Manager, Performance Marketing

Cincinnati, OH (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level6+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive a multi-channel growth program by leading paid media, SEO, and website/email operations to connect spend with business outcomes.

  • Must-have: 6+ years in performance marketing or omnichannel roles with proven ROI results.
  • Standout: Leadership of a website/email specialist and cross-functional governance across channels.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Team Leadership
  • Directly manage website/email specialist(s) — providing clear direction, regular 1:1s, and structured development.
  • Establish meeting cadences, documentation standards, and cross-functional communication norms.
  • Identify knowledge gaps and single points of failure within the team and proactively build redundancy into processes.
  • Paid Digital Advertising
  • Plan, execute, and optimize paid campaigns across Google Ads, Meta, and TikTok with a focus on efficiency and measurable ROI.
  • Own channel-level budgeting, audience strategy, and creative testing frameworks.
  • Build and maintain cross-channel performance reporting that connects spend to business outcomes.
  • SEO
  • Own SEO strategy and execution in partnership with direct report.
  • Collaborate with the website/email specialist to ensure SEO is integrated into web and content workflows.
  • Establish a single, coherent SEO roadmap with consistent reporting and measurable improvement in organic visibility.
  • Website & Email
  • Oversee Shopify-based web presence in partnership with your direct report, ensuring site health, UX, and conversion performance.
  • Provide strategy and support for email marketing operations.
  • Establish governance and prioritization for web and email requests across the broader team.
  • Brand Activations
  • Partner with internal stakeholders to commercialize products through integrated marketing activations.
  • Coordinate across paid, owned, and earned channels to ensure cohesive go-to-market execution.
  • Develop measurement frameworks that tie activation investment to business outcomes.What’s more? (Note: kept as original phrasing) — Develop measurement frameworks that tie activation investment to business outcomes.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 6+ years of experience in performance marketing, digital advertising, or omnichannel marketing.
  • 2+ years of management or leadership experience.
  • Hands-on experience with Google Ads and Meta Ads Manager, with demonstrable campaign performance results.
  • Experience managing multiple email platforms (HubSpot, Mailchimp, or Salesforce Marketing Cloud) preferred.
  • Background in consumer hardware, home improvement, or the home improvement retail channel preferred.
  • Experience with TikTok Ads and emerging paid social platforms preferred.

Preferred

  • Experience with TikTok Ads and emerging paid social platforms preferred.
  • Background in consumer hardware, home improvement, or the home improvement retail channel preferred.

The Hillman Group, Inc.

The Hillman Group, Inc. is an electrical/electronic manufacturing company based out of 10590 Hamilton Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
117 employees (6 in marketing)

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~117

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
5 (4% of company)
Median Career Experience
21.5 years
Median Tenure
13.2 years