Director of Digital Growth & AI Marketing

Houston, TX (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 5 months ago

Job Summary

Lead a zero-to-scale digital growth program spanning SEO, AI optimization, and multi-brand demand, with full-funnel ownership from search to landing pages and content distribution.

  • Own SEO/AEO/AIO visibility and scalable content systems for multiple brands
  • Must-have: 8–12+ years in full-funnel digital marketing with proven SEO growth
  • Standout: cross-functional leadership with engineering and AI/automation implementation

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Build and operate a digital growth engine across SEO, AEO, and AIO; design demand strategies that convert demand through landing pages and funnels.
  • Own Search & AI Visibility: execute strategy across traditional and AI-driven search, build content frameworks for zero-click and AI environments, identify ranking opportunities, and set scalable content system requirements.
  • Own Growth Strategy & Prioritization: translate business goals into digital growth plans and prioritize across 90+ properties and multiple brands.
  • Own Conversion & Landing Page Performance: support landing page strategy, testing, and funnel architecture; lead A/B and multivariate testing; set requirements for templates and testing infrastructure.
  • Own Video, Content & Distribution Strategy: execute video-first and AI-scaled content strategy; align content across SEO, social, and email; ensure content supports discovery and conversion.

Requirements

  • 8–12+ years in digital marketing with full-funnel ownership
  • Proven success scaling SEO and organic growth engines
  • Deep understanding of Technical SEO, Structured data / schema, AI search environments (AEO / AIO)
  • Strong experience in Demand Generation, Conversion rate optimization (CRO), Landing page strategy, Email automation and lifecycle marketing, Content and video strategy at scale
  • Experience working alongside technical teams (engineering, systems, AI)
  • Analytics: GA4, Heap or equivalent event-based platforms; Tagging GTM; SEO tools: SEMrush, Ahrefs, Screaming Frog; CMS experience (headless preferred)
  • Familiarity with AI tools, automation platforms, and prompt systems; understanding scalable content and video production workflows
  • Non-Negotiables: Builds systems, not one-off campaigns; data-driven decisions; comfortable in ambiguity; partners effectively with technical counterparts

Preferred

  • CMS experience (headless environments preferred)
  • Experience working alongside technical teams (engineering, systems, AI)
  • Headless CMS experience
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Venterra Realty

Founded in 2001, at Venterra, we develop, own, and manage approximately 90 apartment communities in 21 US cities that provide housing to over 42,000 people and 18,000 pets. We are committed to improving the lives of our residents by delivering an industry-leading customer experience. Learn more at Venterra.com! In 2024 alone, Great Place to Work’s annual employee survey led to various workplace recognitions including being named one of the 2024 FORTUNE© Best Medium Workplaces, ranking #1 in our size category on the 2024 Best Workplaces in Real Estate list, and being celebrated as one of People Magazine's 2024 PEOPLE® Companies that Care. Venterra Glassdoor reviews have also resulted in our becoming a five-time Glassdoor Best Places to Work winner. If you are motivated to work in a challenging environment, where your results will be recognized and rewarded, you should consider a career with Venterra. We are looking for the best in the industry, those who genuinely wish to excel in their career. Come join a team where you have unlimited growth potential and career advancement. We offer great compensation, an excellent benefits package, and training to reach your full potential!

Founded in 2001
Houston, Texas, USA
648 employees (76 in marketing)
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Director of Digital Growth & AI Marketing

Venterra Realty · Houston, TX · On-site