Performance Marketing Manager

Estes Park, CO (On-site)

$62K/yr – $73K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 2 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own and optimize YMCA Rockies paid media and measurement with a tight plan, clear targets, and a test-driven cadence that links budgets to bookings, revenue, and mission visibility.

  • Growth & measurement: establish GA4-based tracking, attribution, and governance to forecast and scale ROAS across channels.
  • Channel leadership: run full-funnel paid media across search, social, display, programmatic, and partnerships with creative alignment for conversion.
  • Operations & partnerships: coordinate site UX and landing pages, maintain brand integrity, and build co-marketing with county/tourism partners to expand reach.

Job Description

Own the annual and quarterly performance marketing plan (objectives, budgets, channel mix, seasonal calendar) aligned to YMCA of the Rockies mission, occupancy, and revenue targets. Define clear metrics (bookings, revenue, CPA/CPB, ROAS, member CAC) and set channel-level targets with pacing guardrails. Lead full-funnel paid media across Search, Performance Max, Social (Meta/YouTube/TikTok as applicable), Display/Retargeting, Programmatic, and Affiliates/Partners. In conjunction with our media partners. Direct bid and budget strategies (e.g., tROAS, tCPA, value-based bidding); manage pacing and reallocation by season and demand. Ensure brand integrity while optimizing for conversion; approve creative briefs and ensure timely asset delivery. Partner with Web Agency to prioritize site speed, UX, and conversion rate optimization for key booking and registration flows; implement reusable landing page templates. Oversee SEO fundamentals to strengthen paid/organic synergy and reduce blended acquisition cost. Own the measurement framework: GA4 event design, ecommerce/booking values, call tracking, offline conversion imports, UTM/naming conventions, and data governance. Use GA4, Google Ads, Looker Studio/BI, and for analysis, forecasting, and scenario planning. Maintain a disciplined test-and-learn cadence; document insights and roll out winning variants across channels. Maintain strategic relationships with county/tourism partners and community organizations to amplify reach, co-market seasonal offers, and strengthen YMCA’s mission visibility. Represent YMCA at select events; convert partnerships into measurable traffic, bookings, or memberships with tracked placements and UTMs. Collaborate with Content/Creative to produce high-performing ad creative (short-form video, UGC, testimonials, offers) and mission-aligned storytelling that converts. Establish a creative testing system (briefs, naming, asset library, results share-outs) to increase learning velocity and ROAS.
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YMCA of the Rockies

YMCA of the Rockies is a diverse charitable organization dedicated to changing lives through building and strengthening relationships. This commitment, shared by guests, staff, volunteers and donors is focused on youth development, healthy living and fostering social responsibility. YMCA of the Rockies is made up of two year-round family resorts and conference centers – Estes Park Center and Snow Mountain Ranch – and a traditional overnight summer camp for teens, Camp Chief Ouray. All are located in the heart of Colorado’s Rocky Mountains and offer a variety of affordable lodging options so families and groups can connect with each other and create lifelong memories. There are many reasons that guests choose to stay at one of YMCA of the Rockies’ locations. Every year, we host and serve more than 800 family reunions, 180,000 family vacationers, 1,200 conferences, 300 military families and 2,000 Camp Chief Ouray campers. Guests are inspired by the amazing mountain views, the fresh mountain air, the endless recreational possibilities, and the change of pace from hectic daily routines that allows quality time with friends and family to become their focus.

Founded in 1907
USA
423 employees (22 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
81.3K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$9.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
60.4%
Direct
31.8%
Referral
5.4%
Social
1.5%
Paid
0.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~423

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
9 (2% of company)
Median Career Experience
12 years
Median Tenure
2.4 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

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