Director of Growth Marketing

About Center Stage

Center Stage Merchandising is a fast-growing product and ecommerce company specializing in apparel, headwear, licensing, and creator-led brands. We design, manufacture, and operate ecommerce and merchandise programs across music, outdoor, lifestyle, entertainment, and retail industries.

Our portfolio includes:

• Creator and influencer brands
• Licensed outdoor brands
• Artist and entertainment merchandise
• Ecommerce stores
• Wholesale and retail distribution

Center Stage was recently recognized on the INC 5000 list as:

• #341 Fastest Growing Private Company in America
• #9 Fastest Growing Company in Tennessee
• #7 Fastest Growing Company in Nashville
• #21 Fastest Growing Consumer Products Company in the U.S.

We are currently expanding our ecommerce and direct-to-consumer business significantly through:

• Creator partnerships
• Licensed product lines
• New brand launches
• Acquisitions
• Large-scale ecommerce growth initiatives

This is not a “maintain the machine” role. We are building the machine now.

About the Role

We’re looking for a Director of Growth Marketing to help build and scale the e-commerce growth engine across our portfolio of brands.

This role will lead:

• Customer acquisition
• Paid media strategy
• Analytics and attribution
• Creative testing
• Growth systems
• Ecommerce performance optimization

You’ll work closely with leadership, creative, ecommerce, and brand teams to help build a modern multi-brand ecommerce marketing organization.

This role is ideal for someone who:

• Understands performance marketing deeply
• Thinks strategically
• Is still willing to execute hands-on
• Enjoys building systems and processes
• Thrives in fast-moving environments

What You’ll Own

• Own paid acquisition strategy across Meta, Google, TikTok, YouTube, and emerging channels
• Manage campaign structure, budgets, scaling, and optimization
• Build and improve creative testing frameworks
• Develop audience and funnel strategies
• Define and track KPIs across brands
• Own reporting, attribution, and performance analysis
• Build dashboards and reporting systems
• Help leadership understand performance drivers and growth opportunities
• Partner with creative and brand teams to align messaging with acquisition strategy
• Help shape launch strategies, offers, and campaign direction
• Improve ecommerce conversion performance
• Build repeatable growth systems and operational workflows
• Collaborate with internal creative, ecommerce, and marketing teams
• Help manage external freelancers, agencies, and offshore support resources
• Help establish scalable processes and team structure as the department grows

What We’re Looking For

• 5 years of experience in ecommerce growth or performance marketing
• Proven experience managing meaningful paid media spend and driving profitable growth
• Strong experience with Meta Ads and Google Ads
• Strong understanding of attribution and analytics
• Experience building and optimizing ecommerce funnels
• Experience with conversion rate optimization and creative testing
• Experience scaling ecommerce or DTC brands
• Strong business and analytical thinking
• Comfortable operating both strategically and hands-on
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to move quickly and solve problems in an evolving environment

Ideal Background

We’re likely a strong fit for someone who:

• Has worked inside a growing ecommerce or DTC brand
• Has helped scale brands through meaningful growth stages
• Thrives in a lean, high-output environment
• Has a builder mentality rather than a corporate mentality

Why This Role

• Opportunity to help build the marketing organization from the ground up
• Work across multiple fast-growing brands and categories
• High ownership and visibility
• Direct impact on revenue growth
• Opportunity to shape systems, structure, and strategy
• Fast-moving environment with significant growth potential

Compensation

• Starting at $110,000 base salary
• Compensation will scale based on experience and demonstrated ability

Location Requirement

This is an in-office role based in Nashville, TN. We believe close collaboration and speed matter as we build this team and infrastructure.