Head of Growth

Chicago, IL (Remote)

$125K/yr – $175K/yrSenior Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Growth leadership role responsible for building and scaling a data-driven growth engine across paid and organic channels, partnerships, and lifecycle marketing. Leads a remote, global team and partners with Product, Content, and Data to optimize funnels, experiments, and creator-driven programs. Focus areas include SEO, referrals, partnerships, and AI-enabled creative testing to drive subscriber growth and retention.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own the company’s growth strategy end-to-end, setting goals, budgets, and roadmaps to drive subscriber acquisition and retention across web and mobile app
  • Serve on the leadership team and report directly to the CEO, providing strategic counsel on growth opportunities and market positioning
  • Build, manage, and mentor a growth team that currently includes a Performance Marketing Manager, a Product Manager focused on the conversion funnel, a Social Media Specialist, and a Business Analyst
  • Oversee a rigorous experimentation roadmap across channels, campaigns, and the product funnel to continuously identify and scale growth levers
  • Manage and optimize paid acquisition across Google Ads, Meta, Apple Search Ads, TikTok, and emerging channels to hit CAC and ROAS targets
  • Lead expansion into new ad channels and test new strategies (video ads, influencer and affiliate marketing, creator partnerships) to diversify the acquisition mix
  • Own the performance marketing budget, allocating resources across channels based on incrementality and strategic priorities
  • Develop AI-powered creative testing frameworks in collaboration with designers and copywriters to continuously improve ad performance
  • Own the organic growth strategy, including SEO, in close partnership with our Content and Data teams to determine which titles, topics, and content formats will most drive growth
  • Develop and evolve our content strategy to maximize organic discovery and engagement across search and other organic channels
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SuperSummary is transforming how millions of readers discover, understand, and connect with books. We're building the world's most comprehensive literature platform — combining nearly 10,000 expert-written Study Guides with interactive, innovative tools that make reading more engaging, rewarding, and fun. Founded over a decade ago, SuperSummary’s website and mobile app have become trusted, go-to resources for curious readers worldwide.

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