Performance Marketing Manager

Montgomery Code is hiring a Performance Marketing Manager to grow client revenue through digital ad platforms. Our clients are companies that are ready to grow: manufacturers, SaaS teams, and ecommerce brands that make their own products, invested in scaling and expecting return on every dollar of spend. The work spans direct-response Meta campaigns and long-cycle B2B LinkedIn demand generation, so you need to be fluent in both worlds.

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This is an ownership role: you run the paid program end to end and report directly to the Founder. The bar here is high on every deliverable, from messaging to creative design and campaign organization hygiene. Exceptional paid media management here takes both sides of the brain: the analytics to prove what works and the creative eye to know why. You connect ad spend to revenue, pipeline, and ROAS, and you deliver client brands to niche audiences.
WHAT YOU'LL DODrive client growth across paid channels, primarily Meta Ads and LinkedIn Ads, owning structure, targeting, budgets, pacing, and optimizationManage a portfolio of client accounts totaling more than $2M in combined annual spend, each with its own growth targets and scaling plansOwn client communication for paid performance: priorities, results, insights, and recommendations tied to revenue and pipelineBuild and manage testing roadmaps across audiences, creative angles, formats, placements, and landing page hypotheses, designed to compound performance over timeBuild performance dashboards with Claude Code, connecting ad platform and analytics APIs, tailored to client growth goals and internal decision-makingBuild and maintain Claude knowledge bases so client context, learnings, and performance history scale across the teamOwn weekly and monthly reporting rhythms, including narrative summaries: what changed, what we learned, and what we are testing nextDevelop full-funnel audience strategies for prospecting and retargeting, aligned to funnel stage, offer, and sales cycleCollaborate with writers, photographers, designers, and the Creative Director to develop clear briefs, plan iteration cycles, and translate performance insights into stronger creativeMonitor spend and performance trends daily, and catch issues before clients doMaintain clean account hygiene including naming conventions, campaign documentation, and repeatable processesCollaborate with teammates on conversion tracking needs, including pixel events, UTMs, and lead quality feedback loops, so growth is measured on revenue and qualified leads, not platform metrics
WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKEClient accounts grow: revenue, ROAS, and qualified pipeline improve week over weekClients bring their growth questions to you first, and your reporting drives confident scaling decisionsYour reporting, dashboards, and creative briefs are client-ready the first timeYou run your accounts independently: strategy, execution, and client communication move without waiting on directionSome briefs land crystal clear, others vague, and you go find the answer either wayYou iterate in the open, trading briefs, feedback, and performance insights with teammates so every round of creative gets strongerCreative testing follows a roadmap, and every test produces a learning that compounds into stronger performanceDashboards are accurate, automated, and answer client questions before they're askedAccounts are organized and scalable so the team can move quickly while staying consistent, accurate, and proactive
REQUIREMENTS5+ years in paid social or performance marketing, with hands-on ownership of growth outcomesStrong experience managing Meta Ads and LinkedIn Ads budgets, optimization, and reportingHands-on Claude experience, including building knowledge bases and using Claude Code for dashboards and reporting workflowsGenuine interest in technical products and the people who build them (if this isn't you, please don't apply)Proactive and resourceful: you chase down the tracking gap, the client answer, or the missing asset without being askedPrecise: senior enough to work independently and ship client-ready work with minimal revisionYou read performance data and turn it into creative and audience decisions, and your portfolio shows itStrong creative judgment: you understand the design trends, patterns, and qualitative properties that drive performance, and you can look at an ad and say, this is a high performer, and here is whyConfident leading strategy discussions with clients and creatives alikeComfortable in a fast-paced agency environment, moving between gear manufacturers, SaaS teams, and ecommerce brands in the same day
BONUS IF YOU ALSO BRINGOrganic social strategy and management experiencePaid search experience (Google Ads)LinkedIn outbound messaging automation and list building experienceHubSpot, Webflow, or other CRM and landing page tools
TOOLSMeta Ads Manager and Business Manager • LinkedIn Campaign Manager • Claude • Claude Code • Google Analytics (GA4) • Google Tag Manager • Google Sheets • Asana • Slack • Milanote
LOCATION, PTO, BENEFITS, SALARYLocation: Grand Rapids, MI (primarily onsite with hybrid flexibility earned)PTO: Unlimited after 6 monthsBenefits: Annual bonus eligibility and 401k match. Health benefits are not offered at this time.Salary: $65k - $85k, based on skills and experienceReports to: Founder/Principal
APPLICATIONPrepare to share your resume and portfolio to with links to:A short overview of the types of accounts you have managed (B2B, B2C, budgets, objectives)Up to three examples of paid social work, such as a brief case study, performance snapshots or reports, or a short write-up of wins and learningsAnything else you want us to know about you
ABOUT MONTGOMERY CODEMontgomery Code is an embedded product marketing studio for technical teams. As an extension of client teams, we plan, launch, and scale work across positioning and messaging, brand and logo design, website builds, content and campaign production, and conversion-focused advertising. xzbcwsv Our clients come to us to grow, and our work is built to convert.
Keywords: Senior Paid Media Manager, Paid Media Manager, Senior Paid Social Manager, Paid Social Manager, Performance Marketing Manager, Paid Social Specialist, Media Buyer, Growth Marketing Manager, Meta Ads, LinkedIn Ads, PPC, B2B, Ecommerce, DTC, SaaS, Manufacturing, Engineering, Product Marketing