Marketing Activation Associate

USA (Hybrid)

$54K/yr – $92K/yrMid Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 7 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own outbound activation for a Group Marketing SDR engine, shaping messaging for target personas, testing cadence, and AI-assisted personalization to lift replies and meetings.

  • Draft Sales Development outreach content across emails, scripts, and LinkedIn for new logo activations.
  • Develop messaging strategies tailored to Group buyer personas and vendor landscapes.
  • Lead A/B testing of cadence, timing, and personalization to improve engagement and meetings.

Job Description

Own outbound activation for a Group Marketing SDR engine, shaping messaging for target personas, testing cadence, and AI-assisted personalization to lift replies and meetings.

  • Draft Sales Development outreach content — including emails, call scripts, LinkedIn messaging, and related enablement materials — for each new logo, audience-specific outbound activation deployed by the Group Marketing team.
  • Develop compelling sales development messaging strategies tailored to key Group buyer personas, audience sub-segments, specialties, and current vendor landscapes.
  • Determine the right messaging and content approaches to maximize prospect engagement, increase positive reply rates, and drive meetings booked.
  • Conduct A/B testing across messaging, cadence structure, timing, and personalization strategies to continuously optimize outreach performance and conversion outcomes.
  • Innovate with AI-driven tools and workflows to improve SDR outreach efficiency, personalization, scalability, and testing capabilities.
  • Monitor and analyze the performance of Marketing-prescribed SDR outreach, including engagement metrics, meeting conversion rates, downstream funnel impact, and audience-specific trends.
  • Work closely with Group Marketing leadership the Group Segment Strategist to provide data-driven recommendations to optimize outbound activation performance and improve account-to-meeting and meeting-to-gross add conversion rates, including recommendations related to tactic mix, messaging and content strategy, structure and frequency, and personalization approaches.
  • Act as a key liaison between Group Marketing and SDR leadership teams to ensure alignment on marketing messaging and tactics, prospect trends, business priorities, and prospecting strategies.
  • Lead a recurring weekly meeting with SDR leadership focused on activation readiness, messaging feedback, outreach performance, and enablement opportunities.
  • Gather and synthesize feedback from SDR leaders and individual SDRs, including the SDR Marketing Committee, to continuously improve messaging resonance, SDR adoption, and activation effectiveness.
  • Partner with the Email Marketing team and the Group Upper Funnel Programs Manager to ideate, develop and execute nurture streams for key Group audiences.
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athenahealth strives to cure complexity and simplify the practice of healthcare. Our innovative technology includes electronic health records, revenue cycle management, and patient engagement solutions that help healthcare providers, administrators, and practices eliminate friction for patients while getting paid efficiently. athenahealth partners with practices with purpose-built software backed by expertise to produce the insights needed to drive better clinical and financial outcomes. We’re inspired by our vision to create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all. Our vibrant and talented employees spark the innovation and passion needed to accomplish our goals. We continue to expand our workforce with amazing people who bring diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives at every level, and foster an environment where we each feel comfortable bringing their best selves to work. Our dedication to creating an exceptional workplace has been recognized with several prestigious awards. We've been honored as a 2024 Top Workplaces USA, named a Forbes 2024 America's Best Mid-Size employers, and celebrated as one of 2023 Glassdoor Best Large Companies to Work For. Additionally, we've been acknowledged as a 2023 Top Workplace in Austin, one of the 2023 Best Places to Work in Maine and a 2023 Top Workplace in MA by the Boston Globe. These accolades are a testament to our vibrant and diverse team that fuels innovation at athenahealth.

Founded in 1997
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
8.6K employees (392 in marketing)
79% recommend to a friend
89% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
29.5M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$24.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
9%
Direct
56.8%
Referral
29.9%
Social
0.3%
Paid
3.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~8.6K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
216 (3% of company)
Median Career Experience
14 years
Median Tenure
5.6 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
6

Funding

Total Funding
$40M
Last Raise
$30M
Post IPO Equity, 9 years ago

Funding History

  • May 2017
    Post IPO Equity
  • Apr 2004
    Series E
  • Dec 2000
    Series B • $30M

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