Senior Digital Marketing Manager | Sage Home Loans

Charlotte, NC (Hybrid)

$90K/yr – $130K/yrSenior Level6+ years expFull time

Posted 4 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the paid media and search ecosystem end to end, balancing high ROAS with compliant, mortgage-focused safeguards.

  • Growth & Performance: Own paid search, paid social, display and emerging digital channels to drive revenue while meeting regulatory standards.
  • Funnel & CRO: Own the end to end funnel from click to application, lead page strategy, and multivariate testing to lift conversions.
  • Search Strategy: Build a modern roadmap including AEO and GEO, optimize for featured snippets, voice AI, and new surfaces across organic and paid.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own strategy, execution, and optimization across paid search (SEM), paid social, display, and emerging digital media channels
  • Manage budget allocation, bidding strategy, audience targeting, creative testing, and campaign pacing to maximize ROAS and CPL performance
  • Implement rigorous A/B testing across ad creative, landing pages, and audience segments to drive continuous improvement
  • Ensure all advertising campaigns align with mortgage regulatory standards and compliance requirements
  • Develop and execute a modern search roadmap that expands beyond traditional SEO to include AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) and GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) strategies
  • Optimize for high-intent queries, featured snippets, voice search, AI-generated responses, and emerging search surfaces
  • Partner with content and product teams to improve technical SEO, site architecture, crawlability, and schema markup implementation
  • Monitor organic search rankings, share of voice, and AI search visibility using advanced analytics tools
  • Own the end-to-end website conversion funnel from ad click to application start, with a relentless focus on revenue generation
  • Lead landing page strategy and testing frameworks—including A/B and multivariate tests—to increase engagement, reduce drop-off, and improve qualified lead flow

Requirements

  • 6+ years of experience in digital marketing with deep expertise in paid media (SEM), SEO, website conversion optimization, and content strategy
  • Prior people management experience with a track record of building, coaching, and scaling high-performing teams
  • Proven success managing SEM campaigns and performance budgets with direct accountability for revenue generation and measurable growth
  • Strong command of search engine optimization principles including technical SEO, on-page strategy, and link-building
  • Working knowledge of AEO, GEO, and evolving AI-driven search ecosystems
  • Hands-on experience leading landing page strategy and CRO testing frameworks (A/B, multivariate) with measurable conversion impact
  • Proficiency with Google Ads, GA4, Google Tag Manager, CRM integrations, and modern analytics platforms
  • Experience managing website content strategy and ensuring alignment across SEO, paid, and brand channels
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable strategy
  • Experience in regulated industries such as mortgage, fintech, or financial services preferred
  • Ownership mentality with a bias toward action, speed, and continuous improvement—plan beats no plan
  • Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced environment where every second counts

    Benefits

    • Health Insurance Coverage (medical, dental, and vision)
    • Life Insurance
    • Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
    • Flexible Spending Accounts
    • Holiday Pay
    • 401(k) with match
    • Employee Assistance Program
    • Paid Parental Bonding Benefit Program
    • Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO): We believe time to rest and recharge is essential. That’s why we offer a generous and flexible PTO policy. Full-time employees accrue 20 days of PTO for a full calendar year annually, with an increase to 25 days after five years of service.
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    Red Ventures (RV) is home to a diverse portfolio of industry-leading brands and businesses, strategic partnerships, and proprietary technology – including Allconnect, Bankrate, Lonely Planet, The Points Guy, BestColleges and more. Together, RV helps millions of people worldwide make life’s most important decisions, accelerates digital adaptation, and innovates the online consumer experience by improving every step of the consumer journey – from first discovery of information, throughout the decision-making process, to transactions. Core to who we are is our focus on giving back. Since 2013, more than 600 Red Ventures employees have volunteered mentorship and skills-training with Road to Hire, a 501(c)(3) founded by CEO Ric Elias, that connects under-resourced young adults from marginalized communities with onramps to life-changing careers through access to paid training, college, and mentorship. Road to Hire programs have supported nearly 2,000 young people on their paths to higher education and career placement. - Learn more about who we are and what we do at www.redventures.com - View career opportunities at www.redventures.com/careers - Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook: @RedVentures **Please be respectful. Any inappropriate content or anything we deem derogatory, defamatory, hateful, or misinformed in any way in will be deleted.**

    Founded in 2000
    Fort Mill, SC, US
    2.3K employees (283 in marketing)

    Traffic Signals

    Monthly Visitors
    117.7K
    Traffic Source Mix
    Search
    20.3%
    Direct
    48.8%
    Referral
    26.2%
    Social
    4.1%
    Paid
    0.4%

    Headcount Trend

    Current headcount: ~2.1K

    Marketing Team

    Marketing Team Size
    202 (10% of company)
    Median Career Experience
    9 years
    Median Tenure
    5 years
    Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
    3

    Funding

    Total Funding
    $250M
    Last Raise
    $250M
    Private Equity, 8 years ago

    Funding History

    • Jul 2018
      Private Equity
    • Jan 2015
      Private Equity • $250M
    • Aug 2010
      Series Unknown

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