Director of Growth & Acquisition

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$118K/yr – $147K/yrDirector/ExecutiveFull time

Posted 2 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own the audience growth and member acquisition engine, leading pre-conversion activities from awareness to first gift and coordinating with Lifecycle & Retention to maximize long-term value.

  • Own acquisition strategy and conversion pathways
  • Partner with Lifecycle & Retention to optimize long-term value

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Audience Journey Ownership
  • The Membership department operates through two interconnected engines: Growth & Acquisition and Lifecycle & Retention.
  • The Director of Growth & Acquisition owns the pre-conversion stages of the audience journey, including:
  • - Audience Awareness
  • - Audience Engagement
  • - Registration & Identity Development
  • - First membership transaction
  • The role is responsible for building scalable acquisition systems that move audiences from discovery to first-time financial support across brands, platforms, and channels.
  • The role oversees acquisition strategy, audience conversion pathways, registration growth, and first-gift performance while partnering closely with Lifecycle & Retention to ensure acquisition quality and long-term audience value.
  • Core Area of Focus - Audience Growth & Acquisition

Requirements

  • Experience leading multi-channel audience or membership acquisition strategies
  • Strong understanding of CPA, LTV, conversion optimization, and revenue modeling
  • Experience managing paid digital growth channels and acquisition performance
  • Strong analytical, forecasting, and performance optimization capabilities
  • Ability to build scalable audience growth systems and testing frameworks
  • Experience leading cross-functional initiatives across Product, Marketing, Editorial, and Insights teams
  • Strong understanding of audience engagement, registration growth, and conversion strategy
  • Ability to translate audience insights and behavioral data into actionable growth strategies

Benefits

  • Our benefits include a competitive salary and benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, vacation, holidays, life insurance, disability coverage, retirement savings, and a commuter benefits plan.
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Director of Growth & Acquisition

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