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Director, Digital Performance Marketing Director, Digital Performance Marketing

Underdog Sports

Full Time
Director
195k-240k
about 1 month ago

Job Description

About the Role

The Director, Digital Performance Marketing at Underdog Sports is a strategic leadership role responsible for leading and scaling digital advertising efforts across key channels. The role requires deep expertise in Paid Social, Paid Search, Programmatic Display, and testing new channels, with a focus on optimizing performance, driving business growth, and collaborating with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. The company offers a virtual-first culture, flexible PTO, and opportunities for career advancement within a rapidly expanding sports gaming organization.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop comprehensive digital performance marketing strategies across Paid Social, Paid Search, Programmatic Display, and new channel testing to maximize ROI and meet business goals.
  • Oversee daily operations of paid media campaigns across multiple channels, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
  • Drive initiatives to test new strategies, optimize existing tactics, and improve campaign performance.
  • Manage media budget strategy and capital allocation to ensure efficient budget distribution aligned with growth objectives.
  • Implement and measure incrementality to ensure marketing investments contribute to long-term value and maximize customer lifetime value (LTV).
  • Collaborate with media planning teams to optimize ad creatives, messaging, and targeting for conversions, brand awareness, and growth.
  • Conduct A/B testing and continuous optimization across channels.
  • Utilize data and analytics to track, measure, and analyze campaign performance, making real-time adjustments.
  • Build reports and dashboards to provide actionable insights for executive leadership.
  • Work closely with product, finance, strategy, creative, and analytics teams to ensure alignment of digital marketing strategies.
  • Manage and mentor a team of digital marketing professionals, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.
  • Lead the digital marketing team in a dynamic environment, ensuring initiatives are executed with speed, precision, and agility.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience in digital performance marketing with a focus on Paid Social, Paid Search, and Programmatic Display advertising.
  • Strong background in data analysis, incrementality testing, and understanding of metrics such as customer lifetime value (LTV), return on ad spend (ROAS), and cost per acquisition (CPA).
  • Proven experience managing and mentoring teams of digital marketers.
  • Hands-on experience managing digital campaigns across multiple channels and testing new channels.
  • Experience in capital allocation and media budget strategy to maximize growth and efficiency.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills for presenting strategies and results to senior leadership.

Nice to Have

  • Experience with advanced analytics tools such as Google Analytics, Excel, Tableau, and other reporting platforms.
  • Experience with emerging digital channels like TikTok and Amazon Ads, including testing and scaling new platforms.
  • Experience in Real Money Gaming or other high-growth verticals where digital marketing drives customer acquisition and retention.
  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, or a related field; a Master's degree is a plus.
  • Relevant industry certifications such as Google Ads, Facebook Blueprint.
  • Experience with advanced incrementality techniques like geo-testing, match-back studies, or mixed media modeling.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, or a related field.
  • 7+ years of experience in digital marketing roles.

Benefits & Perks

  • Unlimited PTO with flexibility, especially outside the first few weeks before and into the NFL season.
  • 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave.
  • A $500 home office allowance.
  • A connected virtual first culture with a highly engaged distributed workforce.
  • 5% 401k match, FSA, and company-paid health, dental, and vision plans for employees and dependents.

Working at Underdog Sports

Underdog Sports has a connected virtual first culture with a highly engaged distributed workforce. The company is the fastest-growing sports gaming organization, emphasizing flexibility, career growth, and diversity. It values supportive management, gender equality, and a collaborative environment that fosters innovation and high performance.

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Job Details

Posted AtAug 7, 2025
Salary195k-240k
Job TypeFull Time
Work ModeRemote
ExperienceDirector

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