User Acquisition Manager

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Position Overview:

The User Acquisition team at Zynga is looking for an experienced and accomplished User Acquisition performance marketer, who will acquire users for Zynga’s growing mobile portfolio. You will be responsible for helping the team identify and develop mobile acquisition strategies, and best marketing channels for reaching potential users.  You are an experienced quantitative online marketer who can manage multiple priorities while delivering outstanding execution. You have experience in launching games in different markets.

What you'll do: 

• Develop strategy and manage new user acquisition, and retargeting campaigns on paid social (i.e. Facebook, Google, Snapchat, TikTok) and ad network platforms (i.e. Unity, Applovin, Vungle)
• Lead the optimization efforts across creative, geo, platform, and channel to maximize returns and deliver performance at scale
• Develop relationships with advertising partners and networks to test new traffic sources
• Drive innovation on game division level investments
• Conduct industry research and present actionable findings
• Work collaboratively with the creative team to support the creative direction of our advertising asset needs to ensure top performance

What You Bring:

• 3+ years experience in a performance marketing role
• Demonstrated experience with campaign management on top ad networks/channels
• Strong, problem solving, and critical-thinking skills, and experience working in a metrics-based environment
• Experience – and a desire – to do both strategic planning and day-to-day execution/optimization
• Outstanding communication and client skills – both written and spoken – to work effectively with our studios
• Outstanding ability to execute swiftly, with strong attention to detail 
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously within tight deadlines

Bonus Points:

• Hands-on experience with SQL and/or advanced Excel skills with the ability to pull together data from multiple sources
• Experience using Tableau and/or other data visualization platforms
• Experience working at a mobile gaming or app company

What We Offer You: 

Zynga offers a world-class benefits package that helps support and balance the needs of our teams. To find out more about our benefits, visit the Zynga Benefits site

The pay range for this position in  California at the start of employment is expected to be between $69,900 and $111,800 per year. 

However, base pay offered is based on market location, and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations.   Subject to those same considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a bonus and/or equity awards, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits.  Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an "at-will position" and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation or benefit program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, which means we are committed to creating and celebrating diverse thoughts, cultures, and backgrounds throughout our organization.  Employment with us is based on substantive ability, objective qualifications, and work ethic – not an individual’s race, creed, color, religion, sex or gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, status as a victim of domestic violence or sex offenses, reproductive health decision, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing the necessary support and accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities, health conditions, or impairments (subject to any local qualifying requirements) to ensure their full participation in the job application or interview process. Please contact us at accommodationrequest@zynga.com to request any accommodations or for support related to your application for an open position.

Please be aware that Zynga does not conduct job interviews or make job offers over third-party messaging apps such as Telegram, WhatsApp, or others.  Zynga also does not engage in any financial exchanges during the recruitment or onboarding process, and will never ask a candidate for their personal or financial information over an app or other unofficial chat channel.  Any attempt to do so may be the result of a scamp or phishing attack, and you should not engage.  Zynga’s  in-house recruitment team will only contact individuals through their official Company email addresses (i.e., via a zynga.com, naturalmotion.com, smallgiantgames.com, themavens.com, gram.gs email domain).