Performance Marketing Lead

Drake & AssociatesWaukesha, WisconsinOn-siteFull-timeSenior, 5–8 yearsListed 12 hours ago

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About this role

Drake & Associates is an Wisconsin-based financial planning firm that helps families retire with confidence. We're looking for a creative, sales-minded, strategy-driven marketer to own our paid media and turn digital interest into real client relationships.

Why This Role Is Different

- Own the number, not just the ads. You'll own the strategy for growing qualified client acquisition through paid media, from budget to booked appointments.

- Hands on the controls. You'll build, launch, and optimize campaigns directly in Google Ads and Meta rather than handing them off to an agency.

- A full-funnel view. Your leads go straight to our Business Development team and advisors, so you'll see exactly how your work turns into new clients.

- A clear operating system. We run on EOS, so priorities, measurables, and accountability are clear from day one.

What You'll Do

- Own paid media strategy, channel mix, testing roadmaps, and budget allocation

- Build, launch, and optimize campaigns in Google Ads and Meta Business Manager

- Manage the paid media budget: forecast monthly costs, stay on budget, and reconcile discrepancies

- Rapidly test creative, audiences, formats, and channels to improve ROI and customer acquisition cost

- Track and report lead generation data, and partner with leadership on incrementality and efficiency

- Write and direct copy and content plans that bring our workshops, radio, TV, and other offline programs online

- Partner with Marketing, Business Development, and Compliance so every campaign is on-brand, approved, and converting

What You Bring

Required

- Five or more years of experience in paid search or paid media advertising

- Expertise in Google Ads and Meta advertising

- Working knowledge of Google Analytics, Looker Studio, ActiveCampaign, and Salesforce

- Strong understanding of SEO, SEM, and marketing automation

- Strong analytical skills and the ability to write in a variety of styles, voices, and tones

- Bachelor's degree

Preferred

- Experience marketing financial services or another regulated industry

- Experience working within EOS or a similar operating system

Our Values

We're guided by our core values: Creating the Ultimate Client Experience through Unreasonable Hospitality , Extreme Ownership , Embracing Our Entrepreneurial Spirit , Respecting the Family , and Working Like a Duck : calm on the surface, working hard behind the scenes. If you love building campaigns that drive real results, we'd love to hear from you.