Brand Marketing Manager

Los Angeles, CA (Hybrid)

$115K/yr – $128K/yrMid Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own Tinder’s US marketing narrative by shaping cross-functional campaigns that turn insights into business impact, while guiding creative strategy and channel choices across key digital platforms.

  • Lead cross-functional campaigns with PR, partnerships, product, and brand to generate breakthrough ideas and timely execution.
  • Set and track KPIs, budgets, and timelines with Consumer Insights and Analytics to optimize in-flight performance.
  • Develop and brief creative concepts and briefs with PMM/Strategy to ensure cohesive messaging and channel plans.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop, implement, and execute the marketing strategy to position Tinder in the US
  • Work closely with Consumer Insights and Analytics, pre, and post-campaigns, to establish goals and report/track progress against business metrics, connect KPIs to business impact, and optimize budget and channel mix in-flight
  • Work cross-functionally and establish relationships with PR, Business Development, Social Media, Media, Partnerships, and Product to strengthen ideas and creativity and build well-rounded and effective campaigns; proactively manage cross-functional dependencies and serve as the primary marketing lead for assigned initiatives, balancing input from Brand, Media, PMM, Comms, and Legal
  • Plan and implement innovative ideas to promote Tinder’s brand and achieve campaign metrics
  • Support in leading creative agency relationships, providing structured creative direction — leading with conceptual and strategic alignment before execution detail; align the overall communication strategy with key partners
  • Be fully knowledgeable on the Gen Z audience, pop culture and stay current on the cultural calendar within the US
  • Set, communicate, and maintain timelines, budgets, and priorities on every project; own project plans end-to-end and proactively manage up on milestones, roadblocks, and leadership decision points — proactively keeping stakeholders informed
  • Monitor market trends both within the dating category as well as outside to generate insights for the localization of the Tinder brand narrative
  • Own and develop creative marketing briefs — clearly defining the user problem, objectives, and channel mix in partnership with PMM and Strategy team before moving to execution
  • Demonstrate deep channel expertise across key digital and social platforms (e.g., TikTok, YouTube) to guide creative strategy and inform campaign decisions

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree (business, communications, advertising, media, or related field preferred)
  • 5+ years of proven experience with brand strategy
  • Experience working with small and large agencies, from leading briefs to 360 execution and delivery
  • Strong business analytical skills, experience setting critical metrics for campaigns, and used to working with data and delivering vital insights/analysis; ability to connect campaign KPIs to business impact and optimize in-flight
  • Innovative mind with a highly developed curiosity to try and test new things — excellent project management skills and execution abilities
  • Strong interpersonal skills, ability to form and maintain enduring professional relationships, and work well in a team environment
  • Thrive in a fast-paced environment, and high comfort level with ambiguity, and adapting to change
  • Organized, attentive to detail, and proactively takes initiative
  • Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to present confidently to leadership
  • Deep familiarity with digital and social platforms, including platform-specific creative best practices (e.g., TikTok, YouTube, Instagram)

Preferred

  • Bachelor’s degree (business, communications, advertising, media, or related field preferred)
  • 5+ years of proven experience with brand strategy
  • Experience working with small and large agencies, from leading briefs to 360 execution and delivery
  • Strong business analytical skills, experience setting critical metrics for campaigns, and used to working with data and delivering vital insights/analysis; ability to connect campaign KPIs to business impact and optimize in-flight
  • Innovative mind with a highly developed curiosity to try and test new things — excellent project management skills and execution abilities
  • Strong interpersonal skills, ability to form and maintain enduring professional relationships, and work well in a team environment
  • Thrive in a fast-paced environment, and high comfort level with ambiguity, and adapting to change
  • Organized, attentive to detail, and proactively takes initiative
  • Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to present confidently to leadership
  • Deep familiarity with digital and social platforms, including platform-specific creative best practices (e.g., TikTok, YouTube, Instagram)

Benefits

  • Unlimited PTO (with no waiting period), 10 annual Wellness Days
  • Time off to volunteer and charitable donations matched up to $15,000 annually
  • Comprehensive health, vision, and dental coverage
  • 100% 401(k) employer match up to 10%, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
  • 100% paid parental leave (including for non-birthing parents), family forming benefits, and Milk Stork, which provides access to breast milk shipping for business travel, surrogacy, and employee relocation
  • Investment in your development: mentorship through our MentorMatch program, access to 6,000+ online courses through Udemy, and an annual $3,000 stipend for your professional development
  • Investment in your wellness: access to mental health support via Modern Health, BetterHelp, and Insight Timer; paid concierge medical membership, pet insurance, fitness membership subsidy, and commuter subsidy
  • Free subscription to Tinder Gold
  • $115,000 - $128,000 a year
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You've heard of us.Launched in 2012, Tinder® revolutionized how people meet, growing from 1 match to one billion matches in just two years. This rapid growth demonstrates its ability to fulfill a fundamental human need: real connection. Today, the app has been downloaded over 630 million times, leading to over 100 billion matches, serving over 47 million users per month in 190 countries and 45+ languages - a scale unmatched by any other app in the category.Awards? Check. In 2024, Tinder won four Effie Awards for its first-ever global brand campaign, "It Starts with a SwipeTM," and eight awards from Comparably, including Best Engineering Teams, Best Product & Design Teams, and Best Career Growth. Rounding out this award-winning year, Built In named us Best Place to Work in the U.S., Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Over the years, we’ve received over 50 company awards for our benefits, diversity, compensation, and career growth opportunities. And we’re proud of that.Want to know more? Check out available roles and see what your life at Tinder could be: https://www.lifeattinder.com/

Founded in 2012
West Hollywood, California, USA
971 employees (108 in marketing)
30% recommend to a friend
26% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
64.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
40.8%
Direct
44.2%
Referral
8.6%
Social
5%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
80 (8% of company)

Funding

Total Funding
$50M
Last Raise
$50M
Series Unknown, 8 years ago

Funding History

  • Oct 2017
    Series Unknown
  • Oct 2014
    Series Unknown
  • Apr 2014
    Secondary Market • $50M

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