iGaming IDOL is an awards and media project focused on recognizing achievement and innovation in the online gambling industry. Produced by NEXT.io, it brings iGaming professionals together through award ceremonies, industry summits, podcasts and editorial coverage. Its programs include audited judging, sponsorships and charitable initiatives, serving a community of industry talent, companies and investors.
Head of Marketing Growth Operations
Lead growth operations for NEXT.io, a global iGaming media and events company, overseeing marketing delivery, analytics, marketing technology, budgets and governance across its portfolio.
Description
- Support the Marketing & Growth Director by coordinating plans, priorities, reporting, budgets and execution.
- Oversee delivery of marketing projects for international B2B events and B2C affiliate brands.
- Manage project briefs, schedules, ownership, dependencies and approvals.
- Maintain central marketing calendars for events and affiliate brands.
- Produce dashboards, regular performance reports, campaign reviews and post-event summaries.
- Set KPIs, align measurement practices and use performance data to inform decisions.
- Oversee campaign tracking, UTM standards, analytics, CRM data quality and attribution.
- Administer the marketing technology stack, including HubSpot, GA4, Looker Studio, Supermetrics and monday.com.
- Manage platform settings, integrations, automations, licences and team adoption.
- Monitor budgets, project spending, record invoices and reconcile costs with Finance.
- Oversee intake and prioritisation of marketing requests.
- Coordinate team routines, including stand-ups, work-in-progress reviews and retrospectives.
- Align Sales, Events, Content and Finance on marketing work and delivery dates.
Requirements
- At least six years of experience in marketing operations, growth operations or programme management.
- Experience managing marketing operations at scale.
- Experience across multiple brands, events or a multichannel agency is preferred.
- Strong working knowledge of GA4, tracking and attribution.
- Experience building dashboards with Looker Studio or a comparable tool.
- CRM experience, ideally with HubSpot.
- Comfort managing budgets and forecasts and evaluating cost per acquisition, ROI and ROAS.
- Ability to build processes, templates and workflows in monday.com or similar work-management software.
- Ability to align marketing, design, sales, events and finance teams around shared plans and deadlines.
- Experience in iGaming, events or affiliate marketing is an advantage.
Benefits
- Flexible working hours.
- Remote-friendly culture based on trust and ownership.
- Autonomy and room to question existing approaches.
- Engaging projects with opportunities to make an impact.
- Supportive, collaborative colleagues.
- Ongoing learning and professional development.
- Access to NEXT Academy and other development initiatives.
- Additional benefits and perks that vary by location.