Performance Marketing Program Manager (Contract)

Job description

Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. But we’ve got more left to do — and that’s where you come in. About the role Duolingo is seeking an experienced Performance Marketing Program Manager to support and oversee paid marketing initiatives. This role will partner closely with creative, campaign managers, agencies and media vendors to plan and execute the performance marketing projects. This is a remote, project-based role supporting ongoing or time-bound performance marketing initiatives. Expected availability: 20–30 hours per week during U.S. Eastern business hours. The exact scope, duration, and workload will be defined based on program needs. 🧠 You will… Manage end-to-end operations for performance marketing programs, including campaign launches, creative production, analytics projects. Develop and maintain project roadmaps, timelines, and execution plans to support campaign objectives. Coordinate with channel owners, agencies, and internal partners to ensure campaigns are launched on time and aligned with goals. Support the team by tracking cross-functional dependencies (Brand, Creative, Product, Legal) for campaigns as needed. Build and maintain a creative briefing process. ✅ You have… Experience managing performance marketing or paid media programs in a fast-paced environment. Familiarity with paid media platforms (e.g., Google Ads, Meta, LinkedIn, programmatic tools). Excellent program management skills, including planning, prioritization, and clear stakeholder communication. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Availability to work 20–30 hours per week, remotely, collaborating during U.S. Eastern business hours. About Duolingo Duolingo is the most popular language-learning application in the world, with over 500 million users and over half a billion exercises completed daily. Beyond our core learning product, we also offer English proficiency testing with the Duolingo English Test, and are bringing new subjects into the Duolingo app, where people can develop their Math and Music skills. We are passionate about educating our users, making fact-based decisions, and finding innovative solutions to complex problems. We offer meaningful work, limitless learning opportunities, and collaboration with world-class minds. Come brighten your life and over half a billion more! Duolingo is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. By applying for this position your data will be processed as per the Duolingo Applicant Privacy Notice .