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Sr. Director, Performance Marketing

🇺🇸 New York, NY 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $190K - $205K 💻 Marketing 🗓️ March 10th, 2026
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Scholastic is hiring a Sr. Director, Performance Marketing. This role leads the Performance Marketing team focused on driving customer acquisition and revenue across Book Clubs and Book Fairs through comprehensive digital marketing strategies. The Sr. Director develops growth marketing strategies, manages a team, oversees budget allocation, and collaborates cross-functionally to drive revenue and brand growth.

Highlights
  • Lead and mentor a team of five marketers to execute digital marketing campaigns across paid, social, influencer, email/SMS, web, and promotions channels.
  • Develop and implement growth marketing strategies to drive customer acquisition and retention aligned with business goals.
  • Manage paid marketing budget, ensuring financial efficiency and campaign effectiveness with executive reporting.
  • Collaborate with Senior Director of Email Marketing/CRM, internal paid agency (Digital Services), and Business Strategy for campaign cohesion.
  • Oversee influencer and affiliate strategies, including transitioning influencer program to an affiliate influencer model.
  • Establish weekly operational rhythms for status reporting, budget tracking, and project visibility to maintain executive alignment.
  • Explore and test new digital channels to maintain market competitiveness and implement best practices for growth.
  • Qualifications include 8+ years in growth or digital marketing, strong financial management skills, leadership experience, and executive reporting capabilities.
  • Passion for children's literacy and commitment to Scholastic's mission is required.
  • Salary range is $190,000 to $205,000 for this full-time, regular position.

Sr. Director, Performance Marketing Full Description

Job Description:

Position Overview: As the Sr Director of Performance Marketing, you will lead the Performance Marketing team who is focused on driving customer acquisition and revenue across Book Clubs and Book Fairs (SDC, eWallet, OFE, Share The Fair). The team is responsible for developing and executing digital marketing strategies, including paid, social, influencer, email/SMS, web, and promos.
This role is pivotal in driving customer acquisition, enhancing paid marketing strategies, driving revenue, and fostering brand growth. The ideal candidate is a strategic leader with a proven track record of driving business growth through innovative marketing tactics.

Key Responsibilities:
- Strategic Leadership:
○ Develop and implement comprehensive growth marketing strategies to drive acquisition and retention.
○ Oversee paid marketing internal agency, affiliate strategy, organic social strategy to be executed by internal agency, influencer strategy, and full funnel website strategies to maximize reach and ROI.
○ Align marketing efforts with business goals, leveraging data insights to refine tactics.
○ Establish and maintain a weekly operational rhythm (status reporting, budget actualization, and project visibility) to ensure executive alignment.

- Team Leadership:
○ Lead, mentor, and manage a team of five marketers, fostering a high-performance culture.
○ Provide guidance on campaign execution, budget management, and strategic planning.

- Cross-Functional Collaboration:
○ Collaborate with the Senior Director of Email Marketing/CRM to optimize email marketing strategies, new customer prospecting, ensuring alignment with broader growth initiatives.
○ Partner with internal stakeholders, including Digital Services (our internal paid agency) and Business Strategy, to ensure cohesive campaign execution.

- Influencer and Affiliate Strategy:
○ Support the development and execution of influencer strategies for Clubs/Fairs to enhance brand relevance.
○ Oversee affiliate partnerships to expand audience reach and engagement.
○ Transition our influencer program into an affiliate influencer model

- Budget Management:
○ Manage and allocate the paid marketing budget ensuring financial efficiency and campaign effectiveness.
○ Provide executive reporting on budget performance and marketing ROI.

- Innovation & Growth:
○ Explore and test new digital channels to stay ahead of market trends.
○ Implement best practices to drive user engagement and business growth.

Qualifications

- Minimum of 8+ years of progressive experience in growth or digital marketing with a focus on strategy, execution, and performance analysis.
- Proven track record of managing multi-channel marketing campaigns and leading marketing teams.
- Strong financial management skills with the ability to optimize budgets for maximum ROI.
- Excellent leadership and communication skills with experience in executive reporting.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
- Passion for children's literacy and commitment to Scholastic's mission.

The salary range for this position is $190,000 to $205,000.

Time Type:

Full time

Job Type:

Regular

Job Family Group:

Marketing

Location Region/State:

New York

EEO Statement:

Scholastic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policy is clear: there shall be no discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, or status as a disabled veteran or Vietnam veteran. Those factors shall not influence the determination of qualifications for a job or other opportunity within the company. Further, all personnel actions (such as compensation, tuition aid, benefits, transfers, promotions, and dismissals, company-sponsored training, social and recreational programs) shall be administered without discrimination.