Principal Growth Media Strategist

at Chime Financial

San Francisco, United States

Chime is on a mission to unite everyday people to unlock financial progress. To continue scaling responsibly, we’re hiring a Principal Growth Media Strategist — a hybrid thinker who combines the analytical rigor of a data scientist, the foresight of a media planner, and the instinct of a channel operator.

You’ll architect and operationalize Chime’s performance media strategy — connecting full-funnel investment planning, channel optimization, and measurement innovation. You’ll move fluidly between high-level strategy and ground-level execution: diagnosing performance drivers, reallocating budget in real time, and evolving our playbook for sustainable growth.

This role sits at the intersection of media strategy, analytics, and execution — ideal for someone who can zoom out to see portfolio-level tradeoffs, yet dive deep into data to find leverage points. You’ll influence leaders across Marketing, Analytics, Finance, and Creative while keeping our media ecosystem running efficiently and intelligently.

The base salary offered for this role and level of experience will begin at $146,610 and up to $207,700. Full-time employees are also eligible for a bonus, competitive equity package, and benefits. The actual base salary offered may be higher, depending on your location, skills, qualifications, and experience.

In this role, you can expect to

Develop and execute full-funnel media strategies that balance efficiency, scale, and learning across Chime’s addressable markets.
Lead planning and forecasting for Chime’s multi-channel, eight-figure media budget, ensuring capital is deployed effectively across audiences and channels.
Partner with Analytics and Finance to connect spend to business outcomes through experimentation, attribution, and media mix modeling.
Translate performance data into actionable insights and real-world optimizations that improve acquisition efficiency and ROI.
Build scalable frameworks for planning, reporting, and post-campaign learning that strengthen collaboration and transparency across teams.
Work cross-functionally with Product Marketing, Creative, Analytics, and Finance to align investments with company priorities and performance goals.
Manage relationships with external agencies and media platforms to ensure accountability, innovation, and creative enablement.
Create and deliver clear, data-driven narratives for executive audiences that summarize results, learnings, and strategic recommendations.

To thrive in this role, you have

8+ years of experience in performance marketing, media strategy, or growth analytics, preferably in both in-house and agency environments.
Proven success managing and optimizing large-scale, multi-channel media budgets.
Strong understanding of measurement and attribution, including MMM, incrementality testing, and in-channel analytics.
Experience with media planning, forecasting, and investment modeling tied to CAC, LTV, and ROI goals.
Ability to bridge strategy and execution, connecting detailed analysis to strategic decisions.
Strong communicator who can simplify complexity and influence senior stakeholders.
Demonstrated success leading cross-functional collaboration in fast-moving, data-driven organizations.
Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Economics, or a related field preferred.

#LI-AM1 #LI-Hybrid

A little about us

At Chime, we believe that everyone can achieve financial progress. We created Chime—a financial technology company, not a bank*—on the premise that core banking services should be helpful, easy, and free. Through our user-friendly tools and intuitive platforms, we empower our members to take control of their finances and work towards their goals. Whether it's starting a savings account, purchasing a first car or home, launching a business, or pursuing higher education, we're proud to have helped millions unlock their financial potential.

We're a team of problem solvers, dreamers, and builders with one shared obsession: our members. From day one, Chimers have worked tirelessly to out-hustle and out-execute competitors to bring our mission to life. Their grit and determination inspire us to work harder every day to deliver the very best experience possible. We each bring an owner's mindset to our work, refusing to be outdone and holding ourselves accountable to meet and exceed the highest bars for our teams, our company, and our members.

We believe in being bold, dreaming big, and taking risks, while also working together, embracing our diverse perspectives, and giving each other honest feedback. Our culture remains deeply entrepreneurial, encouraging every Chimer to see themselves as stewards of our mission to help everyday Americans unlock their financial progress.

We know that to achieve our mission, we must earn and keep people's trust—so we hold ourselves to the highest standards of integrity in everything we do. These aren't just words on a wall—our values are embedded in every aspect of our business, serving as a north star that guides us as we work to help millions achieve their financial potential.

Because if we don't—who will?

*Chime is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking services provided by The Bancorp Bank, N.A. or Stride Bank, N.A., Members FDIC.

What we offer for our full-time, regular employees

🏢 Our in-office work policy is designed to keep you connected - with four days a week in the office and Fridays from home for those near one of our offices, plus team and company-wide events depending on location. Whether you’re coming in regularly or are part of our fully remote program, you’ll stay engaged with your work and teammates.**
💻 In-office perks including backup child, elder, and/or pet care, plus a subsidized commuter benefit to support your regular commute**
💰 Competitive salary based on experience**
✨ 401k match** plus great medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits
🏝 Generous vacation policy and company-wide Chime Days, bonus company-wide paid days off**
🫂 1% of your time off to support local community organizations of your choice
👟 Annual wellness stipend to use towards eligible wellness related expenses
👶 Up to 24 weeks of paid parental leave for birthing parents and 12 weeks of paid parental leave for non-birthing parents
👪 Access to Maven, a family planning tool, with $15k lifetime reimbursement for egg freezing, fertility treatments, adoption, and more.
🎉 In-person and virtual events to connect with your fellow Chimers—think cooking classes, guided meditations, music festivals, mixology classes, paint nights, etc., and delicious snack boxes, too!**
💚 A challenging and fulfilling opportunity to join one of the most experienced teams in FinTech and help millions unlock financial progress**

**Perks also available to Chime Interns.

We know that great work can’t be done without a diverse team and inclusive environment. That’s why we specifically look for individuals of varying strengths, skills, backgrounds, and ideas to join our team. We believe this gives us a competitive advantage to better serve our members and helps us all grow as Chimers and individuals.

Chime is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital or family status, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis under provincial, federal, state, and local laws, regulations, or ordinances. We will also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of state and local laws, including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Cook County Ordinance, NYC Fair Chance Act, and the LA City Fair Chance Ordinance, and consistent with Canadian provincial and federal laws. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation during any stage of the application process, please contact: benefits@chime.com.

To learn more about how Chime collects and uses your personal information during the application process, please see the Chime Applicant Privacy Notice.