Jackson

Audience Strategy Manager

Jackson$80K — $110K *
Media
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience required.
  • 5+ years in audience strategy, CRM, lifecycle marketing, or customer analytics required.
  • Experience crafting audience strategies in a CDP, CRM, DMP, or marketing automation setting required.
  • Hands-on experience with tools like Adobe Real-Time CDP, Adobe Target, or Marketo preferred.
  • Familiarity with SQL, analytics tools, or BI platforms preferred.
  • Knowledge of privacy and audience governance frameworks preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Develop audience frameworks that align with customer lifecycle and business priorities.
  • Define robust audience taxonomy and segmentation methods.
  • Identify valuable customer segments and growth opportunities.
  • Create scalable segmentation approaches that balance precision and reach.
  • Translate audience strategies into actionable activation plans across various channels.
  • Collaborate with channel owners to ensure audience consistency across platforms.
  • Monitor and analyze audience performance metrics and recommend improvements.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness programs.
  • Flexible work-life balance arrangements.
  • Opportunities for career development and advancement.
  • Collaborative and innovative work environment.
Full Job Description

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Job Purpose

The Audience Strategy Manager is responsible for defining, developing, and operationalizing customer audience strategies that drive acquisition, engagement, retention, and lifetime value. This individual translates business goals and customer insights into scalable audience frameworks, segmentation strategies, and activation plans across owned, paid, and earned channels.Working closely with marketing sponsors, digital media, analytics, and data teams, the Audience Strategy Manager ensures customer data is transformed into actionable audiences that power personalization, journey orchestration, campaign targeting, and measurement.

Essential Responsibilities

  • Develop enterprise audience frameworks aligned to customer lifecycle stages, behaviors, needs, and business priorities.
  • Define audience taxonomy, segmentation methodology, and targeting rules.
  • Identify high-value customer segments, growth opportunities, and suppression strategies.
  • Build scalable segmentation approaches balancing precision, reach, and operational efficiency.
  • Translate audience strategies into executable activation plans across email, paid media, web personalization, mobile, and direct channels.
  • Partner with channel owners to ensure audience consistency across platforms.
  • Define audience eligibility, prioritization, exclusions, and contact strategies.
  • Partner with CDP, CRM, and Operations teams to operationalize audience definitions within platforms such as Adobe Real-Time CDP and Adobe Experience Platform.
  • Establish business requirements for audience creation, enrichment, and activation.
  • Ensure audiences align with identity resolution, consent, and governance standards.
  • Monitor audience performance, penetration, conversion, retention, and engagement metrics.
  • Analyze audience effectiveness and recommend refinements based on business outcomes.
  • Partner with analytics teams on testing strategies, incrementality, holdouts, and experimentation.
  • Serve as the central point of contact for audience requests across business units.
  • Translate business objectives into audience recommendations and prioritization frameworks.
  • Educate stakeholders on audience best practices, governance, and targeting strategy.

Other Duties

  • Performs other duties and/or projects as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Strong understanding of segmentation, customer journeys, first-party data strategy, and personalization.
  • Familiarity with paid media audiences, CRM audiences, and omnichannel activation.
  • Ability to interpret customer insights, analytics, and business needs into actionable targeting strategies.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills with a proven ability to convey complex information and ideas clearly and effectively to a variety of stakeholders and influence decision making.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to build and maintain relationships.
  • Strong project management, organizational, and time management skills with the ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects and tasks simultaneously.

Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent education and experience required.
  • 5+ years of experience in audience strategy, CRM, lifecycle marketing, marketing strategy, customer analytics, or marketing operations required.
  • Experience building audience strategies in a CDP, CRM, DMP, or marketing automation environment required.
  • Hands-on experience with Adobe Real-Time CDP, Adobe Target, Marketo, or similar platforms preferred.
  • Experience with SQL, analytics tools, or BI platforms preferred.
  • Knowledge of privacy, consent, and audience governance frameworks preferred.

About Jackson

Jackson Careers

Join the vibrant team at Jackson, a leader in industry innovation and growth. At Jackson, we offer more than just job opportunities; we provide a platform for professional development and leadership in a diverse and inclusive environment.

Work You’ll Do

At Jackson, you’ll be part of a dynamic team committed to excellence and innovation. Our company is at the forefront of industry leadership, providing a wealth of opportunities for career advancement and professional growth. Whether you’re looking for a full-time position or an internship, Jackson is the place where your skills will be honed, and your professional aspirations realized.

Explore Jackson’s Employment Opportunities

We are constantly expanding our team with talented individuals who are eager to drive innovation and lead in their respective fields. Our hiring process is designed to identify and nurture such talent, ensuring that every team member is equipped to contribute effectively. From your initial interview to your ongoing career development, Jackson supports you at every step.

Internship Programs

Kickstart your career with a Jackson internship. Gain invaluable industry experience, develop your skills, and build a professional network that will serve you throughout your career. Our internships offer a unique insight into our company culture and operations, setting the stage for future employment opportunities.

Benefits and Culture

At Jackson, we believe that our team is our greatest asset. We are committed to providing comprehensive benefits that promote health, well-being, and work-life balance. Our culture is built on a foundation of respect, diversity, and inclusion, ensuring that all team members feel valued and inspired.

Professional Growth and Development

We are dedicated to the continuous professional development of our employees. Jackson offers diverse training programs, including leadership development and diversity training, to help you grow at every stage of your career. Our commitment to your growth is matched by our commitment to innovation and excellence in everything we do.

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