Head of User Acquisition, Short Drama

Mountain View, CA (On-site)

$150K/yr – $200K/yrSenior Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 5 days ago

Job Summary

Own paid user acquisition for ReelBee across Meta, TikTok and Google, managing new-user volume, CPI and D7 ROAS while leading creative testing, dashboards, and cross-channel optimization.

  • Define the creative testing plan and brief editors
  • Build cohort ROAS and LTV/CAC dashboards and maintain MMP configurations
  • Evaluate new channels and manage agency partners

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own paid user acquisition for ReelBee on Meta, TikTok and Google; accountable for new-user volume, CPI and D7 ROAS; scale, hold or cut budget based on clear ROAS rules
  • Run title-level campaigns: turn each test title into a 72-hour scorecard (CTR, CPI, first-3-episode completion, first-purchase rate) with content operations and recommend which titles move to scale
  • Define the creative testing plan (hooks, end CTAs, subtitle styles), direct the creative editors on variants, and give content partners requirements and feedback on submitted creatives
  • Build cohort ROAS and LTV/CAC dashboards with the data analyst; maintain AppsFlyer/MMP configuration, event postbacks, SKAN and privacy compliance
  • Evaluate new channels (YouTube, Reddit, programmatic) and manage agency partners where used
  • Report spend and ROAS at the daily stand-up; deliver a weekly review and next-week plan

Requirements

  • 4+ years in mobile performance marketing, including 2+ years running accounts at $500K+/month; experience acquiring users for short-drama, web-fiction, gaming or subscription apps preferred
  • A verifiable track record: account scale, CPI, ROAS and how you scaled, with the data to show it
  • Expert in Meta and TikTok Ads (account structure, bidding, audiences, creative testing); familiar with Google App Campaigns
  • Fluent with MMPs (AppsFlyer/Adjust), SKAN, event postbacks and attribution; makes decisions from cohort data
  • Creative sense: knows which hooks work in short-drama acquisition and can brief editors clearly
  • Professional fluency in English and Mandarin

Preferred

  • UA experience at a short-drama app (ReelShort, DramaBox, ShortMax) or a web-fiction app
  • Title-level or content-level scaling decisions
  • Managed an agency or a small UA team
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NewsBreak is the leading platform for local news and information, with more than 40 million users across America. By using new technology, NewsBreak provides community-focused news and information from over 10,000 sources in a timely and accessible way. NewsBreak is bridging the gap between new technology and traditional local media, offering an innovative digital solution that allows users to get the information they need to live safer, more vibrant, and connected lives. Based in Mountain View, California, NewsBreak connects users with local information, national publishers, and targeted advertising from local businesses, with increased traffic and revenue that helps strengthen local communities.We are always looking for great talents. Contact us via careers@newsbreak.comOur website:https://www.newsbreak.com/aboutCreator Program: https://www.newsbreak.com/creators Publishing Platform:https://mp.newsbreakapp.comAndroid App Download:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.particlenews.newsbreak&hl=eniOS App Download:https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/news-break-personal-local/id1132762804?mt=8

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Mountain View, California, USA
325 employees (150 in marketing)
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71% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$150K/yr – $200K/yr

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$137K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
140 (43% of company)
Median Tenure
3.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
4

Funding

Total Funding
$151.4M
Last Raise
$115M
Series C, 5 years ago

Funding History

  • Jan 2021
    Series C • $115M
  • Sep 2019
    Series B • $14.8M
  • May 2017
    Series B • $7.6M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
31.7M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
13%
Direct
78.2%
Referral
3.3%
Social
4.9%
Paid
0.2%

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Current headcount: ~326
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Head of User Acquisition, Short Drama

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