Joblaze summary

The Growth Marketer at Kikoff is responsible for managing and expanding influencer and podcast marketing channels to drive customer acquisition. This role requires a strong analytical background and expertise in performance marketing, particularly in negotiating partnerships and optimizing campaign performance. Ideal candidates have at least two years of relevant experience and are comfortable navigating a fast-paced environment. Kikoff, a pre-IPO fintech company, emphasizes ownership and collaboration, making it suitable for those who thrive in dynamic settings.

Joblaze insights

Listed about a month ago — first seen on Joblaze September 28, 2026. Last confirmed on Kikoff's careers page November 15, 2026.
Salary band is below the typical range for Sales/Marketing roles (median ~$140,540).
Starts above 40% of 833 comparable mid sales/marketing roles in United States we track (median $117,000 across 186 companies).

Quick facts

What's the salary range?: Kikoff lists $110,000–$145,000 for this role.
How much experience is required?: At least 2 years of relevant experience for this Growth Marketer role.
What seniority level is this role?: Kikoff targets mid-level candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?: Full-time for this Growth Marketer role at Kikoff.

From the original posting

Kikoff: The Fintech Powering Financial Security at Scale
Kikoff is a profitable, pre-IPO fintech company on a mission to empower everyone to achieve financial security. With record revenue growth in 2025 and a unicorn valuation, we've built a suite of products that help millions of people build credit, access liquidity, and save money.
We're scaling fast. Join us if you want to build something meaningful and help millions of people move forward financially.

About the Role

We’re looking for a Growth Marketer to own and scale our influencer and podcast channels. This person will be responsible for driving measurable customer acquisition through creator partnerships as well as collaborate with the Paid Social team on paid amplification.

You’ll own the channels end-to-end—including sourcing, negotiations, measurement & performance analysis, creative briefing, and developing strategies to improve efficiency and scale. This is a highly cross-functional role that sits at the intersection of growth marketing, partnerships, media buying, analytics, and creative.

The ideal candidate is highly analytical and comfortable operating in a fast-moving environment. You should be excited by the challenge of turning creator partnerships into predictable, scalable acquisition channels.

What You’ll Do

Own Influencer & Podcast Growth

Own the day-to-day execution and growth of the influencer and podcast programs, including sourcing, vetting, negotiations, briefings, contracting, measurement, and performance tracking.
Build and maintain the operational infrastructure needed to scale the programs, including creator databases, rate benchmarks, contracting templates, and briefing processes.
Develop channel strategies and testing roadmaps that balance CAC efficiency, acquisition volume, and scalability.
Identify gaps and opportunities across creator mix, content formats, and distribution partners, and recommend ways to evolve the programs.

Manage Partnerships

Source, evaluate, negotiate, and launch partnerships with influencers & creator agencies, podcast hosts & podcast networks
Negotiate CPM, CPA, and hybrid deals to drive efficient customer acquisition.
Develop frameworks for evaluating new partners based on audience, economics, historical performance, and strategic fit.
Build and maintain strong partner relationships and ensure campaigns launch and operate smoothly.

Drive Performance & Optimization

Monitor and analyze campaign performance, identifying trends and drivers to determine where to scale, optimize, or cut spend.
Develop frameworks for evaluating new partners when historical performance data is limited.
Identify opportunities to improve performance through pricing, creative, targeting, offers, and partner selection.
Test new sponsorship structures, creative approaches, CTAs, landing experiences, and promotional strategies.
Partner with Data Science to improve measurement and understand incrementality and brand impact.
Develop strategies to scale high-performing partners while maintaining target CACs.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Partner with Creative team to develop campaign briefs and creative assets.
Collaborate with Paid Social team on paid amplification opportunities.

What We’re Looking For

2+ years of experience in growth marketing, performance marketing, influencer marketing, podcast advertising, partnerships, or a related field
Experience managing performance-oriented influencer and/or podcast marketing programs
Strong understanding of direct-response marketing and customer acquisition economics
Proven ability to manage media budgets and make data-driven investment decisions
Strong analytical skills and comfort working with CAC, ROAS, conversion rates, attribution, and other performance metrics
Strong negotiation and relationship-management skills
Excellent project management and organizational skills—you can manage many partners, campaigns, and deadlines simultaneously
Comfortable working with ambiguity and independently driving projects from strategy through execution
Strong written and verbal communication skills
A bias toward testing, learning, and iteration

Nice to Have

Experience with both influencer and podcast advertising
Experience buying media directly from creators, podcast hosts, or networks/agencies
Experience with performance-based compensation structures such as CPA, hybrid CPA/CPM, or revenue-share deals
Familiarity with podcast measurement and attribution platforms such as Podscribe
Experience with influencer attribution and tracking platforms
Experience working in fintech, consumer apps, subscriptions, or other performance-driven businesses
Experience scaling a channel from early testing into a meaningful acquisition program

Base Range

$110,000—$145,000 USD

A note on applying: We know great candidates sometimes hold back if they don’t meet every qualification listed. If you’re excited about this role and believe you can do the work, we encourage you to apply. We’re looking for capability and trajectory, not a perfect checklist match.

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Growth Marketer