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Performance Marketing Activation Specialist | Life at Spotify The Way We Play Find Your Team Start Your Journey All Jobs The Way We Play Find Your Team Start Your Journey Latest All Jobs Performance Marketing Activation Specialist Link copied to clipboard. Apply now Apply Marketing Permanent New York We’re the Markets & Subscribers business unit, a truly cross-functional team focused on finding future listeners, wherever and whoever they may be. We work collaboratively, combining marketing, insights, product development, design, and engineering expertise to grow Spotify’s subscribers and monthly active users in both new and existing markets across the globe. Join us and you’ll be part of a dynamic team taking acquisition, activation, and business growth at Spotify to the next level. Spotify is looking for a Performance Marketing Activation Specialist to join the band and help drive direct response marketing efforts. You'll be part of the in-house Performance Marketing team - planning, launching, and optimizing global acquisition and conversion campaigns across paid search and paid social, owning every part of the campaign process. You'll work closely with cross-functional partners, analytics teams, and external platforms and agencies to deliver results. A desire to learn more about data and tech innovation is a must have for future growth in
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What You'll Do Own daily campaign stewardship (trafficking, QA, launch, high-touch optimization, reporting) with a primary focus on Google Search campaigns. Additional channels include, but are not limited to: Paid Social (Meta, Snapchat, TikTok), Google App Campaigns (ACi, ACe), Apple Search Ads (ASA) Contribute to campaign strategy and budget recommendations for large-scale, multi-million dollar direct response initiatives (app install and web conversion), managing pacing and billing reconciliation. Design and run A/B tests and experiments, analyze results against the learning agenda, and deliver concise reporting in partnership with analytics. Support incrementality testing, partnering with internal and platform analytics teams, across both Conversion Lift and GeoX methodologies. Partner with the broader Strategy team to optimize across channels, including coordinating Search and Social strategies. Cultivating and maintaining vendor and platform relationships and maximizing their potential
Who You Are 3+ years of hands-on performance marketing execution experience running app install and/or web conversion campaigns; in-house experience a plus. Deep hands-on experience managing Google Brand and Nonbrand Search campaigns; experience with other native platforms (Meta, Snapchat, TikTok, Google App, Apple Search) and optimization tools (Smartly) a plus. Data oriented with strong Excel/Sheets skills that you can turn into clear stories and presentations for stakeholders with varying levels of digital expertise. Knowledge of the Marketing Technology ecosystem and
the role each piece plays in attributing media performance; familiarity with MMPs, website pixels, CDPs, Google Analytics, Tableau, etc. Experience using AI tools to streamline day-to-day work, especially to automate campaign trafficking and management. Detail-oriented, analytical, and results-driven, with excellent communication skills and a pulse on where digital advertising is heading. Educated to BA/BS level or have equivalent experience. Self-motivated and thrive in a fast-paced environment, executing independently, navigating complexity, and building judgment through doing. Good character and a strong work ethic; your contributions raise the quality and dependability of
the team's output and you address issues before they escalate. Curious and open-minded; you do your best work in collaborative teams, sharing context proactively, seeking guidance when needed, and engaging constructively when team direction conflicts with data. Where You'll Be This role is based in New York. We offer flexibility to work where you work best, with 2–3 days per week in the office. Collaboration hours align to the EST time zone. Learn about life at Spotify The United States base range for this position is $73,000 – $104,000 USD, plus equity. The
benefits available for this position include health insurance, six-month paid parental leave, 401(k) retirement plan, monthly meal allowance, 23 paid days off, paid flexible holidays, and paid sick leave. These ranges may be modified in the future. Spotify is an equal opportunity employer. You are welcome at Spotify for
who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what’s playing in your headphones. Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward-thinking! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way the world listens. At Spotify, we are passionate about inclusivity and making sure our entire recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We have ways to request reasonable accommodations during the interview process and help assist in what you need. If you need accommodations at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know - we’re here to support you in any way we can. Our global
benefits Extensive learning opportunities, through our dedicated team, GreenHouse. Flexible share incentives letting you choose how you share in our success. Global parental leave, six months off - for all new parents. All The Feels, our employee assistance program and self-care hub. Flexible public holidays, swap days off according to your values and beliefs. Similar jobs Social Strategy Manager, Podcasts, Audiobooks & Fitness Los Angeles or New York Los Angeles or New York Marketing Permanent See all similar jobs Quick clicks More about Marketing Marketing category See our New York office New York office Find out about Start Your Journey Start Your Journey Sound Good? Get to know our hiring process before you apply or find answers to any lingering questions, right here, right now. Start Your Journey Start Your Journey Read our FAQ Read our FAQ Communities Creators Developers Artists Engineering Research Stay Updated Instagram LinkedIn Twitter YouTube Career The Way We Play Students How We Hire All Jobs Reports Equity and Impact Report 2025 UK Gender Pay Report 2025 © 2026 Spotify AB. Legal Privacy center Privacy policy AI Notice About ads © 2026 Spotify AB. Legal Privacy center Privacy policy AI Notice About ads
About Spotify
Spotify is a commercial music streaming service that provides restricted digital content from a range of record labels and artists. Users can browse through the interface by artist, album, genre, playlist, record label, and direct searches.
It also enables individuals to create, share, and edit playlists with other users. If users want recommendations, they can integrate their system with Last.fm, an application that provides music recommendations based on listening history. The radio feature installed in Spotify creates random playlists for its users that are related to preferred artists.
Spotify is available for mobile device platforms such as Android, BlackBerry, Boxee, iOS, Linux, MeeGo, Squeezebox, Windows Mobile, and more.
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Job details
Salary
$73,000 - $104,000
Location
New York, NY
Funding
Total raised
$2.1B
Last stage
Public
Investors
Founders
Martin Lorentzon
Co-Founder
What happens next.
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