TED is on a mission to discover and spread ideas that spark imagination, embrace possibility and catalyze impact. Our organization is devoted to curiosity, reason, wonder and the pursuit of knowledge — without an agenda. We welcome people from every discipline and culture who seek a deeper understanding of the world and connection with others, and we invite everyone to engage with ideas and activate them in your community.
Job DescriptionJob Overview
The Audience & Marketing Manager drives the strategy and execution of data-informed audience growth and marketing campaigns, with a focus on expanding and diversifying top-of-funnel audiences while deepening engagement in support of TED’s broader community goals.
Working cross-functionally across media, events, product, and business teams, they’ll develop and implement campaigns that drive discovery, foster meaningful engagement, and build long-term audience connection. This includes growing audiences for TED’s newsletters, events, digital platforms, and community offerings through channels like email, web, and social, as well as exploring more interactive, user-driven levers. Their work will inform retention and loyalty efforts, as part of TED’s objective to foster active participation and conversation around TED ideas,
Beyond individual projects, the Audience & Marketing Manager will oversee the team’s broader campaign ecosystem — ensuring efforts are strategically aligned, well-coordinated and effectively resourced. Additionally, they will support and strengthen a culture of data-informed decision-making by shaping reporting, contributing to audience research, and translating insights into actionable strategies.
QualificationsAudience & Marketing Strategy
Develop and execute organic and paid strategies to drive awareness and engagement across TED initiatives, including TED.com, newsletters, events and new digital offerings.
Partner with cross-departmental stakeholders and product owners to develop strategies that prioritize both new acquisition and sustained connection with existing audiences.
Own and execute SEO and SEM strategies to increase discoverability and drive qualified traffic
Initiate new community-forward tactics to grow awareness and participation in TED programs
Develop and maintain audience lists that can be utilized to drive full-funnel engagement across campaigns and initiatives
Support TED’s larger brand and marketing goals by creating cohesive, unified approaches across all initiatives that highlight credibility and connection.
Exercise the “art and science” mentality to spearhead new creative approaches, while leaning on performance data to optimize and evolve for campaign goals
Data + Insights
Analyze campaign performance, uncover insights and identify areas to optimize messaging, creative, channels and targeting.
Utilize a range of data points — behavioral data, survey feedback, social listening and competitive insights — to inform campaign strategies and ad development
Inform the creation and refinement of data-backed audience personas
Partner with TED’s Tech team to develop reporting structures that track engagement, loyalty and participation metrics.
Inform organizational efforts to organize and systemize audience data to better understand and cultivate connection and long-term engagement.
Operations & Project Management
Oversee and help to manage the team’s project roadmaps and deliverables
Provide oversight around team’s intake process and feed into project decision-making
Work closely with Brand Creative team to convey asset requirements, campaign approaches and timelines
Manage relationships and nurture collaborations with a variety of internal and external stakeholders to ensure campaign, team and organizational success
Provide copywriting and copyediting support as necessary
Serve as additional support on ad building across Web and newsletters as necessary
Salary Range: $80,000 - $94,000
Benefits:
Full health benefits (medical, dental, vision)
Paid family leave
Work-life balance is encouraged through our flexible paid time off.
Free OneMedical and SpringHealth membership for you and your dependents to address physical and mental well-being
401k with match
Application deadline: May 9, 2026
TED Conferences LLC is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We invite all qualified candidates to apply online with their resume and cover letter.
Skills Required
- Experience in developing and executing marketing strategies
- Strong understanding of SEO and SEM
- Data analysis skills to optimize campaigns
- Project management experience
- Excellent communication skills
What We Do
TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less). TED began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design converged, and today covers almost all topics — from science to business to global issues — in more than 100 languages. Meanwhile, independently run TEDx events help share ideas in communities around the world. TED is a global community, welcoming people from every discipline and culture who seek a deeper understanding of the world. We believe passionately in the power of ideas to change attitudes, lives and, ultimately, the world. On TED.com, we're building a clearinghouse of free knowledge from the world's most inspired thinkers — and a community of curious souls to engage with ideas and each other, both online and at TED and TEDx events around the world, all year long. In fact, everything we do — from our TED Talks videos to the projects sparked by the TED Prize, from the global TEDx community to the TED-Ed lesson series — is driven by this goal: How can we best spread great ideas?
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