Growth Marketing Manager

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Culver City, CA, USA
In-Office
110K-130K Annually
Mid level
Gaming • Mobile
The Role
Lead mobile user acquisition and organic growth for top-grossing games by managing paid budgets and vendor relationships, owning creative and ASO strategy, running A/B tests, optimizing funnel KPIs (ROAS, LTV, ARPU, organic multiplier), and collaborating with studios, creative, and lifecycle teams to scale acquisition and improve store conversion.
Summary Generated by Built In
As a leading mobile games developer, Jam City is looking to “level up” our talent.  We’re searching for innovators  who consider themselves dynamic, collaborative, and thrive in a fast-paced environment. 

PERKS & BENEFITS
Unlimited Vacation, Paid Sick Days & Holidays
100% Employee Covered Medical, Dental, Vision Plan Base Plan
Life Insurance, 401k, Flexible Spending Accounts, Commuter Benefits & More
Catered Lunches & Well-stocked Kitchens
Yoga & Wellness Activities
Happy Hours
Company Events
Dog Friendly

Jam City is on the hunt for an experienced Growth Marketing Manager, located at our Los Angeles office, to work on several of Jam City’s top-grossing mobile games. The perfect candidate will drive Jam City’s mobile marketing growth by leveraging data-driven UA, creative, and ASO strategies.

We are looking for a high-impact marketer who can collaborate with cross-functional teams, analyze the competitive landscape, optimize both organic and paid conversion funnels, and think forward with machine learning and AI across the complete user lifecycle. If you are a talented growth marketer with a passion for creative innovation, search visibility, and games, we want to hear from you.

RESPONSIBILITIES

    • Budget & Campaign Management: Manage significant marketing budgets to maximize Jam City’s growth, efficiency, and business profitability across social channels, ad networks, and DSPs.

    • Creative Strategy Ownership: Own the end-to-end UA creative strategy. Build performance-driven creative roadmaps, brief production teams, and relentlessly test new formats to improve conversion rates and lower CPIs.

    • ASO Strategy Ownership: Define and execute App Store Optimization (ASO) strategies. Lead organic growth initiatives, including keyword optimization, A/B testing store assets (icons, screenshots, videos), and aligning ASO with paid UA hooks to maximize store conversion.

    • Performance Optimization: Optimize channel, creative, and store performance, championing KPIs critical to the business: ROAS, LTV, ARPU, and organic multiplier.

    • Partner & Channel Expansion: Manage advertising and ASO vendor partnerships. Seek, test, and evaluate new acquisition channels and optimization tools based on competitive and market intelligence.

    • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with studios, creative services, and lifecycle marketing teams to bring together a holistic approach to growth.

REQUIREMENTS

    • 3–5 years of experience in mobile user acquisition, performance marketing, or growth marketing.

    • Proven track record of owning or heavily influencing creative strategy and ASO (App Store Optimization) for mobile apps or games.

    • Deep analytical mindset with strong data-driven decision-making skills; ability to turn creative and ASO test results into actionable growth strategies.

    • Hands-on experience running campaigns on major networks (e.g., Meta Ads, Google AC, AppLovin) and using ASO tools (e.g. AppTweak).

    • Advanced Data Skills: High proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets for data analysis. Knowledge of SQL, Databricks, and Tableau is a major plus.

    • Experience working in the social/mobile game industry is highly preferred.

    • on-site 5 days a week 
    • BA/BS Degree in Marketing, Finance, Economics, or an equivalent quantitative fields

NICE TO HAVE

  • knowledge and passion for mobile games!

In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation for this role.  The range listed is just one component of Jam City's total compensation package for employees, which may also include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled.  Starting pay for the successful applicant will depend on a variety of job-related factors, which may include education, training, experience, certifications, location, business needs, or market demands. This range is based on a full-time position. This range may be modified in the future. In addition, Jam City provides a variety of benefits to employees, including but not limited to medical, dental, vision, parental leave, paid time off, a 401(k) plan, life, disability, and accident insurance.  Pay Rate: $110,000-  $130,000 per year

CHECK OUT LIFE AS A JAM CITIZEN:
- Company news and events on our LinkedIn
- Company Blog
- Employee Feedback on our Comparably page
- Find videos on our teams and games on our Youtube

OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUITY, DIVERSITY, & INCLUSION
We believe in creating games that unite people across the world and that showcase our commitment to providing an environment that is both inclusive and diverse for our players and employees. We strive to create a workforce that is reflective of our global player community as we know that we are stronger and better when we play together. To help promote an inclusive culture, we celebrate the visible and invisible diversity of our Jam Citizens through initiatives including Employee Resource Groups, cultural events, trainings, speaker series, and more. 

Jam City is an equal opportunity employer. We enthusiastically accept our responsibility to make employment decisions without regard to race, age, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, religion, ethnicity, marital, or domestic partnerships status, disability, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, veteran status, domestic violence victim status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expressions, or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws. Our management is committed to following this policy with respect to hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, recruiting, pay, and other forms of compensation, training, and general treatment during employment.

ABOUT JAM CITY
Jam City is an award-winning mobile entertainment studio providing unique and deeply engaging games that appeal to a broad, global audience.

Led by CEO Josh Yguado, former 20th Century Fox executive, Jam City is the creative powerhouse behind some of the highest-grossing and most enduring mobile games. Jam City’s global franchise Cookie Jam has generated more than half a billion dollars, and Panda Pop has more than 120 million downloads to date.

The company also is the go-to studio for Hollywood, having developed immersive, narrative-rich mobile games around iconic entertainment brands. The company’s popular RPG game Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery was the #1 game in more than 40 countries at its launch in April 2018.

Jam City has nine studios located in Los Angeles (HQ), Berlin, Buenos Aires, Bogotá, Burbank, Cedar Falls, San Diego, San Francisco, and Toronto.

Skills Required

  • 3-5 years of experience in mobile user acquisition, performance marketing, or growth marketing.
  • Proven track record owning or heavily influencing creative strategy and ASO for mobile apps or games.
  • Deep analytical mindset with strong data-driven decision-making and ability to turn test results into growth strategies.
  • Hands-on experience running campaigns on major networks (Meta Ads, Google Ads, AppLovin) and using ASO tools (AppTweak).
  • High proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets for data analysis.
  • Knowledge of SQL, Databricks, and Tableau.
  • Experience working in the social/mobile game industry.
  • On-site 5 days a week in Los Angeles.
  • BA/BS Degree in Marketing, Finance, Economics, or equivalent quantitative field.
  • Familiarity or interest in machine learning and AI applied to user lifecycle optimization.

Jam City Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Jam City and has not been reviewed or approved by Jam City.

  • Healthcare Strength Healthcare options are consistently characterized as strong, including medical, dental, vision, FSA, and life insurance. Solid coverage is highlighted as a plus across benefits descriptions.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Generous or “unlimited” PTO alongside paid holidays, sick leave, bereavement, and parental leave is widely listed. These time-off provisions are positioned as strengths even when base pay may not be top-of-market.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits Perks such as pet-friendly offices, commuter benefits, snacks/drinks, company events, and wellness activities are commonly showcased. Remote/hybrid options further support day-to-day flexibility and work–life balance.

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The Company
HQ: Los Angeles, CA
776 Employees
Year Founded: 2009

What We Do

Jam City is an award-winning entertainment company providing unique and deeply engaging mobile games that are played by tens of millions of people across the globe. Led by CEO Chris DeWolfe, former MySpace co-founder and CEO, and COO Josh Yguado, former 20th Century Fox executive, Jam City is the creative powerhouse behind some of the highest-grossing and most enduring mobile games. Jam City’s global franchise Cookie Jam has generated more than half a billion dollars, and Panda Pop has more than 120 million downloads to date. The company also is the go-to studio for Hollywood, having developed immersive, narrative-rich mobile games around iconic entertainment brands. The company’s popular RPG game Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery was the #1 game in more than 40 countries at its launch in April 2018. Jam City has nine studios located in Los Angeles (HQ), Berlin, Buenos Aires, Bogotá, Burbank, Cedar Falls, San Diego, San Francisco, and Toronto. The Jam City team is known for its creative excellence and technological innovation in key areas including storytelling, data science and audience insights.

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