Digital Marketing Analyst

IXL Learning
San Mateo, CA
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for candidates who balance creative and analytical skills and are passionate about edtech, with a focus on hands-on work in a collaborative office environment.

Best fit for

  • Candidates who are detail-oriented writers with a flair for data analysis and a passion for edtech innovation
    — “gifted writer, a pro at Excel and Google Sheets, extremely detail-oriented”
  • Individuals who thrive in a small team setting and enjoy cross-functional collaboration
    — “collaborate closely with a small team of analysts”
  • Candidates with a curiosity for consumer psychology and digital advertising trends
    — “naturally curious about advertising, consumer psychology”

Things to consider

  • The role requires in-office presence at the San Mateo, CA headquarters
    — “This position requires you to be in our San Mateo, CA, headquarters office.”
  • Candidates must be prepared to take ownership of campaign strategy as they grow in the role
    — “Owning campaign strategy as you gain experience”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in crafting ads for diverse audiences and your ability to optimize them using data
    — “writing clear, effective ads for diverse audiences across all of IXL’s brands”
  • Demonstrate your ability to design and implement tests to improve ad performance
    — “Designing and implementing tests to help us understand what kinds of copy, landing pages”
  • Showcase your fluency in Excel and Google Sheets, especially with Pivot tables
    — “Fluency in Excel and Google Sheets, especially Pivot tables”
  • Emphasize your strategic thinking about how small details affect performance
    — “Thinking strategically about every detail and how it will impact performance”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • effective ad campaigns
  • positive ROI
  • engaging creative content
Typical background
digital marketingdata analysis

Skills & requirements

Required

Ad Campaign ManagementData AnalysisCreative WritingGraphic DesignTeam CollaborationStrategic Thinking

Preferred

Education Technology UnderstandingInfluencer Marketing

Stack & domain

ExcelGoogle SheetsPivot TablesAdvertisingMarketingData AnalysisWritingEditingProblem SolvingAttention To DetailCreativityCuriosityEdtechDigital AdvertisingConsumer Psychology

About the role

Original posting from IXL Learning

IXL Learning is looking for a passionate Digital Marketing Analyst to join our digital advertising team. In this role, you will help build and manage ad campaigns for the top brands in edtech, including IXL, Rosetta Stone, Education.com, and TPT. You’ll report directly to the Director of Digital Advertising and collaborate closely with a small team of analysts to craft, launch, measure, and optimize all of our ads. You'll balance your time between the creative and quantitative, writing copy and managing graphic design cases but also analyzing and presenting data. This is a rare opportunity to quickly get hands-on, build skills, and play a meaningful role in connecting learners around the world with truly impactful edtech tools. #LI-CC1

We’re looking for new talent with strong potential. Our ideal candidate is a gifted writer, a pro at Excel and Google Sheets, extremely detail-oriented, and naturally curious about advertising, consumer psychology, and the ways technology is transforming how students learn. Bring your creativity and analytical skills and we’ll support your growth with on-the-job training and mentorship.

This position requires you to be in our San Mateo, CA, headquarters office. 

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

Building and monitoring ad campaigns in Google, Bing, Facebook, TikTok, and more digital advertising platforms

Analyzing performance data to help us hone our strategy

Writing clear, effective ads for diverse audiences across all of IXL’s brands

Designing and implementing tests to help us understand what kinds of copy, landing pages, audiences, and other factors make a clear impact on ad performance

Participating in team brainstorms for new campaign creative

Collaborating with our graphic design team to produce engaging creative

Meeting regularly with marketing team leaders for input on your work

Presenting your findings to other marketing and product team team members

Owning campaign strategy as you gain experience, taking the lead on choosing what projects to invest in and where to scale back 

Thinking strategically about every detail and how it will impact performance, from the length of a YouTube video to the exact wording we use to pitch a new AI tool to the way a piece of influencer content may seem native to Instagram but not native to TikTok

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

BA/BS degree with some experience in SEM, marketing, or data analysis

Strong analytical skills

Natural critical-thinking and problem-solving skills

Excellent writing and editing skills with a keen attention to detail

Intuition for marketing, someone who loves thinking about what gets a concept to really click for a consumer

Fluency in Excel and Google Sheets, especially Pivot tables

Go-getter mindset, proactive and driven

Creativity and curiosity

Fast learner with solid organizational skills

A passion for education and a desire to help us bring meaningful edtech to students around the world

The base salary range for this full-time position is $70,300 to $75,000 + benefits. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position. Individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. 

ABOUT IXL LEARNING

IXL Learning is the country's largest EdTech company. We reach millions of learners through our diverse range of products. For example:

1 in 4 students in the United States uses IXL.com

Rosetta Stone provides an immersive learning experience for 25 languages

Wyzant is the nation's largest community of tutors, covering 300+ subjects

Teachers Pay Teachers (TPT) is a comprehensive marketplace for millions of educator-created resources

Our mission is to create innovative products that will make a real, positive difference for learners and educators and we're looking for passionate, mission-minded people to join us in achieving this goal. We have a unique culture at IXL that fosters collaboration and the open exchange of ideas. We value our team and treat one another with kindness and respect. We approach our work with passion, tenacity, and authenticity. We find it immensely satisfying to develop products that impact the lives of millions and we are eager to have you join our team.

At IXL, we value diversity in age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, physical and mental ability, political and religious beliefs, and life experience, and we are proud to promote a work environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work. IXL Learning is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against applicants and employees based on any legally protected category. 

Source: IXL Learning careers

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