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Overview
Pentasia is proud to be partnering with a leading online sports operator to recruit a CRM Manager – Sports Promotions based in Denver. This is a senior, high impact role responsible for shaping promotional strategy and driving customer loyalty across the entire user lifecycle. Leading a dedicated Sports CRM team, you will deliver data driven promotions and best in class customer journeys within a fast paced, highly regulated environment.
This position is ideal for a commercially minded CRM leader with deep experience in online sports betting, promotional mechanics, and loyalty programs, who thrives at the intersection of data, customer experience, and performance.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the planning, execution, and optimization of customer promotions and loyalty offers across sports products
Own reporting on campaign performance and commercial impact, translating insights into action
Support day to day CRM operations, ensuring projects and promotions are delivered on time and to a high standard
Champion a test and learn culture, utilizing A/B testing, multivariate testing, and control groups to optimize CRM performance
Define and implement localized, territory specific CRM strategies, delivering structured and scalable campaign roadmaps
Ensure all CRM activity fully complies with regulatory and licensing requirements across multiple jurisdictions
Partner closely with senior leadership to communicate CRM goals, results, and improvement opportunities
Maintain deep knowledge of CRM platforms, CDPs, and promotional mechanics, ensuring best practice is embedded across the team
Propose customer centric innovations designed to enhance engagement, retention, and lifetime value
Monitor competitor activity, industry trends, and CRM best practices to keep strategies market leading
Collaborate cross functionally with Marketing, Product, Data, Compliance, and Operations teams to maximize impact
Leadership & Team Management
Lead, motivate, and develop a high performing Sports CRM team
Take ownership of day to day people management, capacity planning, and delivery standards
Delegate effectively through strong organizational and prioritization skills
Support team members in developing technical CRM expertise and commercial understanding
Skills & Experience Required
Extensive experience in CRM, promotions, or loyalty roles within the online sports betting industry
Strong commercial acumen with the ability to translate raw data into actionable insights
Proven experience using CRM/CDP platforms such as Optimove, XtremePush, and/or Braze
Deep understanding of sports betting customer lifecycles, promotional mechanics, and loyalty frameworks
Demonstrated leadership experience managing and developing teams
Highly organized, adaptable, and comfortable operating in a fast moving environment
Strong stakeholder management skills with experience working cross departmentally
Confident decision maker with a track record of delivering projects from concept to execution
Able to work under pressure, manage competing priorities, and meet tight deadlines
What’s On Offer
Competitive base salary ($105,000 – $130,000)
Annual bonus plan
Comprehensive Health & Wellness benefits
33 days PTO per year
401(k) with company match
Opportunity to play a key role in shaping CRM strategy for a major sports brand
The Opportunity
My client, a leading US-facing gaming and entertainment business, is in the search for a Customer Engagement Manager to own and shape an innovative free to play games strategy.
This newly created role offers a true blank canvas. You will be responsible for designing and delivering a compelling free to play experience that drives customer acquisition, engagement, retention, and long-term loyalty. Working cross-functionally, you will act as the central owner of this channel for the US market, blending creativity, commercial acumen, and data-driven decision-making.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and lead the overarching free to play games strategy, informed by customer data, insights, and market trends
Own the end-to-end execution of free to play campaigns, from concept through launch and optimization
Advocate for and implement a best in class promotional and engagement plan
Analyze player behavior, campaign performance, and engagement metrics to refine strategy and maximize ROI
Collaborate closely with product, development, analytics, and CRM teams to continuously enhance the free to play offering
Leverage commercial insight to work with third party providers, negotiating and optimizing value across partnerships
Partner with the wider CRM function to deliver cross-sell strategies, migrating free to play users into real-money sports betting and casino products
Act as a channel owner for the US market, ensuring alignment with broader customer engagement and brand objectives
Skills & Experience
Proven experience in CRM, customer marketing, product marketing, analytics, or commercial roles
Demonstrated success in developing customer engagement programs with a strong focus on customer acquisition and retention
Strong analytical capability, with the ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable insights
Solid understanding of customer segmentation, value modeling, and ROI-driven decision making
Passion for free to play games, including social, fantasy, casino, or peer to peer gaming experiences
Technical fluency and experience with platform integrations is an advantage
Experience managing small teams and collaborating cross-functionally within a larger organization
Highly organized, self motivated, and comfortable operating autonomously
Salary & Benefits
Salary range: $105,000 – $130,000 per annum (depending on experience)
Annual bonus plan
Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
33 days PTO per year
401(k) with company match
This is your chance to join a fast-growing technology & entertainment business where reality TV, celebrity drama, and pop culture are transformed into real prizes. The mission is simple: make watching, predicting, and talking about your favourite moments more exciting and more valuable. You’re not just watching the world, you’re part of it. Predict outcomes, compete with friends, and earn epic prizes.
About the Role
My client is seeking a hands-on Acquisition Marketing Manager to drive user growth through paid media, influencer partnerships, and affiliate marketing. Reporting directly to the CEO, you’ll be responsible for planning, executing, and optimising campaigns across these channels, with a strong emphasis on data-driven decision-making and measurable results.
As an early-stage business, this role requires someone who is comfortable working autonomously and hands-on across both performance strategy and creative execution. This is a fully remote position open to candidates based in North America.
Key Responsibilities:
Develop, execute, and optimise paid media campaigns (including PPC, display, and paid social) to drive user acquisition and revenue growth.
Identify, recruit, and manage influencer partnerships to expand brand reach and engagement.
Build and scale affiliate marketing programmes, managing relationships and performance with key partners.
Analyse campaign performance, generate actionable insights, and report on KPIs to the CEO and wider team.
Collaborate with the product and content teams to ensure campaign messaging and creative are aligned with brand objectives.
Create, adapt, and iterate static and simple ad creatives for user acquisition campaigns, using tools such as Photoshop and/or Figma to support rapid testing and optimisation.
Own the end-to-end creative testing process for UA ads, from concept through to launch, iteration, and performance analysis, in a start-up environment without reliance on a dedicated design team.
Stay current on the latest trends and best practices in paid media, influencer, and affiliate marketing, especially within mobile gaming and pop culture.
Test new channels and strategies to identify scalable growth opportunities.
Requirements:
4–5 years’ hands-on experience in acquisition marketing, with a proven track record in paid media, influencer, and affiliate marketing (mobile gaming, sweepstakes, prediction markets, iGaming or entertainment experience highly desirable).
Strong analytical skills and experience using data to optimise campaigns and drive decision-making.
Proficiency with campaign management and analytics tools (e.g. Google Ads, Facebook Ads Manager, affiliate platforms, influencer management tools).
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, remote environment.
Experience with reporting and presenting campaign results to senior stakeholders.
Hands-on experience creating paid acquisition ad creatives (primarily static; simple motion a bonus).
Comfortable using basic design tools such as Photoshop and/or Figma to produce, edit, and localise UA creatives without agency or design-team dependency.
Strong understanding of creative testing frameworks and how creative performance impacts CPA, CTR, and LTV.
Bonus: Experience with SEO, email marketing, or content marketing.
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