Director of Performance Marketing

About Inspira Education

Inspira Education Group is one of the fastest-growing edtech startups in the US. We started with a simple mission to democratize access to high-quality coaching so that every student in the world has an equal opportunity to access the best opportunities. 

As the world’s leading network of top admissions coaches in medical, legal, business, and college studies, we’re building software and services in one place—disrupting long-entrenched application processes with products and experiences that strive to provide an equal platform for candidates from diverse backgrounds worldwide. 

As one of the fastest-growing edtech firms in the world, we are backed by some of the leading venture capital firms and investors in the world, including Zeev Ventures, Quiet Capital, Craft Ventures and Jeff Fluhr (Founder of Stubhub).

The Role

The Director of Performance Marketing will architect and lead our cutting-edge performance marketing strategies. In this high-impact position, you'll have the unique opportunity to drive how people discover and engage with our ed-tech services. Your actions will be tied directly to client acquisition and revenue goals, constantly testing new platforms and approaches to stay ahead of the latest trends in the rapidly evolving digital landscape. You will be tasked with building a high-velocity, data-driven growth engine to acquire, activate, and engage clients. You will own our consumer client acquisition strategy, driving growth through high-performance paid media, including experimentation, conversion rate optimization, and innovative acquisition strategies.

Working closely with the founders and leveraging a meaningful budget, you'll craft comprehensive go-to-market strategies that drive client acquisition and serve as a trusted thought partner to leaders across sales and customer success. Your strategic insights will directly influence company-wide decisions and contribute to Inspira’s mission of improving education accessibility.

This role demands analytical rigor, operational excellence, and strategic leadership. Your expertise in paid media execution and website management will be instrumental in building a world-class performance marketing operation.

This is an in-person role requiring 5 day/week in our NYC office (Gramercy).

What You'll Do

• Set and drive the direct-to-consumer growth strategy across various channels: Google Ads, Meta, TikTok Ads, etc. – with the ability to be hands-on when needed
• Relentlessly test to identify new growth channels
• Drive performance and continuously optimize campaigns, audiences, and creative strategy to maximize ROAS across the performance marketing ecosystem.
• Lead A/B testing, cohort analysis, and customer segmentation strategies to improve campaign performance.