Director of Growth Marketing

USA (Unknown)

$85K/yr – $95K/yrSenior Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive growth marketing strategy and revenue-focused campaigns across paid, organic, and email for a remote, founder-facing role.

  • Must-have: 7+ years in growth or performance marketing with revenue impact
  • Standout: Direct collaboration with a CEO/founder and agency partners on multi-channel growth

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute marketing strategy aligned to annual booking targets
  • Set campaign forecasts based on past performance, ad spend, conversion rates, and asset strength
  • Define and track KPIs tied to revenue (not vanity metrics)
  • Evaluate funnel performance and identify leaks
  • Integrate paid (agency partner), organic, email, and campaigns into one cohesive system
  • Ensure performance accountability across channels
  • Serve as primary internal lead for paid and SEO strategy in partnership with external agency support
  • Align acquisition strategy with booking targets
  • Hold the agency accountable to performance standards
  • Ensure paid traffic connects properly to landing pages, email, and nurture flows

Requirements

  • 7+ years in growth, digital marketing, or performance-focused marketing roles
  • Personal familiarity with outdoor or active travel experiences
  • Ability to understand physical activity levels and adventure positioning
  • Proven experience driving organic growth tied to revenue
  • Strong funnel and lifecycle marketing experience
  • Real project management and systems-building experience
  • Experience managing agency partners
  • Comfort working directly with a founder/CEO
  • Familiarity with EOS / Traction or similar frameworks
  • You must have experience operating in a fully remote team environment. Virtual office work requires self-direction, communication discipline, and structured follow-through.

Benefits

  • Retirement plan
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Explorer Chick Adventure Co

Since 2014, Explorer Chick has been changing lives through the magic of women’s adventure travel. We’re a woman-owned and operated company leading women of all ages straight outta their comfort zones and into the arms of other misfits in some of the most beautiful places on earth. Explorer Chicks love us for our itineraries that are crafted along a compelling storyline that transforms them from mere trips to life-altering journeys. Our all-women professional guide team not only manages the logistics during each trip allowing women to explore carefree, but also offers expertise, outdoor education, and engaging stories to more deeply connect to destinations. And our community-centric approach empowers 80% of our women to sign up solo. It’s no surprise that Explorer Chick was recognized as one of Travel + Leisure’s Worlds Best tour operators in 2022 and a USA Today’s Readers Choice in 2023. Oh, and we do it in a gloriously un-corporate culture that prioritizes SHE-nanigans.

Founded in 2014
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
17 employees (3 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
35.9K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$10
Traffic Source Mix
Search
56.4%
Direct
33.9%
Referral
4.9%
Social
3.5%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~17

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
3 (18% of company)