Growth Hacker

About Airblack

Airblack is India’s largest online skilling academy, helping people become micro-entrepreneurs or get flexible opportunities through innovative “do-it-together” (DIT) courses. 

In three years, Airblack's beauty academy has trained over 35,000 students in 200+ cities as Makeup Artists, helping them start their businesses as freelancers, studio owners, or earning influencers.  We have also forayed into hospitality and culinary and helped over 500 bakers launch a baking business with our Certified Professional Baking Course

Airblack is backed by marquee investors such as Info Edge Ventures, Elevation Capital, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, Blume Founders Fund, Better Capital and Mars Shot Ventures. We have also been recognized by the Beauty & Wellness Sector Skill Council & Skill India as a government-certified beauty skilling partner. Airblack has also been recognized by Forbes as a “Select 200” company with global business potential.

Who are we looking for?

At Airblack, we're entering a path of exponential growth, aiming to grow our revenue tenfold within the next two years while bolstering our profitability. In this pivotal phase, we seek a dynamic Growth Manager to fortify our team. This role is not just a job—it's a mission, where you'll spearhead the entire spectrum of creative strategy, lead acquisition, digital advertising, and go-to-market strategies.

The ideal candidate would be driven by a blend of creative problem-solving and analytical prowess and thrive in a high-ownership environment. If this sounds like you, we would love to meet you. 

What would you be doing?

• Creative Strategy: Be a creative powerhouse in acquisition advertising by ideating and producing best-in-class video and static ad properties, user communications and landing pages
• Performance Marketing: Drive lead acquisition for the Airblack inside-sales team by efficiently planning, executing and scaling up performance marketing campaigns on Facebook, Google and other digital media platforms
• Analytics & Instrumentation: Contribute to the analytics muscle of the Growth function with in-depth data analyses and set-up tech instrumentation to scale operations 
• Experimentation & User Insights: Deliver continuous user insights, solutions discovery and experimentations across both 0-to-1 and scale-up revenue initiatives
• Go-To-Market Operations: Execute end-to-end operations on GTM, leads CRM and revenue optimization initiatives.
• Cross-Team Collaboration: Work with the Growth, Design, Brand, Tech, Product and Inside-sales functions to advance cross-function revenue and profitability goals.
• Key Ownership: Own key metrics like ROAS, CAC, Lead Conversion % and Revenue

What makes you a suitable candidate?

We would love to hear from you if you meet the qualifications below:

• Experience: 4+ years in digital performance marketing with a high-growth startup preferably in the education / ed-tech space
• Education: A bachelor's degree in any discipline is required from a tier 1 college
• You have managed upwards of 50 Lakhs in ad spending
• You are a marketing geek and can come up with creative ideas at scale
• You are thoroughly data-driven in decision-making; with good Excel skills. Experience in SQL is a bonus!
• You have a proven track record of taking high ownership and willingness to execute hands-on when needed
• You have a knack for driving 0-to-1 rapid experimentation initiatives and 1-100 standardised operational initiatives

Why should you join Airblack?

• Empowering Entrepreneurs: We cultivate a culture of entrepreneurship where individuals are employees and owners of their work.
• Experimentation & Build: Our Growth team fosters a culture of rapid experimentation, freedom to fail & iterate, and owning scale-up through process building.
• Unrestricted Autonomy: When confronted with a challenge, you have the authority to take charge, exhibiting determination and resilience to overcome obstacles and ultimately succeed.
• Drive for Success: Embrace challenges head-on, applying your skills and expertise to accomplish tasks precisely and excellently.
• Thriving Market Opportunity: Join us on an exhilarating journey as we pioneer India's inaugural platform for passion skills, offering a unique and vibrant market to shape and build upon.
• Work with a stellar team: Great missions require great people - and we are fortunate to have some of the smartest and nicest people support us in our journey. Our team comprises ex-entrepreneurs, VCs, and operators from places such as Goldman Sachs, Paytm, Oyo, Bain & Co., BCG, Urban Company, top IITs and universities such as DU and NIFT.

We are product development & technology consulting studio.


1.) Love for technology & technology trends is first & foremost requirement
2.) We are looking for a data-driven inbound + outbound marketer to own the majority of the marketing funnel for our company. You will be in charge of attracting right target traffic, niche specific, converting that traffic into new leads for the business, and nurturing those leads to close into customers, the latter of which sales leadership will help you accomplish.
3.) “LinkedIn”, “Facebook” or B2B channels to bring on demand generation with right strategy & full automation to scale

4.) Creating, managing, and executing multi-channel marketing campaigns leveraging SEO, PPC, social, inbound marketing, email, campaigns and events to drive customer acquisition in B2B space


Experienced Digital Marketing Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. Skilled in Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Microsoft Excel, Social Media Optimization (SMO), Microsoft Office, and Research. 

• Plan, monitor and execute organic Social media growth strategies on all relevant social media platforms for the company and its clients.
• Excellent and confident communicator to be able to understand and convey the strategies, and plan to the client and internal team.
• Be actively involved in SEO efforts
• Write content for marketing and website
• Collaborate with designers to improve user experience
• Measure performance of digital marketing efforts using a variety of Web analytics tools (Google Analytics)
• Acquire insight into online marketing trends and keep strategies up-to-date
• Developing and optimizing quality paid advertising campaigns across various networks such as Google Ads & Google Shopping, Facebook Ads, Instagram, LinkedIn and more. TikTok & Snapchat Ads are a bonus.

• Skills and experience in creative content writing (Important)
• Fair understanding of digital marketing concepts and best practices
• Working knowledge of Internet and SAAS tools like Google Sheets, Google Slides, etc
• Exposure to SEO concepts
• Exposure to web analytics tools (e.g. Google Analytics, etc)
• Analytical mindset and critical thinking
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Skills and Qualifications

1. Proven experience in scaling ads for D2C brands.
2. Experience in media buying on key platforms such as Google, Facebook, and TikTok.
3. Demonstrated ability to drive growth through organic and paid social media campaigns.
4. Proficiency in identifying and unlocking new acquisition channels.
5. Solid understanding of marketing funnels, with experience in A/B testing to improve CTRs.
6. Ability to balance team management and individual contribution.
7. Track record of improving ROAS for brands.

Roles and responsibilities

We are looking for a seasoned Growth Marketer to lead our digital marketing efforts and optimize our brand's online presence. This role is for someone who can utilize their experience in scaling direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands, and has a solid background in media buying on platforms such as Google, Facebook, and TikTok. The ideal candidate is an innovator and a lateral thinker, who can identify and unlock new acquisition channels. You should be able to deliver both a holistic view of the funnel and detail-oriented execution, which involves A/B testing to improve click-through rates (CTRs) on each step of the funnel. This role requires a balance of individual contribution and effective team management.

Roles and Responsibilities:

1. Strategy Development: Develop and implement effective social media strategies to drive brand growth, increase organic and paid reach, and improve return on advertising spend (ROAS).
2. Media Buying: Oversee and execute media buying on key platforms including Google, Facebook, and TikTok, ensuring optimal utilization of the budget.
3. Funnel Optimization: Understand the complete marketing funnel, initiate A/B tests, and make necessary changes to improve CTRs at each step of the funnel.
4. Content Execution: Lead the team from brainstorming to execution, creating compelling content across different social media channels that align with our brand identity and objectives.
5. Channel Expansion: Identify and unlock new potential channels of acquisition, staying ahead of industry trends and making recommendations for exploration and investment.
6. Performance Monitoring: Monitor and analyze campaign performance, leveraging data to provide insights and make necessary adjustments to strategy, as needed.
7. Team Management: Manage and work cohesively with a team, while also being capable of contributing individually to the work as required.

We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Google Ads Expert to join our marketing team. As a Google Ads Expert, you will be responsible for developing and implementing effective Google Ads campaigns to drive targeted traffic, generate leads, and increase conversions. Your in-depth knowledge of Google Ads and experience in opƟmizing campaigns will contribute to the success of our digital marketing efforts. 

• Your responsibilities will include:

  • Leading a high-performing team to create and implement strategic marketing initiatives across various marketing functions including performance marketing, events, social media marketing, product marketing and partnerships.
  • Creating and implementing the marketing plan in line with overall business objectives while striking a balance between longer-term strategic brand building activities, mid-term lead generation and nurturing, as well as quick wins to achieve targets
  • Using data and analytics for decision making and measuring marketing effectiveness as well as creating a culture of structured experimentation and iteration to drive growth
  • Building win-win relationships with new and existing partners
  • Manage the marketing budget to drive sustainable bottom-line growth

   

  Key Requirements

  • You have a degree in Marketing, Business Administration or related field.
  • You have prior experience in a similar role with a solid track record of success.
  • You have strong experience in Growth Hacking, Social Media/ Viral Marketing, managing demand generation & the customer acquisition funnel and performance marketing.
  • You have good knowledge of Campaign Management Tools (eg. Active Campaign), and Web Analytics Tools (eg. Google Analytics).
  • You are highly goal driven and work well in fast paced environments.
  • You possess strong analytical skills and are comfortable dealing with numerical data.
  • You have excellent communication & interpersonal skills.
  • You are adept at building relationships and liaising with multiple stakeholders and thrive in matrix environments.

Responsibilities and Duties

1.Create, categorize, and refine keyword lists to create a comprehensive campaign that drives qualified visitors to our site

1. Perform management of PPC accounts on Google AdWords, Yahoo, Bing and other search platforms for a variety of clients.
2. Assist in the maintenance and monitoring of keyword bids, budget caps and other important account metrics.
3. Create online banner adverts and oversee pay per click (PPC) ad management
4. Track and analyze website traffic flow and provide regular internal reports
5. Manage and maintain updates for keyword lists.
6. Provide recommendations and execute strategies for keyword opportunities, campaign structuring, targeting,

 display network, and other facets of paid search in accordance with client goals.

1. Familiarity with Google Adwords reporting interface

Job Requirements:

• Experience in Search Engine Optimizations (SEO) Search Engine Marketing (SEM) and Paid Search (PPC).
• Proficiency in MS Office
• Experience working with AdWords and Bing Ads
• AdWords certification required
• Ads 360 experience (previously Double-click Search)
• BS/BA degree preferred
• Agency experience preferred
• High proficiency with Google Analytics, Bing Analytics, and other website analytics software