Director, Growth and Performance Marketing, MyRecipes (Web/App)

New York, USA (Hybrid)

$145K/yr – $175K/yrDirector/Executive8+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive and optimize paid channels and full-funnel growth in a senior performance marketing role for a top digital media organization.

  • Own day-to-day paid channels, bid strategies, and CAC optimization.
  • 8+ years in digital marketing with startup or food media background.
  • Strong data analytics and use of AI-driven marketing tools for rapid pivots.

Job Description

Drive and optimize paid channels and full-funnel growth in a senior performance marketing role for a top digital media organization.

Responsibilities

  • 25%: Performance Marketing: own day-to-day execution of paid channels, media spend, and bidding strategies to optimize Cost Per Acquisition (CAC)
  • 25%: Growth Strategy: develop and execute full-funnel marketing strategies to improve user acquisition and retention.
  • 20%: Data & Analytics: track key growth metrics (ROI, LTV: CAC) and manage a "single source of truth" for performance reporting.
  • 10%: Experimentation: run A/B testing on creative, audience targeting, and landing pages to boost conversions.
  • 10%: Partnerships: build a formidable pipeline and help execute distribution partnerships for web, app, and paid membership offerings.
  • 10%: Cross-Functional Collaboration: work closely with product, sales, and engineering teams to align marketing efforts with overall business objectives.

Requirements

  • Bachelors degree or equivalent work experience
  • 8+ years of experience, preferably with a background in startups, digital products, or the food media space.
  • Digital Marketing Expertise: deep knowledge and experience of partnership growth, SEM, paid social, GEO/SEO, affiliate marketing, and website/app optimization.
  • Data-Driven: expertise and experience in performance analysis and rapid strategic pivots based on data insights.
  • Media Campaigns & Spend: demonstrated experience with cost-effective media campaign execution with ROI.
  • AI & Innovation Focus: hands-on experience with AI-driven marketing tools, automation, and advanced analytics.
  • Be Customer Obsessed: solve problems with a user-first mindset, empathy, and creativity.
  • Move Fast, Learn Fast: relentlessly experiment, take action, and grow every day.
  • Own Your Impact: think big, focus on what matters, and make decisions you can stand behind.
  • Results Orientation: track record of hitting aggressive growth targets.
  • Analytical Prowess: proficiency in marketing analytics tools, data interpretation, and attribution modeling.
  • Technical Proficiency: familiarity with the marketing technology stack and, increasingly, AI-driven marketing workflows.
  • % Travel Required ( Approximate ): 5%

Benefits

  • The pay range above represents the anticipated low and high end of the pay range for this position and may change in the future. Actual pay may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to work location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of People Inc's total compensation package for employees. Other compensation may include annual bonuses, and short- and long-term incentives. In addition, People Inc. provides to employees (and their eligible family members) a variety of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, unlimited paid time off (PTO), adoption or surrogate assistance, donation matching, tuition reimbursement, basic life insurance, basic accidental death & dismemberment, supplemental life insurance, supplemental accident insurance, commuter benefits, short term and long term disability, health savings and flexible spending accounts, family care benefits, a generous 401K savings plan with a company match program, 10-12 paid holidays annually, and generous paid parental leave (birthing and non-birthing parents), all of which may vary depending on the specific nature of your employment with People Inc. and your work location. We also offer voluntary benefits such as pet insurance, accident, critical and hospital indemnity health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance.
  • Salary: New York: $145,000.00 - $175,000.00
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People Inc.

People Inc. (formerly Dotdash Meredith) is the largest digital and print publisher in America. More than 175 million people trust us each month to help them find inspiration, make decisions, and take action. People Inc.'s more than 40 iconic brands include PEOPLE, Food & Wine, Travel + Leisure, Better Homes & Gardens, Verywell, Allrecipes, REAL SIMPLE, Investopedia, and Southern Living. People Inc. is based in New York City and is an operating business of IAC (NASDAQ: IAC).

New York, New York, USA
1.8K employees (753 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
191K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
12.7%
Direct
61.6%
Referral
20%
Social
3.2%
Paid
2.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.8K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
606 (33% of company)
Median Career Experience
17 years
Median Tenure
1.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
12

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