Remote Performance Marketing Manager Jobs
Remote performance marketing manager jobs are open across the U.S. at remote-first firms, distributed SaaS teams, and direct-to-consumer brands actively building out their growth functions. Employers hiring remotely right now include Affirm, AXIOM, and Whatnot. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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At Viral Nation, we specialize in building social-first ecosystems for brands to connect with the modern consumer journey. Our integrated solutions align strategy, talent, media, and technology with culturally relevant creativity to scale the world's fastest-growing digital brands. Viral Nation offers a fluid, creative, and growth-oriented environment that will support your ambitions to apply your talents in an open, collaborative, and fast-paced culture. Our ability to stay at the forefront of the industry has fuelled our success and will guide us in paving the path forward. We're driven to push boundaries and think beyond today to deliver strategies, and we're just getting started.
While we continuously exceed our goals, we need your help – our success is only as great as our people. Strong performance leads to high expectations, and we must keep raising the bar!
We are seeking an Associate Director, Performance Marketing to serve as a cross-channel Performance Marketing expert across a portfolio of clients. This role will translate brand strategy and business goals into high-performing digital ads focused on driving conversions across owned, retail, and e-commerce channels. This role will work cross-functionally with Business Intelligence, Client Services, and clients to serve as the expert in digital e-commerce strategy, activation, and measurement.
What You'll Do Here:
- Develop and lead integrated performance marketing strategies, combining paid social, programmatic, and other digital channels to maximize sales across the brand's direct-to-consumer (DTC) site, major retail partners, and emerging social commerce platforms like TikTok Shop.
- Implement technical solutions, including deep linking, to create a seamless, high-converting journey from digital paid platforms directly to the product pages on retailer sites or mobile applications, and lead best-in-class measurement solutions to attribute sales from retailer sites to brands paid media campaigns.
- Serve as the subject matter expert for emerging social commerce platforms, leading the strategy and technical execution of campaigns within TikTok Shop and other native social checkout environments.
- Continuously innovate and develop forward-thinking strategies and roadmaps as media capabilities and measurement solutions evolve.
- Own and manage media budgets, utilizing forecasting and optimization techniques to ensure efficient allocation and maximum ROI across all performance channels.
- Support with the continuous optimization of social commerce and catalog campaigns, ensuring product feeds are accurate, complete, and tailored for each channel's specific advertising needs.
- Synthesize campaign findings and communicate data-driven recommendations and best practices to key collaborators and external stakeholders.
- Create Playbooks & Principles to influence overall strategies at scale & educate internal and client stakeholders.
What You'll Need To Have:
- 6+ years of professional experience with performance marketing strategy, execution, and measurement across paid social, programmatic, YouTube, and Google Ads
- 3+ years of professional experience with developing strategies and executing digital media campaigns focused on driving sales from direct-to-consumer (DTC) sites, major retail partners, and emerging social commerce platforms
- Experience developing strategies and executing TikTok Shop and other emerging social commerce platform campaigns
- Strong understanding of measurement and attribution solutions across paid social, programmatic, YouTube, Search, etc., ensuring digital campaigns can prove ROAS across both owned and retail sites
- Strong storytelling and influence ability to internal and external partners, and senior leaders (VP, GM level)
- Strong motivation in a fast-paced environment with a bias for action
- Ability to effectively work independently as well as collaboratively across multiple functions
- Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally and communicate clearly—both verbally and in writing
- Highly organized with strong accountability for timelines, deliverables, and campaign performance
- Proficient in Google Workspace preferred
- Fluent in English, both spoken and written
At Viral Nation, compensation is structured, performance-led, and market-aligned. Pay decisions are intentional, based on role requirements, performance, and market alignment by country, and are set to maintain internal pay equity across comparable roles and levels.
Compensation progression is tied to demonstrated performance, expanded scope, and sustained contribution over time, not tenure alone. Employee compensation is reviewed regularly through formal performance reviews and check-ins to ensure alignment with role expectations and impact.
DEI Commitment:
Viral Nation is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in our agency. Viral Nation welcomes applications from people with visible and non-visible disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruiting and selection process.
At Viral Nation, we specialize in building social-first ecosystems for brands to connect with the modern consumer journey. Our integrated solutions align strategy, talent, media, and technology with culturally relevant creativity to scale the world's fastest-growing digital brands. Viral Nation offers a fluid, creative, and growth-oriented environment that will support your ambitions to apply your talents in an open, collaborative, and fast-paced culture. Our ability to stay at the forefront of the industry has fuelled our success and will guide us in paving the path forward. We're driven to push boundaries and think beyond today to deliver strategies, and we're just getting started.
While we continuously exceed our goals, we need your help – our success is only as great as our people. Strong performance leads to high expectations, and we must keep raising the bar!
We are seeking an Associate Director, Performance Marketing to serve as a cross-channel Performance Marketing expert across a portfolio of clients. This role will translate brand strategy and business goals into high-performing digital ads focused on driving conversions across owned, retail, and e-commerce channels. This role will work cross-functionally with Business Intelligence, Client Services, and clients to serve as the expert in digital e-commerce strategy, activation, and measurement.
What You'll Do Here:
- Develop and lead integrated performance marketing strategies, combining paid social, programmatic, and other digital channels to maximize sales across the brand's direct-to-consumer (DTC) site, major retail partners, and emerging social commerce platforms like TikTok Shop.
- Implement technical solutions, including deep linking, to create a seamless, high-converting journey from digital paid platforms directly to the product pages on retailer sites or mobile applications, and lead best-in-class measurement solutions to attribute sales from retailer sites to brands paid media campaigns.
- Serve as the subject matter expert for emerging social commerce platforms, leading the strategy and technical execution of campaigns within TikTok Shop and other native social checkout environments.
- Continuously innovate and develop forward-thinking strategies and roadmaps as media capabilities and measurement solutions evolve.
- Own and manage media budgets, utilizing forecasting and optimization techniques to ensure efficient allocation and maximum ROI across all performance channels.
- Support with the continuous optimization of social commerce and catalog campaigns, ensuring product feeds are accurate, complete, and tailored for each channel's specific advertising needs.
- Synthesize campaign findings and communicate data-driven recommendations and best practices to key collaborators and external stakeholders.
- Create Playbooks & Principles to influence overall strategies at scale & educate internal and client stakeholders.
What You'll Need To Have:
- 6+ years of professional experience with performance marketing strategy, execution, and measurement across paid social, programmatic, YouTube, and Google Ads
- 3+ years of professional experience with developing strategies and executing digital media campaigns focused on driving sales from direct-to-consumer (DTC) sites, major retail partners, and emerging social commerce platforms
- Experience developing strategies and executing TikTok Shop and other emerging social commerce platform campaigns
- Strong understanding of measurement and attribution solutions across paid social, programmatic, YouTube, Search, etc., ensuring digital campaigns can prove ROAS across both owned and retail sites
- Strong storytelling and influence ability to internal and external partners, and senior leaders (VP, GM level)
- Strong motivation in a fast-paced environment with a bias for action
- Ability to effectively work independently as well as collaboratively across multiple functions
- Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally and communicate clearly—both verbally and in writing
- Highly organized with strong accountability for timelines, deliverables, and campaign performance
- Proficient in Google Workspace preferred
- Fluent in English, both spoken and written
At Viral Nation, compensation is structured, performance-led, and market-aligned. Pay decisions are intentional, based on role requirements, performance, and market alignment by country, and are set to maintain internal pay equity across comparable roles and levels.
Compensation progression is tied to demonstrated performance, expanded scope, and sustained contribution over time, not tenure alone. Employee compensation is reviewed regularly through formal performance reviews and check-ins to ensure alignment with role expectations and impact.
DEI Commitment:
Viral Nation is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in our agency. Viral Nation welcomes applications from people with visible and non-visible disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruiting and selection process.
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Who's Hiring
- Affirm28
- AXIOM12
- Whatnot9
- Boomi8B
- Veeva Systems8
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software128
- Banking & Financial Services44
- Consulting & Professional Services19
- Retail17
- Healthcare & Medical Services13
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote performance marketing manager jobs.
- Hands-on experience managing paid search and paid social campaigns across Google Ads and Meta
- Proficiency with analytics and attribution platforms such as Google Analytics and Triple Whale
- Demonstrated ability to optimize campaigns to ROAS, CPA, or CAC targets
- Experience with A/B testing, audience segmentation, and creative performance analysis
- Bachelor's degree in marketing, business, or a related field
- Google Ads or Meta Blueprint certification preferred by many employers
Tips for Your Remote Performance Marketing Manager Job Search
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote performance marketing manager openings from across the U.S. in one place, so you can find roles that match your channel expertise and apply directly without sorting through mixed location listings.
Document campaign results with hard numbers
Remote hiring managers can't observe your work style in person, so your portfolio has to do it for them. Show paid channel performance with specific metrics like ROAS, CPA, and spend under management for each campaign you led or owned.
Demonstrate async communication in your application
Remote performance marketing teams run on written communication. A clear, well-structured cover message or take-home brief signals you can report findings and flag blockers without a meeting, which is exactly what distributed managers need.
Target remote-first companies directly
Remote-first SaaS companies and direct-to-consumer brands hire performance marketing managers remotely far more consistently than traditional enterprises converting office roles. Focusing your search on companies with fully distributed marketing teams shortens your path to a real remote offer.
Prepare for a remote performance interview format
Expect asynchronous screeners, take-home audits of a paid account, and video interviews where you walk through campaign decisions out loud. Practice narrating your analytical process clearly, because remote teams evaluate how you think as much as what you know.
Remote Performance Marketing Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote performance marketing manager job?
Remote employers screen performance marketing managers for self-direction and strong written communication before almost anything else, because async collaboration replaces in-person direction. Companies hiring remotely want to see ownership of paid channels end to end, fluency in platforms like Google Ads and Meta, and the ability to report on performance without being prompted. A portfolio of campaigns with documented results and a clean async communication style give you a clear edge.
Which companies hire remote performance marketing managers?
Remote performance marketing manager roles are posted by Affirm, AXIOM, and Whatnot and others right now, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. Hiring tends to concentrate at remote-first SaaS companies, direct-to-consumer e-commerce brands, and growth-stage startups running distributed marketing teams.
Can you get a remote performance marketing manager job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry-level performance marketing roles are harder to land because employers expect you to operate independently from day one without close supervision. Direct-to-consumer startups and small remote-first brands are the most likely to take a chance on early-career candidates. A self-run paid campaign with documented results, even at low spend, demonstrates the hands-on ability remote hiring managers want to see.
Do you need a degree for remote performance marketing manager jobs?
Not always. Remote employers hiring performance marketing managers weigh demonstrable channel expertise and campaign results heavily alongside or instead of a degree. Certifications in Google Ads, Meta Blueprint, or HubSpot, paired with a portfolio showing real spend and measurable outcomes, carry significant weight. Degree requirements vary by company, but performance track and platform fluency consistently matter more in remote hiring decisions.
Which industries hire the most remote performance marketing managers?
Most remote performance marketing manager openings sit in Technology & Software, Banking & Financial Services, and Consulting & Professional Services, per current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. Those sectors have built distributed growth teams that rely on performance marketing managers to run paid acquisition and retention programs without a centralized office.
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