Performance Media Manager

The RoleThis person will lead strategy and execution across paid channels, drive efficient customer growth, help us unlock new audiences, and work cross-functionally with creative, product, catalog, and leadership.This is a hands-on startup role. You should be comfortable moving from ad account to dashboard to landing page to creative brief in the same day.What You’ll DoOwn day-to-day strategy, execution, and optimization across paid channels including Meta, Google, YouTube, TikTok, and other emerging growth channelsManage budgets against clear business goals including CAC, ROAS, conversion rate, and AOVBuild and run a rigorous testing roadmap across audiences, creative angles, offers, landing pages, funnel steps, and bidding strategiesPartner closely with creative to develop ad concepts and landing page ideas that resonate with our core customersWork with product and engineering to improve attribution, tracking, event quality, and reportingBuild weekly and monthly reporting for leadership with a strong point of view on what is working, what is not, and what to do nextStay close to the customer and market. You should understand what motivates buyers, what makes an offer convert, and how creative quality impacts performanceWhat Success Looks LikeYou establish a repeatable testing cadence and a reliable performance reporting rhythmYou improve efficiency while responsibly scaling spendYou help Audiio find new pockets of growth beyond a small number of core campaigns or channelsYou raise the quality of the creative feedback loop, not just the media buyingYou become a trusted operator who connects channel performance to bigger business decisionsWhat We’re Looking For5+ years of hands-on performance marketing or paid media experienceStrong experience in subscription, SaaS, DTC, marketplace, creator economy, or media/creative tools businessesDeep fluency in Meta and Google, plus solid working experience with YouTube and at least one additional growth channelExperience personally owning meaningful budgets and performance targetsStrong analytical skills and comfort making decisions despite imperfect attributionA track record of scaling spend without losing efficiencyReal creative judgment. You know how messaging, offer, hook, landing page, and audience all work togetherComfort operating autonomously in a lean environment without a lot of layers or hand-holdingClear communication and strong business judgmentWillingness to be both strategist and doerAgency or in-house backgrounds can both work, but you must have personally owned outcomes, not just reportingThe Kind of Person Who Thrives HereYou like startups because you want ownershipYou move quickly, but you do not confuse motion with progressYou are scrappy, but still rigorousYou do not need a huge team, perfect attribution, or endless meetings to do great workYou want to help build the machine, not just manage one small part of itNice to HaveExperience marketing to filmmakers, video editors, creators, production companies, agencies, or creative professionalsExperience with subscription funnels, CRO, free trials, and lifecycle coordinationExperience with affiliate programs, creator-led acquisition, or sponsorship partnershipsFamiliarity with music, audio, media licensing, or AI-assisted creative toolsCompensationBase salary around $125,000Bonus tied to performance and growth goals