Marketing Manager, Audience Growth Experience (R5967)
On-site San Mateo DallasSan Diego +1 Full-time Manager General Marketing
At a glance
Mid-level General Marketing role at Shield AI. San Mateo · full-time · $120,000–$180,000 base.
SalaryStated by Shield AI
$120,000 – $180,000
Base salary for this role, in USD per year, as published in the posting.
This role, from Shield AIOur estimate for the market: $166,000–$173,000Median $169,000
Below the market median of $169,000 for mid-level general marketing roles in San Mateo.
Worked out from 8 postings that stated pay, median $169,000. Last updated Mar 10, 2026.
RoleGeneral Marketing
SeniorityManager
LocationSan Mateo
WorkplaceOn-site
EmploymentFull-time
Base pay$120,000–$180,000
PostedSep 24, 2026 · 1d ago
Also hiring inDallas, San Diego, Washington
Role brief
Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.
What you'll do
- Analyze audience behavior on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, YouTube, Reddit, and relevant industry forums
- Create persona segments using content interests, channel habits, and acquisition opportunities
- Control paid-growth levers and budgets to improve acquisition, engagement, and channel results
- Turn growth, conversion, engagement, and retention data into dashboards and recommendations
- Test creative, copy, targeting, channels, and formats while tracking platform and audience changes
What you bring
- At least three years in growth marketing, digital analytics, audience development, social analytics, or a related area
- Hands-on analysis of social-channel performance across platforms such as LinkedIn, X, Instagram, YouTube, or Reddit
- Experience running or supporting paid social, paid audience acquisition, or digital acquisition programs
- Strong analytical communication, dashboarding ability, and skill translating findings into practical recommendations
- Working knowledge of AI-enabled marketing tools plus audience segmentation, testing, and growth measurement
Who this fits
You’ll suit a marketing manager who combines social analytics, paid acquisition, audience development, and clear stakeholder communication. The role works across Social, Communications, Creative, and Marketing teams and is based onsite in San Mateo. Hiring is contingent on a cleared background and may include a reference check.
From the employer
Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.
Full-time regular employee offer package: Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity Temporary employee offer package: Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment) Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits. Please speak to your talent acquisition representative for more information. ### Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
Job Description:
Shield AI is seeking a marketing manager to build and execute the audience growth strategy across first-party social channels and third-party digital communities. This role will develop growth models, identify scalable acquisition opportunities, manage paid-growth levers and budget, and partner with our communications, social, field marketing, and internal video teams to expand reach, engagement, and influence among key audiences.
What you'll do:
- 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 better 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.
Audience Growth & Analytics
Required 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.
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.
Full-time regular employee offer package: Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity Temporary employee offer package: Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment) Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits. Please speak to your talent acquisition representative for more information. ### Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
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