User Acquisition Associate

Join Skillz and Level Up Your Career!

Are you ready to take your career to the next level Join Skillz the first publicly-traded mobile esports platform that hosts billions of casual mobile gaming tournaments for millions of players worldwide. Skillz is revolutionizing the gaming industry providing the ultimate platform for competitive mobile games. By fostering social competition within games Skillz empowers developers to create multi-million dollar franchises while connecting players through fair enjoyable and meaningful competition.

At Skillz we firmly believe that everyone is born with unique skills and deserves to experience an epic win. We understand the thrill of achievement and the satisfaction of overcoming challenges. Thats why we passionately champion game developers and players alike empowering them to unleash their full potential through the power of competition.

Life @ Skillz

• Culture of Impact: Join a united team of builders creators innovators and entrepreneurs driven by the desire to win. At Skillz were not just building productswere creating value and making a difference in the world. Collaboration ownership and passion fuel everything we do.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with our comprehensive benefits package which includes Insurance coverage for medical expenses for both you and your family Spouse Children and Parents. Additionally take advantage of tax benefit options Flexi benefits PF & NPS.
• Perks: We believe in enhancing your work experience. We offer competitive paid time off company Holidays plus year-end holiday shutdown to reset and recharge. Unused paid leaves are encashable at the end of service. Stay energized with daily meal reimbursements and enjoy free snacks at the a month step away from your screen and connect with your squad through fun team activities like happy hours bowling escape rooms movie nights and more. Work hard play harder!

Why Skillz

• Pioneers of Skill-Based Competition:Skillz is not just any company in the gaming industry; we are the pioneers of skill-based competition partnered with industry titans like UFC NFL T-Mobile Buzztime Bowlero while also hosting renowned events like the Game Developer Conference (GDC). Join us in transforming the way people play games and building the home of competition for all.
• Impact Beyond Gaming:Skillz harnesses the power of its platform to support nonprofit organizations such as Susan G. Komen American Cancer Society the NAACP and more. By participating in Skillz tournaments you can make a difference and contribute to causes you care about.
• Recognized Success:Skillz has earned recognition as one of Fast Companys Most Innovative Companies CNBCs Disruptor 50 San Francisco Business Times Best Places to Work Forbes Next Billion-Dollar Startups and the #1 fastest-growing company in America on the Inc. 5000 list and many more.
• Talent Magnet:Join a team of talented professionals who are passionate about what they do. Our team includes experts from Meta Apple Amazon Google Microsoft Tesla Twitter (X) Roblox Zynga Samsung Lyft EA Riot Nexon Gameskraft PlayStation Unity Scopely Tinder Intel Deloitte EY Twitch DraftKings and more.

The Future of Gaming Awaits!

The gaming industry is larger than movies music and books combined with over 3 billion active gamers playing monthly and over 25 million active developers worldwide. Mobile gaming in particular is the fastest-growing segment projected to reach $300 billion by 2025. At Skillz you have the opportunity to be at the forefront of this exciting industry and shape its future.

Job Description

We are looking for a highly analytical and results-driven User Acquisition Manager to help scale our portfolio of mobile games across key channels. You will play a crucial role in running performance marketing campaigns driving ROI and collaborating cross-functionally with global teams across San Francisco Bangalore and Los will work in afast-paced collaborative environment. This is an opportunity to lead key initiatives influence creative and analytics strategy and drive meaningful growth across mobile and (optionally) web platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Campaign Execution & Optimization: Assist in setting up and executing channel-specific strategies. Focus on daily optimizations campaign performance monitoring and reporting.
• Data-Driven Reporting: Provide regular reports on campaign performance track key KPIs and share insights to improve the effectiveness of ongoing campaigns.
• Creative QA: Ensure all creative assets meet quality standards before launch collaborate with the creative team to optimize ad visuals and identify opportunities to improve creative performance.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Coordinate with different teams (Creative Analytics Product etc.) to ensure seamless campaign execution and efficient problem-solving.
• Operational Efficiency: Help drive operational improvements to increase testing velocity ensure faster iterations and improve overall campaign performance.
• SKAN & Privacy Sandbox: Gain exposure to Apples SKAN and Privacy Sandbox to ensure privacy-compliant campaigns. Stay updated on the evolving user acquisition ecosystem and related privacy regulations.
• Campaign Strategy Support: Work closely with Senior UA Managers to implement channel-specific strategies and ensure flawless execution of performance marketing campaigns.

Key Qualifications

• 1-3 years in user acquisition media buying or performance marketing ideally in mobile apps or gaming.
• Experience managing campaigns on paid social platforms (Facebook Google) and familiarity with App Store Optimization (ASO) is a plus.
• Strong understanding of data-driven marketing A/B testing and performance reporting.
• Strong Excel skills for reporting and data analysis; familiarity with SQL & Tableau is a plus.
• Comfortable analyzing data optimizing campaigns across channels (social DSPs etc.) and tracking KPIs to drive results.
• Ability to review and QA creative assets to ensure they meet campaign goals.
• Ability to manage multiple campaigns tasks and deadlines while ensuring high-quality execution.
• Knowledge of privacy regulations and frameworks such as SKAN and Privacy Sandbox is a bonus.

Join Skillz and Lets Redefine the Boundaries of Gaming!

Together well create a world where skill passion and innovation thrive. Join our team and be part of the journey. We look forward to having you on board!

Skillz embraces diversity and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As part of our commitment to diversifying our workforce we do not discriminate on the basis of age race sex gender gender identity color religion national origin sexual orientation marital status citizenship veteran status or disability status and we operate in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.