Marketing Manager

Los Angeles, CA (On-site)

$95K/yr – $115K/yrSenior Level5+ years expSalaried Ft

Posted 8 days ago

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Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute integrated paid advertising campaigns to drive general museum attendance, membership acquisition/renewals, signature events, educational programs, and retail/eCommerce sales.
  • Manage advertising across Meta (Facebook & Instagram), Google Ads (Search, Display, Performance Max, YouTube), TikTok, Reddit, Programmatic Display, OOH, Radio, and Digital Out-of-Home opportunities.
  • Lead end-to-end media planning, audience targeting, budget management, campaign optimization, creative testing, conversion tracking, ROAS analysis, and monthly performance reporting.
  • Own the museum’s email marketing program from strategy through execution across all customer journeys.
  • Build and manage campaigns for audience segmentation, automated customer journeys, membership lifecycle, exhibition launches, event promotions, donation appeals, newsletters, and promotional messaging.
  • Drive continuous performance improvements through A/B testing, deliverability monitoring, and campaign performance reporting using CRM and ESP platforms (such as Mailchimp, HubSpot, or Salesforce Marketing Cloud).
  • Lead the promotional calendar across all museum departments and key initiatives.
  • Coordinate cross-functional campaigns supporting major exhibitions, new collection announcements, signature fundraising events, family programming, corporate events, educational initiatives, retail launches, seasonal campaigns, and sponsor activations.
  • Measure, analyze, and optimize campaign performance against core KPIs, including CPA, ROAS, website conversions, ticket sales, membership growth, email engagement, Customer Lifetime Value (LTV), CAC, and revenue attribution.
  • Develop executive reporting dashboards and deliver actionable insights and strategic recommendations to leadership for continuous optimization.

Requirements

  • Education: Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, or a related field.
  • Experience: 5+ years of digital marketing experience, including 3+ years managing paid advertising budgets.
  • Budget Management: Proven experience managing annual advertising budgets exceeding $250,000.
  • Technical Mastery: Strong knowledge of Meta Ads Manager, Google Analytics 4 (GA4), Google Tag Manager, conversion tracking setups, and email marketing platforms.
  • Core Skills: Excellent project management abilities, strong copywriting and communication skills, and a demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex campaigns simultaneously.
  • Certifications: Google Ads certification preferred.

Preferred

  • Experience with Shopify, Salesforce CRM, membership marketing, ticketing systems, event marketing, and marketing automation.
  • Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite.
Petersen Automotive Museum logo

Petersen Automotive Museum

Located on the corner of Wilshire & Fairfax in Los Angeles, California, the Petersen Automotive Museum encompasses more than 100,000 square feet- celebrating the exploration, design, and engineering of the automobile. The Museum spans four floors and features more than 150 rare: cars, trucks, and motorcycles. The Petersen opened its "Vault" in 2013- giving enthusiasts and visitors an exclusive look into the museums private collection featuring some 150 iconic cars like: Steve Mcqueen's Jaguar XKSS and Elvis Presley's Detomaso Pantera. For more info and tickets please visit : Petersen.org or email info@petersen.org

Founded in 1994
USA
163 employees (42 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
174.4K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$3.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
56.9%
Direct
17.9%
Referral
4.3%
Social
14.2%
Paid
0.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~163

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
12 (7% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

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