Sr. Growth Marketing Associate (Contractor)

USA (Remote)

$45/hr – $50/hrSenior Level3+ years expContract

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive paid media experimentation across emerging channels, owning testing, measurement, and cross-brand collaboration for Acorns brands.

  • Own channel testing roadmap and day-to-day execution across new platforms.
  • Must-have: 3–5 years in performance/paid media with hands-on platform experience.
  • Standout: Cross-brand collaboration and translating data into actionable insights.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Channel Testing & Execution: Support the development and execution of a structured testing roadmap for new and emerging paid media channels, including programmatic display, Reddit, Snapchat, and alternative platforms.
  • Manage day-to-day campaign setup, trafficking, and pacing across new channel tests, exercising judgment on optimizations and escalating to the Senior Paid Acquisition Manager on larger strategic decisions.
  • Partner with the Creative team to brief and iterate on ad assets tailored to new platform environments.
  • Measurement & Reporting: Identify incrementality and lift study opportunities, collaborate with the Analytics team to design the test structure, and own the launch and ongoing performance monitoring of each experiment.
  • Track and report on key performance indicators for new channel initiatives, translating data into clear summaries for internal stakeholders.
  • Maintain organized records of test results, learnings, and optimization actions to build a shared knowledge base for the team.
  • Cross-Brand & Cross-Functional Collaboration: Support acquisition growth across our brand portfolio—Acorns, Acorns Early, and GoHenry—with a focus on US-based performance.
  • Work collaboratively with Analytics, Creative, and other marketing teammates to execute experiments efficiently and surface actionable insights.
  • Actively monitor the AdTech landscape—including gaming platforms (Roblox, Discord), community platforms, and emerging programmatic DSPs—and bring forward channel opportunities for the team to evaluate.
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Acorns believes that anyone can achieve financial wellness — that’s why they’ve been building simple, powerful money tools for everyday Americans and their kids since 2014. Acorns is the app that makes it easy to spend smarter today, save for tomorrow, and invest for your future. Acorns Early is a smart money app and debit card that helps kids grow their money skills — and their money — while they grow up. Named one of Time’s “World’s Best Brands of 2024,” Acorns has helped over 13 million all-time customers save and invest over $22 billion dollars, much of it from spare change.

Founded in 2012
Irvine, California, USA
586 employees (47 in marketing)
69% recommend to a friend
62% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
2.2M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$126.8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
23.6%
Direct
71.2%
Referral
3.6%
Social
0.4%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~585

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
32 (5% of company)
Median Career Experience
11.5 years
Median Tenure
4.5 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$510M
Last Raise
$300M
Series F, 4 years ago

Funding History

  • Mar 2022
    Series F • $300M
  • Aug 2019
    Series Unknown
  • Jan 2019
    Series E • $105M

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