Marketing & Paid Media Strategist

Charlotte, NC (Hybrid)

$80K/yr – $95K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 7 weeks ago

Job Summary

Own the end-to-end paid media and demand-gen strategy for CGN, leading a team and coordinating client campaigns across paid and organic channels, with HubSpot-based funnel execution and brand governance.

  • Lead strategy and budget for multi-channel paid campaigns
  • Direct reports and external partners to drive pipeline goals
  • Align client campaigns with CGN marketing plan and lead generation targets

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • CGN Internal Marketing: Develop and own CGN's annual marketing strategy — setting channel priorities, campaign direction, and growth targets tied to revenue goals
  • Run paid ads for CGN across Google Ads, Meta, and YouTube — hands-on strategy, build, and optimization
  • Own demand generation — filling the sales pipeline with qualified prospects through paid and organic channels
  • Full-funnel strategy and execution — HubSpot as the foundation, built out across landing pages, email sequences, ad funnels, and additional platforms over time
  • CGN's brand — positioning, messaging, and voice across everything we publish
  • Content and thought-leadership direction: blog, social, video, email, events, and webinars
  • Marketing reporting: pipeline contribution, cost per lead, CAC, and ROI by channel — reported to Aly
  • The marketing budget
  • One direct report (Media Manager) and outside vendor relationships
  • Client Paid Ads Strategy: Own paid ads strategy for clients who purchase paid advertising as a CGN add-on service

Requirements

  • 5+ years in marketing, with experience owning strategy or leading a team
  • Agency background — you understand how agencies work and how to market one
  • Hands-on paid media experience across Google Ads, Meta, and YouTube — you build, manage, and optimize campaigns yourself
  • Experience making paid ads recommendations to clients — you can translate strategy into clear direction a contractor owner understands
  • Experience managing or directing a white label or third-party execution team
  • A track record of owning a lead-gen or pipeline number and hitting it
  • Podcast marketing experience — you know how to grow an audience and understand the sponsorship and advertising landscape
  • Funnel building experience — HubSpot proficiency required, with the ability to extend across multiple platforms
  • Strong analytics skills and comfort with attribution — you know what's working and why
  • Fluency with the tools we run on: Claude (AI), n8n (automation), and HubSpot

Preferred

  • Marketing experience in remodeling, construction, or another home-services or trades vertical
  • Experience with podcast advertising and sponsorship deals
  • Familiarity with YouTube channel growth strategy

Benefits

  • $80,000–$95,000 base salary plus a performance incentive tied to pipeline contribution (OTE $95,000–$115,000)
  • 25 PTO days + 11 paid federal holidays (36 total paid days off per year)
  • 401(k) with up to 4% company match
  • CGN covers 50% of health and dental premiums + fully covers life insurance
  • Vision coverage and paid parental leave
  • Full-time in our Charlotte office for the first 90 days, then hybrid — 3 days in-office
  • Ongoing investment in certifications and professional development
  • Health insurance
  • Health savings account
  • Dental insurance
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Contractor Growth Network

Our mission is simple: to build confidence in businesses. We believe design-focused contractors deserve a marketing approach that not only attracts referral-quality leads but truly reflects the quality and craftsmanship they deliver. We aim to be the go-to marketing partner for top contracting companies looking to become household names in their communities.

Founded in 2017
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
13 employees (8 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$80K/yr – $95K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
7 (54% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
6.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
29.1%
Direct
46.4%
Referral
6.2%
Social
16.7%
Paid
1.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~13
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Marketing & Paid Media Strategist

Contractor Growth Network · Charlotte, NC · Hybrid