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Marketing Manager, Audience Growth (R5967)

Shield AI· Growth Division – Business Development Marketing
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San Mateo, California, San Diego, California, Dallas, Texas, Washington, D.C.$130k - $190kFull Time EmployeePosted 4w ago

About the role

Marketing Manager to build and execute the audience growth strategy across first-party social channels and third-party digital communities, coordinating with communications, social, field marketing, and video teams to expand reach, engagement, and influence among key audiences.

Responsibilities

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

Qualifications

  • 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.

Skills

Required:Growth marketingSocial platform analyticsPaid social campaign management

Benefits

  • Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
  • Temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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