Marketing Performance & Trading Manager - Remote Opportunity

About the Role

We are looking for a Marketing Performance & Trading Manager to join our team at The Economist Group. This remote opportunity allows you to drive the day-to-day performance of our acquisition business while collaborating with various teams to optimize marketing strategies. You'll play a crucial role in analyzing performance trends and identifying growth opportunities.

What You'll Do

• Take ownership of the day-to-day monitoring of the acquisition business, ensuring that our media investments align with business objectives.
• Analyze performance across the core media funnel to identify drivers of short-term business value and long-term brand equity.
• Collaborate closely with the media team to optimize channel-level performance and provide data-backed evidence to influence budgets.
• Work cross-functionally with the Media and Finance teams to provide a unified view of performance.
• Translate complex data sets into clear, actionable updates for senior leadership, highlighting wins and providing data-backed solutions for performance gaps.
• Utilize existing measurement frameworks to support media planning and forecasting cycles.
• Partner with Data teams to ensure performance dashboards and reporting tools are accurate and automated.

Requirements

• Experience in marketing analytics, performance trading, or commercial finance, ideally within a high-growth digital or e-commerce environment.
• Exceptional ability to work with large data sets and extract meaningful insights.
• Advanced Excel/Google Sheets and SQL skills are essential.
• A strong understanding of full-funnel media performance and how different channels interact to drive customer acquisition.
• Proven ability to communicate performance trends effectively to stakeholders at various levels.
• Experience with BI tools (e.g., Tableau, Looker) and a solid understanding of digital marketing metrics (CAC, LTV, ROAS, etc.).

Nice to Have

• Experience with Marketing Mix Modelling (MMM) is highly preferred.
• A proactive mindset and the ability to identify problems or opportunities in data.

What We Offer

• A highly competitive pension or 401(k) plan.
• Private health insurance and 24/7 access to counselling and wellbeing resources.
• Work From Anywhere program, allowing you to work from any location for up to 25 days per year.
• Generous annual and parental leave, as well as dedicated days off for volunteering.
• Free access to all The Economist content, including an online subscription and our range of apps.