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Marketing Manager, Audience Growth Experience (R5967)

Shield AI

San Mateo · San Diego · Dallas · Washington, D.C. · USD 130,000-190,000 / year · 3+ years experience · Onsite · Posted Sep 24, 2026

At a glance

Experience
3+ years experience
Workplace
Onsite
Location
San Mateo · San Diego · Dallas · Washington, D.C.
Salary
USD 130,000-190,000 / year

About the role

  • The Marketing Manager, Audience Growth Experience will build and execute audience growth strategies across first-party social channels and third-party digital communities.
  • This role involves developing growth models, managing paid-growth levers, and partnering with internal teams to expand reach, engagement, and influence among key audiences.

Responsibilities

  • Own audience growth analysis across first-party social channels including LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.
  • Analyze third-party audience and community behavior across platforms such as Reddit, YouTube, and industry forums.
  • Build audience segmentation frameworks to understand priority personas, content interests, and acquisition opportunities.
  • Partner with Social and Communications teams to inform organic content strategy with performance insights.
  • Manage paid-growth levers and budget to accelerate audience acquisition and channel-level performance.
  • Track and report on audience growth, engagement, conversion, and retention metrics.
  • Identify high-potential communities, creators, and distribution opportunities.
  • Develop dashboards and reports that translate data into growth actions for stakeholders.
  • Support testing across creative, copy, targeting, and content formats.
  • Monitor platform trends and algorithm changes to inform channel strategy.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience in growth marketing, digital marketing analytics, audience development, social analytics, or a related field.
  • Experience analyzing performance across social platforms such as LinkedIn, X, Instagram, YouTube, Reddit, or similar communities.
  • Familiarity with AI-enabled analytics, content optimization, or marketing workflow tools.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into actionable recommendations.
  • Experience managing or supporting paid social, paid audience growth, or digital acquisition campaigns.
  • Proficiency with analytics, reporting, and dashboarding tools.
  • Strong understanding of audience segmentation, channel performance, testing, and growth metrics.
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to present insights clearly to cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Strong cross-functional collaborator with the ability to partner effectively with Social, Communications, Creative, and Marketing teams.

Preferred qualifications

  • Experience in aerospace, defense, national security, advanced technology, or B2B technology.
  • Experience with social listening, community intelligence, or creator/influencer analysis tools.
  • Experience building executive-ready dashboards or recurring performance reporting systems.

Benefits

  • Bonus
  • Benefits
  • Equity

Skills

  • LinkedIn
  • X
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • Reddit
  • Social Analytics
  • Growth Marketing
  • Digital Marketing Analytics
  • Paid Social
  • Audience Segmentation

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Marketing Manager, Audience Growth Experience (R5967)

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