Role: Growth Marketer

Location: Chicago, IL (In-Person, River North)

Salary: $120–150K base + performance bonus + equity

Our client is a rapidly scaling, AI-powered succession platform helping small business owners navigate one of life’s most meaningful transitions — selling their company.

They combine technology, human guidance, and marketing expertise to make business sales more transparent, valuable, and emotionally intelligent. Their “Succession-as-a-Service” model helps founders optimize their brand, operations, and valuation before going to market — ensuring stronger exits and a lasting legacy.

Backed by leading venture investors and led by an experienced founding team, they’re modernizing how Main Street businesses find their next chapter through a blend of data, empathy, and execution excellence.

Position Overview:

The Growth Marketer will own performance marketing strategy and execution across multiple channels — driving measurable lead generation for both the company and its small business clients.

You’ll partner closely with the Marketing Director (a former Series A growth hacker and AI automation expert) to test, optimize, and scale campaigns that fuel client success and company growth. This is a hands-on role for someone who thrives on experimentation, analytics, and tangible outcomes.

Expect to manage full-funnel campaigns across Google, YouTube, Meta, and LinkedIn — building systems, dashboards, and performance insights that drive real ROI.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and optimize paid campaigns for the company and its portfolio of clients.
• Manage acquisition channels including Google Ads, YouTube, Meta/Facebook, and LinkedIn.
• Conduct A/B testing, conversion optimization, and creative performance analysis.
• Build analytics dashboards that visualize and communicate real-time campaign results.
• Partner with leadership to translate data into strategy and recommendations.
• Support “Succession-as-a-Service” clients in enhancing visibility, lead generation, and valuation.

Qualifications:

This is a role for a technically strong, data-obsessed growth marketer who wants to make a measurable impact in a fast-moving, early-stage environment.

✅ You likely fit if you:

• Have 5+ years in growth, performance, or paid media marketing.
• Are proficient in Google Ads, YouTube, Meta/Facebook, and other major platforms.
• Have experience in startups or lean teams where creativity and resourcefulness are key.
• Are deeply analytical — you live in dashboards, metrics, and optimization loops.
• Thrive on experimentation and iteration — every campaign is a hypothesis you test and refine.
• Communicate clearly and confidently with clients and stakeholders.
• Love bridging modern marketing tactics with traditional business audiences.

❌ This role is not for you if:

• You rely on extensive structure or large budgets to perform.
• You’ve only worked in agencies and prefer a narrow execution lane.
• You’re uncomfortable taking ownership of results or performance data.
• You prefer creative brand work over measurable growth and attribution.

What they offer:

• Compensation: $120–150K base + performance bonus + equity.
• Growth: Direct exposure to AI marketing tools, leadership mentorship, and Series A scaling experience.
• Impact: Help small business owners unlock value, preserve legacies, and transition to the next generation.
• Environment: Collaborative, in-person culture in Chicago’s River North district.
• Purpose: Build the bridge between traditional business and modern, AI-driven growth.

Interested?

If you’re reading this thinking “this is exactly me”, please DM me on LinkedIn!🔗