Head of Growth and Operations
Exponent, Kansas City, MO, United States
Overview
Lead growth and operations for a well-funded media holding company in Kansas City, driving affiliate marketing, SEO, and paid media strategies to scale digital revenue and build a high-impact marketing engine.
Why We Like This
High ownership:
Real authority and autonomy from day one to build and scale growth operations.
Tech-forward marketing:
Heavy use of AI and automation to drive efficiency and scale with a lean team.
Cross-channel impact:
Lead affiliate, SEO, paid media, and YouTube growth with full P&L accountability.
Requirements
Hands-On Affiliate Marketing Expertise: Build and scale affiliate programs end-to-end, from recruiting publishers to optimizing commission structures, driving core revenue growth across content properties.
Digital Marketing P&L Ownership: Own the digital marketing P&L with clear budget accountability and ROI focus, managing spend across paid search, paid social, and affiliate channels to meet aggressive growth targets.
Process Builder with Tech Savvy: Thrive in a startup-like environment by creating scalable systems and leveraging AI tools daily to optimize content, campaigns, and operations, supporting a lean, tech-forward growth engine.
Responsibilities
Affiliate Marketing & Revenue Growth:
Architect and scale affiliate programs, manage affiliate P&L, recruit and negotiate with partners across multiple categories.
SEO & Content Strategy:
Lead organic search strategy including technical SEO, content roadmaps, and keyword targeting; collaborate with editorial to align content with commercial goals.
Paid Media & Performance Marketing:
Manage paid search and social campaigns with a focus on ROAS and budget discipline; optimize full-funnel marketing systems from awareness to retention.
Digital Marketing P&L Ownership:
Own budget allocation, vendor relationships, and ROI-driven decision making across all digital marketing channels.
AI & Technology Integration:
Deploy AI tools to enhance content production, SEO, campaign optimization, and build a lean, tech-forward marketing operation.
$220,000 - $275,000 a year
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Why We Like This
High ownership:
Real authority and autonomy from day one to build and scale growth operations.
Tech-forward marketing:
Heavy use of AI and automation to drive efficiency and scale with a lean team.
Cross-channel impact:
Lead affiliate, SEO, paid media, and YouTube growth with full P&L accountability.
Requirements
Hands-On Affiliate Marketing Expertise: Build and scale affiliate programs end-to-end, from recruiting publishers to optimizing commission structures, driving core revenue growth across content properties.
Digital Marketing P&L Ownership: Own the digital marketing P&L with clear budget accountability and ROI focus, managing spend across paid search, paid social, and affiliate channels to meet aggressive growth targets.
Process Builder with Tech Savvy: Thrive in a startup-like environment by creating scalable systems and leveraging AI tools daily to optimize content, campaigns, and operations, supporting a lean, tech-forward growth engine.
Responsibilities
Affiliate Marketing & Revenue Growth:
Architect and scale affiliate programs, manage affiliate P&L, recruit and negotiate with partners across multiple categories.
SEO & Content Strategy:
Lead organic search strategy including technical SEO, content roadmaps, and keyword targeting; collaborate with editorial to align content with commercial goals.
Paid Media & Performance Marketing:
Manage paid search and social campaigns with a focus on ROAS and budget discipline; optimize full-funnel marketing systems from awareness to retention.
Digital Marketing P&L Ownership:
Own budget allocation, vendor relationships, and ROI-driven decision making across all digital marketing channels.
AI & Technology Integration:
Deploy AI tools to enhance content production, SEO, campaign optimization, and build a lean, tech-forward marketing operation.
$220,000 - $275,000 a year
#1197 #ExponentPartners
#J-18808-Ljbffr