Director, Growth Marketing

Jersey City, NJ (Hybrid)

$120K/yr – $145K/yrDirector/Executive7+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive paid media growth for Gotham FC by building scalable fan journeys and performance-driven campaigns across channels.

  • Own the end-to-end paid media strategy and execution across channels to drive ticket revenue.
  • Must-have: 7+ years of growth or performance marketing with proven ROI impact.
  • Standout: Experience partnering with analytics teams to align media with ticketing plans.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead paid media strategy and performance across social, search, display, and emerging platforms, driving efficient revenue growth and measurable incrementality
  • Manage and allocate media budgets across channels based on performance and business priorities
  • Optimize campaigns to drive ticket sales, lead generation, and fan acquisition at efficient CAC / ROAS
  • Own relationships with external media agencies, ensuring strategic alignment, transparent reporting, and continuous performance improvement tied to ticketing outcomes
  • Partner closely with the Ticketing & Business Strategy & Analytics teams to align media strategy and Ticketing Plans (Priority matches, offers, inventory, etc)
  • Build scalable, automated fan journeys that move fans from awareness to first purchase, repeat purchase, and long-term loyalty in partnership with Ticketing & BS&A
  • Translate insights into action, adjusting media channel mix, pacing, messaging, offers, or other tactics and match prioritization based on performance
  • Own single-game offer roadmap, partnering with Ticketing & Business Analytics to align strategy against goals. Work cross-functionally with content, design & brand teams to bring offers to life as needed
  • Define & report on core KPIs, including CPA, ticket revenue, total ticket volume, ROAS
  • Collaborate with Content & Creative to develop high-performing assets

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Digital Media, or a related field
  • 7+ years of experience in growth marketing, digital marketing, or performance marketing within a consumer-facing industry
  • Proven experience managing paid media budgets with a strong track record of driving measurable growth and revenue outcomes
  • Deep understanding of paid media strategy, attribution, and performance measurement
  • Experience managing external agencies and cross-functional stakeholders
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data, identify trends, and translate insights into strategy
  • Comfort working in fast-paced environments with ambitious goals
  • Comfort building roadmaps and playbooks from scratch

Preferred

  • Strong understanding of or direct experience in ticketing, sports, entertainment, or live event ecosystems is a strong plus
  • A passion for storytelling, fan engagement, and growing women’s sports
  • Excellent leadership, communication, and collaboration skills

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental & Vision benefit plans available for Employee and Family
  • Employee-funded 401(k) option
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Gotham FC

Always building, never finished 🗽 Representing New Jersey and New York City, Gotham FC is one of the eleven clubs in the National Women’s Soccer League and the 2023 NWSL Champions. Become a 2025 season ticket member today and see Gotham FC play at Red Bull Arena!----2020 was a landmark year for Sky Blue as the Club won its first NWSL playoff match in a Semifinal appearance in the 2020 Challenge Cup and finished fourth in the 2020 Fall Series.

Founded in 2007
Whippany, New Jersey, USA
214 employees (79 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
56.6K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$22K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
52.7%
Direct
38%
Referral
6.2%
Social
2.3%
Paid
0.6%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~214

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
61 (29% of company)

Funding

Total Funding
$25M
Last Raise
$25M
Undisclosed, 12 months ago

Funding History

  • Mar 2025
    Undisclosed • $25M

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