Growth Marketer

Austin, TX (Remote)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 4 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the organic growth engine for a finance audience by building distribution, partnerships, and community-driven acquisition without leaning on paid media.

  • Growth Infrastructure: Build and optimize newsletters, partnerships, and referral programs to drive subscriber growth.
  • Content & Distribution: Seed viral formats, repurpose content across platforms, and activate creator networks to expand reach.
  • Measurement & Optimization: Track viral coefficient, referrals, and partner-driven ROI to guide iteration.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Build Organic Distribution Engines
  • Identify and pursue newsletter swap and cross-promotion partnerships with complementary audiences
  • Develop and manage an affiliate and ambassador program - turning readers into recruiters
  • Land podcast appearances, media mentions, and guest editorial placements
  • Build relationships with creators, influencers, and community leaders who already own the audience we want
  • Source and negotiate co-marketing partnerships with brands, tools, and platforms aligned with our readers
  • Develop lead magnets, free resources, and tools that convert strangers into subscribers
  • Identify viral content formats and angles that drive sharing and organic reach
  • Repurpose newsletter content across LinkedIn, X, Reddit, YouTube, and TikTok to generate inbound traffic
  • Write or brief landing page copy that converts organic visitors at a high rate
  • Build an SEO content strategy that generates compounding inbound traffic over time
  • Build and optimize a subscriber referral program
  • Identify the moments in the subscriber journey where readers are most likely to share
  • Test referral incentives, mechanics, and messaging to maximize word-of-mouth growth
  • Track viral coefficient and engineer improvements to it systematically
  • Identify online communities (Reddit, Facebook Groups, Discord, Slack) where our audience lives
  • Develop a presence and contribution strategy in those communities - not spam, genuine value
  • Explore webinars, Twitter Spaces, and live events as subscriber acquisition and retention tools
  • Build relationships with journalists, editors, and media outlets for earned media and press coverage
  • Report weekly on growth metrics, channel performance, and what's next

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience in growth, content marketing, or audience development
  • Track record: demonstrated success growing an audience, community, newsletter, or media brand without relying primarily on paid advertising
  • Strong writer: you can craft a pitch, a partnership email, a landing page, or a social post that actually works - and then works again
  • Resourceful and scrappy: you've built things with limited budgets and found ways to punch above your weight
  • Relationship-driven: you know how to cold outreach, build rapport, and close a partnership
  • Analytical: you know what's working and when to pivot

Preferred

  • A deep interest in stocks, DeFi, markets, crypto, and finance
  • Experience running or growing a newsletter (any niche)
  • Experience with referral platforms like SparkLoop, Beehiiv Boosts, or ReferralHero
  • Experience with SEO and content-led growth strategies
  • Background in financial media, investing, fintech, or personal finance content
  • Existing relationships with creators, podcasters, or newsletters in the finance or business space
  • Familiarity with tools like Beehiiv, ConvertKit, Kit, or similar newsletter platforms

Benefits

  • What do we offer
  • Competitive salary + performance-based incentives
  • Company offsites
  • Remote work
  • High ownership, high-impact role
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149 employees (10 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
101K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
21.2%
Direct
62.2%
Referral
8.6%
Social
5.2%
Paid
2.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~157

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
9 (6% of company)
Median Career Experience
13 years
Median Tenure
2.9 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

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