Associate Director, Martech Operations

Des Moines, IA (Hybrid)

$100K/yr – $120K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 2 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the Marketing Operations platform powering onsite and in app experiences, newsletters, and growth campaigns with a focus on governance, testing, and cross functional enablement.

  • Platform governance and best practices: standardize usage, testing, documentation, and scalable processes.
  • Campaign execution and optimization: build/QA campaigns, triggers, gating, offers, audiences, and AB tests across channels.
  • Cross functional enablement: translate marketing needs to platform capabilities with Product, Engineering, and Marketing teams and drive data schema for audiences.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead the Marketing Operations team responsible for executing onsite and in-app marketing experiences and user journeys.
  • Develop and manage: Onsite marketing campaigns; Registration and subscription journeys; A/B tests; Gating/paywall strategy; Offer flows and decision logic; Audience segmentation and targeting rules.
  • Work closely with stakeholders to manage timelines, roadmaps and expectations.
  • Develop air traffic control system and documentation for marketing campaigns.
  • Serve as a platform expert and operator that powers our newsletter, app, paid subscription and membership growth, supporting marketers, brands, and business lines.
  • Manage platform configuration, campaign build, feature enablement, and ongoing optimization.
  • Partner with internal stakeholders to translate marketing, brand and product needs into platform capabilities.
  • Manage execution of new units, triggers, and user flows in partnership with Marketing, Product and Martech platform.
  • Responsible for day to day platform support and technical aspects of campaign set up and QA.
  • Partner with data and marketing teams to develop data schema within the platform to build user profiles and audience cohorts.
  • Manage platform releases, feature enhancements, integrations, and vendor relationships for marketing technology solutions.
  • Collaborate with Engineering, Product, Analytics, and Data teams to troubleshoot issues, improve platform capabilities, and implement new functionality.
  • Support Subscription and Conversion Optimization; Partner with Marketing and Product on key growth initiatives; Enable teams to test messaging, offers, and user journeys; Implement and manage A/B testing frameworks.
  • Campaign Operations: Maintain comprehensive documentation for all campaigns; Provide platform guidance and training to internal users; Act as a bridge between technical teams and marketing stakeholders; Coordinate with vendor on new features, implementation and platform capabilities; Design and improve workflows; Lead QA process.
  • Governance and Best Practices: Establish standards for platform usage, testing, and campaign management; Document processes and maintain operational best practices; Build scalable processes; Drive continuous improvement; Share marketing experiences across brands.
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Dotdash Meredith

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Dotdash Meredith is America’s largest digital and print publisher. Our 40+ iconic and fast-growing brands harness the best intent-driven content, the fastest sites, and the fewest ads to help nearly 200 million people every month, including 95% of US women, make decisions, take action, and find inspiration. Dotdash Meredith brands include PEOPLE, Better Homes & Gardens, Verywell, FOOD & WINE, The Spruce, Allrecipes, Byrdie, REAL SIMPLE, Investopedia, Southern Living and more. Dotdash Meredith is based in New York City and is an operating business of IAC (NASDAQ: IAC).

Founded in 2021
New York, New York, USA
1.5K employees (678 in marketing)
68% recommend to a friend
60% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
50.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
19%
Direct
60.5%
Referral
17.3%
Social
2.6%
Paid
0.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.5K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
535 (35% of company)
Median Career Experience
15 years
Median Tenure
4.7 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
11

Funding

Total Funding
$400M
Last Raise
$400M
Debt Financing, 9 months ago

Funding History

  • Jun 2025
    Debt Financing • $400M

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