Marketing & Paid Media Strategist

Charlotte, NC (Hybrid)

$80K/yr – $95K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 2 days ago

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Job Summary

Own the end-to-end paid media and demand-gen strategy for CGN, leading a team and coordinating client campaigns across paid and organic channels, with HubSpot-based funnel execution and brand governance.

  • Lead strategy and budget for multi-channel paid campaigns
  • Direct reports and external partners to drive pipeline goals
  • Align client campaigns with CGN marketing plan and lead generation targets

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • CGN Internal Marketing: Develop and own CGN's annual marketing strategy — setting channel priorities, campaign direction, and growth targets tied to revenue goals
  • Run paid ads for CGN across Google Ads, Meta, and YouTube — hands-on strategy, build, and optimization
  • Own demand generation — filling the sales pipeline with qualified prospects through paid and organic channels
  • Full-funnel strategy and execution — HubSpot as the foundation, built out across landing pages, email sequences, ad funnels, and additional platforms over time
  • CGN's brand — positioning, messaging, and voice across everything we publish
  • Content and thought-leadership direction: blog, social, video, email, events, and webinars
  • Marketing reporting: pipeline contribution, cost per lead, CAC, and ROI by channel — reported to Aly
  • The marketing budget
  • One direct report (Media Manager) and outside vendor relationships
  • Client Paid Ads Strategy: Own paid ads strategy for clients who purchase paid advertising as a CGN add-on service

Requirements

  • 5+ years in marketing, with experience owning strategy or leading a team
  • Agency background — you understand how agencies work and how to market one
  • Hands-on paid media experience across Google Ads, Meta, and YouTube — you build, manage, and optimize campaigns yourself
  • Experience making paid ads recommendations to clients — you can translate strategy into clear direction a contractor owner understands
  • Experience managing or directing a white label or third-party execution team
  • A track record of owning a lead-gen or pipeline number and hitting it
  • Podcast marketing experience — you know how to grow an audience and understand the sponsorship and advertising landscape
  • Funnel building experience — HubSpot proficiency required, with the ability to extend across multiple platforms
  • Strong analytics skills and comfort with attribution — you know what's working and why
  • Fluency with the tools we run on: Claude (AI), n8n (automation), and HubSpot

Preferred

  • Marketing experience in remodeling, construction, or another home-services or trades vertical
  • Experience with podcast advertising and sponsorship deals
  • Familiarity with YouTube channel growth strategy

Benefits

  • $80,000–$95,000 base salary plus a performance incentive tied to pipeline contribution (OTE $95,000–$115,000)
  • 25 PTO days + 11 paid federal holidays (36 total paid days off per year)
  • 401(k) with up to 4% company match
  • CGN covers 50% of health and dental premiums + fully covers life insurance
  • Vision coverage and paid parental leave
  • Full-time in our Charlotte office for the first 90 days, then hybrid — 3 days in-office
  • Ongoing investment in certifications and professional development
  • Health insurance
  • Health savings account
  • Dental insurance
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Contractor Growth Network

Our mission is simple: to build confidence in businesses. We believe design-focused contractors deserve a marketing approach that not only attracts referral-quality leads but truly reflects the quality and craftsmanship they deliver. We aim to be the go-to marketing partner for top contracting companies looking to become household names in their communities.

Founded in 2017
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
13 employees (8 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
6.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
29.1%
Direct
46.4%
Referral
6.2%
Social
16.7%
Paid
1.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~13

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
7 (54% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1