Performance Marketing Director

Knoxville, TN (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableDirector/Executive7+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive full-funnel performance and revenue growth as a senior Performance Marketing Director leading multi-channel teams across paid media, digital, CRM, and social.

  • Own unified performance strategy and cross-functional KPI ownership.
  • Must-have: 7-10+ years in performance marketing with multi-channel leadership.
  • Standout: Directly ties marketing activity to attendance, revenue, and P&L outcomes.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead and align Paid Media, Digital, and social media and Influencer teams under a unified performance strategy
  • Establish clear goals, KPIs, and accountability across all marketing functions
  • Ensure teams are operating cohesively and not in silos, with shared performance objectives
  • Mentor and develop team leads while driving a culture of performance and continuous improvement
  • Develop and own the full-funnel performance strategy across paid media, website, app, email/CRM, and landing page optimization
  • Identify growth opportunities across awareness, consideration, conversion, and retention journeys for both attractions
  • Ensure all paid, digital, creative, and social efforts operate in a unified performance framework connected to revenue goals
  • Lead performance planning for peak seasons, shoulder seasons, and event-driven campaigns
  • Build and maintain forecasting models for attendance, revenue, and demand across key markets
  • Use data and trends to inform marketing investment decisions and budget allocation

Requirements

  • 7-10+ years of experience in performance marketing, growth, or digital strategy roles
  • Proven experience forecasting revenue or attendance and tying marketing efforts to financial outcomes
  • Experience overseeing multi-channel marketing teams including paid media, social, CRM, and digital
  • Strong experience with analytics and reporting tools such as GA4, Looker Studio, Tableau, and CRM platforms
  • Demonstrated success driving measurable growth in a multi-channel environment
  • Experience leading teams and cross-functional initiatives
  • Background in high-volume consumer businesses such as tourism, attractions, e-commerce, or similar preferred
  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Analytics, or related field or equivalent experience
  • Must be able to thrive in a fast-paced, on-site environment supporting multiple attractions and brands

Preferred

  • Strong leadership, communication, and decision-making skills
  • Proven experience with influencer marketing
  • Experience collaborating across Creative, Operations, and Finance functions

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1