering you to bring your best
  • An attractive and comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life & disability coverage, and 401K + employer matching
  • Voluntary benefits like company-paid identity theft protection and resources for pets, mental health and meditation resources, industry-leading fertility coverage, fully paid leave for childbirth or bonding, fully paid leave for caregivers, programs for loved ones with developmental disabilities and neurodiversity, subsidized back-up child and elder care, and reimbursement for adoption, surrogacy, tuition, and student loans
  • Investment in your professional growth and development enabling you to thrive in our vibrant community.
  • The space to accelerate progress, positively disrupt, and create what happens next
  • Time off for a winter recess
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