Marketing Manager Citadel Costa Mesa, CA

Filrsafekeep; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 127,000 - 196,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Paid sabbaticals

Mentoring program

Job summary

Citadel in Costa Mesa, CA is hiring a Marketing Manager who thrives on ownership, collaboration, and driving durable pipeline rather than chasing meetings.

You’ll run discovery calls to surface budget without asking, share field insights to sharpen next quarter’s ads, conduct market research on trends, and help build a Costa Mesa partner network that closes deals. We offer flexible hours, paid sabbaticals, and a mentoring program to support your growth.

Qualifications

• Solid Technical SEO grounding, plus Growth Hacking you can pick up on the fly.
• Track record that proves you can hands-dirty ship under deadline pressure.
• Comfort owning the unglamorous middle of a temporary project.
• Familiarity with the rhythms of a candor-rich temporary team.

Responsibilities

• Run discovery calls that uncover budget without asking for it
• Hand marketing the field intel that sharpens next quarter's ads
• Conduct market research to uncover trends shaping the sales marketing space
• Build the Costa Mesa reference network that closes deals for you
• Walk CA partners through co-marketing they'll say yes to
• Open doors in Costa Mesa, CA that a manager title alone can't

Skills

Technical SEO

Growth Hacking

Deadline-driven

Team collaboration

Job description

Citadel hires Marketing Manager talent that measures itself in pipeline created, not meetings booked. A $127,000 - $196,000 Marketing Manager role for a self-starter who wants ownership, collaboration, and a genuine path forward.

Key Responsibilities

• Run discovery calls that uncover budget without asking for it
• Hand marketing the field intel that sharpens next quarter's ads
• Conduct market research to uncover trends shaping the sales marketing space
• Build the Costa Mesa reference network that closes deals for you
• Walk CA partners through co-marketing they'll say yes to
• Open doors in Costa Mesa, CA that a manager title alone can't

What You'll Bring

• Solid Technical SEO grounding, plus Growth Hacking you can pick up on the fly
• Track record that proves you can hands-dirty ship under deadline pressure
• Comfort owning the unglamorous middle of a temporary project
• Familiarity with the rhythms of a candor-rich temporary team

We're Citadel — a human-first Costa Mesa, CA outfit that treats Semrush less like a feature and more like a craft. We onboard you to the sales marketing mission first and the Growth Hacking tooling second, in that order.

We value work-life balance, so expect $127,000 - $196,000, flexible hours, paid sabbaticals, and a supportive mentoring program.

Live in Costa Mesa, CA as of this hour, with reviews ongoing.