Senior Marketing Manager, Performance (North America)

Los Angeles, CA (Hybrid)

$165K/yr – $213K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 4 days ago

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Job Summary

Own cross-channel performance marketing for a North America launch, driving multi-channel paid media, agency partnerships, analytics, and measurement frameworks across GTM and attribution.

  • Own across-channel paid media strategy and execution for a major AAA launch
  • Lead agency management, creative testing, attribution, and reporting to inform leadership

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Media & GTM Strategy
  • Partner with the global publishing team to develop comprehensive North America paid media strategies across major digital channels (YouTube, Meta, SEM, Programmatic DSPs).
  • Lead end-to-end agency management, including RFP processes, onboarding, creative briefing, and campaign execution leadership.
  • Partner with creative agencies and internal creative teams to drive creative testing and optimization across paid media campaigns.
  • Oversee media budget allocation, campaign pacing, and data-driven ROAS optimization to achieve core launch targets and business goals.
  • Drive GTM campaign planning and oversee the Global Marketing Activities Calendar (GMAC) to ensure seamless alignment across major marketing beats.
  • Establish campaign KPI frameworks, release cadences, and business planning models in collaboration with key stakeholders.
  • Attribution & Performance Analytics
  • Establish and oversee full-funnel attribution tracking and analytics frameworks using platform solutions such as Gamesight, Google Analytics, Looker Studio, Tableau, or equivalent analytics platforms.
  • Build scalable reporting dashboards and lead regular performance reviews to provide actionable insights for executive leadership and global teams.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of performance marketing experience within the video game publishing industry, with proven experience supporting or leading AAA title launches.
  • Demonstrated track record of developing and executing multi-channel paid media campaigns ($1M+ annual budgets preferred).
  • Hands-on expertise in major ad platforms (Google Ads, Meta Ads Manager, programmatic DSPs) and game attribution tools.
  • Experience managing full-funnel acquisition campaigns across PC and console ecosystems.
  • Proven experience managing top-tier creative and media agencies, from briefing to performance evaluation.
  • Strong track record of translating complex campaign data into strategic executive readouts and actionable optimization plans.
  • Excellent business English communication skills.

Preferred

  • Experience working with global publishing organizations or Asian game publishers.
  • Korean language proficiency is a plus.

Benefits

  • Hybrid Work (remote + on-site)
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