Aristotle - Performance Marketing Manager

Our client is an early-stage, venture-backed applied AI company building a consumer education product: a voice-based AI tutor designed to personalize learning for each student, with an emphasis on memory, personality, and genuine care. The team is small, fast-moving, and building with real early traction, backed by top-tier investors and operators from several leading technology companies.

Founded 2025 · ~8 people · Industry: AI, Consumer, Edtech

Our client is looking for their first dedicated performance marketer to own the entire top-of-funnel growth engine, from the first ad a prospective customer sees to the moment they convert. You would be the sole marketing function at a small AI startup, owning paid acquisition end to end with full budget ownership and measurable CAC targets.

• →Own performance marketing end to end: creative strategy, campaign structure, budgets, attribution, and CAC optimization across Meta, Google Search, Reddit, X, and emerging channels.
• →Build and run a short-form video content engine, producing it yourself, directing creators, or growing a creator pipeline.
• →Audit and refresh paid strategy with a rigorous, data-driven testing cadence: what to launch, what to kill, and why.
• →Partner with engineering to ship and iterate landing pages and funnel experiments.
• →Turn customer feedback into sharper positioning and higher-converting creative.
• →Manage influencer and UGC pipelines to scale creative volume.

Tech stack: Meta Ads Manager, Google Ads, Reddit Ads, X Ads, Google Analytics, Conversion APIs, pixel tracking, attribution tools, landing page CRO, short-form video, TikTok, YouTube

• 2-5 years in performance marketing or paid acquisition at consumer companies.
• A proven track record scaling Meta paid ads at a consumer or DTC startup.
• Direct ownership of a paid budget ($50K+ spend) with measurable, results-driven outcomes.
• Hands-on expertise managing and optimizing Meta Ads campaigns.
• Able to work on-site in San Francisco daily.

• Experience building or managing a short-form video content pipeline.
• A track record running a successful creator channel or influencer strategy (e.g., YouTube).
• Ability to create short-form video or direct creative yourself.

• Location | San Francisco, CA
• Work policy | On-site daily, up to one remote day per week
• Compensation | $140K-$160K + equity
• Visa sponsorship | Available; transfers and new sponsorships considered, with relocation support
• Employment type | Full-time