Head of Growth Marketing

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$240K/yr – $280K/yrSenior Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 4 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the marketing engine end to end with a revenue-first mindset and a plan to scale through AI, then hand the baton to a growing team as you prove ROI.

  • Own the Growth Engine: set the strategy across brand, paid, lifecycle, and partnerships and build tooling so outputs scale before increasing headcount.
  • Revenue Focus: tie every motion to pipeline and ARR with Sales and RevOps aligned forecasting and disciplined spend management.
  • Team & Scale: build and lead a 4+ function marketing team plus fractional specialists to hit ambitious growth milestones.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own Arketa's marketing strategy end to end, from positioning and brand through paid acquisition, lifecycle, and partnerships
  • Lead, develop, and grow a team of four across performance marketing, product marketing, lifecycle, social and community, partnerships and events, plus a roster of fractional creative and channel specialists
  • Leverage AI to scale the marketing function's output and efficiency before scaling headcount, building a team that punches well above its weight through smart tooling and automation
  • Tie every marketing motion back to pipeline and revenue, partnering closely with Sales and RevOps to drive quality demos and accelerate close rates
  • Manage and allocate the marketing budget with confidence, balancing smart, bullish spend in high-conviction channels with disciplined cuts where ROI is unclear
  • Own the marketing forecasting model and report progress against pipeline, ARR, and efficiency metrics to the CEO and broader leadership team
  • Partner with the CEO and leadership team on Arketa's expansion from SMB into mid-market
  • Build the playbook, hiring plan, and team structure that scales Arketa through our next phase of growth

Requirements

  • 7-10+ years of experience in marketing, with at least 2 years managing people directly
  • Experience in B2B marketing
  • Performance and growth marketing roots, with deep fluency across paid search, paid social, inbound
  • Demonstrated success building tight Sales and SDR partnerships that convert marketing activity into qualified pipeline and closed revenue
  • A track record of leading marketing through 3x growth scale ( or you were the first or second marketing leader at a comparable stage company)
  • Experience managing teams of 2 to 6 people for at least two years
  • Strong analytical instincts and the ability to own a marketing model that ties spend directly to revenue outcomes
  • Comfort operating in ambiguity, prioritizing ruthlessly, and making confident calls on where to lean in and where to pull back
  • Hands on experience with AI implementation
  • Genuine passion for wellness, fitness, or studio operations

Benefits

  • Competitive Salary and Stock Options
  • Unlimited PTO: our policy is designed to give you the flexibility to rest, recharge, and take care of personal needs while staying aligned with your team and responsibilities
  • Medical, dental, and vision health insurance
  • Fitness Class Reimbursement: we're committed to supporting both employee wellness and our industry relationships. As an Arketa employee, we see movement as opportunity.
  • Parental Leave Policy
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Arketa

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Arketa is an all-in-1 business platform designed to run and grow modern fitness businesses - from individual instructors to multi-location studios. Our intuitive platform brings together everything fitness entrepreneurs need in one place, from scheduling classes and managing payments to selling on-demand content.

Founded in 2020
New York, New York, USA
95 employees (11 in marketing)
59% recommend to a friend

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
92.6K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$9.4K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
26.6%
Direct
61.5%
Referral
6.9%
Social
1.9%
Paid
2.9%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~95

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
9 (9% of company)
Median Career Experience
9 years
Median Tenure
2.5 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$22.7M
Last Raise
$18.2M
Series A, 6 months ago

Funding History

  • Apr 2025
    Funding Round • $18.2M
  • Dec 2022
    Seed Round • $7.6M
  • Aug 2020
    Seed Round • $125K