Director, Performance Marketing

USA (On-site)

$149K/yr – $162K/yrDirector/Executive7+ years expFull time

Posted 8 days ago

Job Summary

Own and optimize cross-channel paid media programs, leading market analysis, strategy, and vendor partnerships to improve enrollment and ROI.

  • Own evergreen messaging strategy and performance validation
  • Lead recurring business reviews with vendors and align with budgets

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Identify and assess underperforming markets through rigorous analysis of enrollment trends, competitive dynamics, and marketing effectiveness
  • Build and execute targeted marketing plans to lift enrollment performance in priority markets
  • Own evergreen messaging strategy that builds sustainable, long-term market presence and brand recall
  • Partner with Direct Marketing and Creative to align channel execution with market-level strategy
  • Drive day-to-day optimization, pacing, and performance across assigned marketing channels and platforms
  • Lead recurring business reviews with vendors (multiple times weekly) to surface trends, ROI, and next steps
  • Keep channel-level adjustments aligned with broader marketing performance goals
  • Manage monthly accruals, actuals, spend tracking, and invoice processing in partnership with Finance and Accounts Payable
  • Ensure media investments track against forecasted budgets and performance targets
  • Maintain rigorous financial accountability across the full paid media portfolio

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
  • 7+ years of progressive experience in performance marketing, media buying, or growth marketing
  • Demonstrated experience managing significant paid media budgets with direct financial accountability — accruals, reconciliations, pacing
  • Strong analytical and data literacy skills, with the ability to turn cross-platform data into actionable strategy
  • Experience managing agency and vendor relationships at a strategic level
  • Proficiency with CRM platforms and marketing analytics tools

Preferred

  • Experience in higher education, healthcare, or other mission-driven organizations
  • Familiarity with enrollment marketing or learner acquisition funnels
  • Experience with Salesforce CRM and UTM/attribution tracking systems
  • Graduate degree in a related field (Master's preferred)
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Nightingale Education Group

Nightingale Group contributes to closing health equity gaps by elevating education and employment systems to create a relevantly skilled, readily available nursing workforce, representative of the communities they serve.

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
84 employees (19 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$149K/yr – $162K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
15 (18% of company)
Median Tenure
0.7 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
3

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
776
Traffic Source Mix
Search
26.9%
Direct
24.9%
Referral
7.6%
Social
5.9%
Paid
0.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~87
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Director, Performance Marketing

Nightingale Education Group · USA · On-site