Full-Time

Performance Marketing Specialist

Posted on 9/24/2025

Yerba Madre

Yerba Madre

Direct-to-consumer yerba mate beverages

Compensation Overview

$55k - $75k/yr

+ Sales Commissions + Variable Pay Plans + Bonuses

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Hybrid

This is a hybrid position and will require at least 2 days a week in our DTLA office.

Category
Growth & Marketing (1)
Required Skills
Market Research
SEO
Google AdWords
Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, or related field.
  • 3+ years of performance marketing experience within the CPG industry (Food & Beverage preferred).
  • Proven experience managing and optimizing paid media campaigns across Google Ads and other search platforms (TikTok, LinkedIn, X).
  • Familiarity with SEM/SEO strategies.
  • Experience running A/B testing and other experimentation.
  • Expertise in audience segmentation, targeting, and budget allocation.
  • Demonstrated ability to scale campaigns efficiently and thoughtfully.
Responsibilities
  • Build, launch, and thoughtfully optimize search ad campaigns across Google Ads, TikTok Ads, and other platforms.
  • Implement keyword research, audience targeting, and ad copy updates to improve CTR, Quality Score, and ROAS.
  • Monitor budgets and pacing with care, ensuring resources are used effectively.
  • Support ongoing testing and experimentation across creative, copy, landing pages, and targeting to uncover insights.
  • Track and analyze KPIs such as CTR, CPC, CPA, ROAS, and conversion rates.
  • Share weekly and monthly performance updates, including clear, actionable insights.
  • Use attribution and tracking tools (Google Tag Manager, AppsFlyer, Adjust) to evaluate campaign impact.
  • Partner with the Performance Marketing Manager to ensure campaigns ladder up to overall strategy.
  • Collaborate with creative partners to ensure assets reflect platform best practices and brand standards.
  • Support integrated initiatives by aligning search ads with paid social, affiliate, and retail media campaigns.
  • Build and nurture audience segments for prospecting, retargeting, and new-to-brand acquisition.
  • Identify opportunities to thoughtfully scale campaigns through keyword, audience, and format testing.
  • Contribute to custom audience development using competitor and market research.
Desired Qualifications
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to turn data into actionable insights.
  • Knowledge of attribution models (first-click, last-click, multi-touch) and tracking tools (AppsFlyer, Adjust).
  • Dependable, collaborative team member who communicates with clarity.
  • Highly collaborative; thrives in cross-functional team settings.
  • Curious, proactive, and eager to explore creative ideas and solutions.
  • Strong organizational and project management skills.

Yerba Madre sells yerba mate beverages with organic fruit juices in the United States and Canada, offering both still and sparkling options. Their products include high-energy canned drinks, sparkling cans, and dried yerba mate, sold directly through their online store. The caffeine comes from yerba mate leaves, which are blended with fruit juices to create refreshing, naturally energizing beverages. The company also builds community through Ambacebador programs that encourage customers to connect and share experiences. Yerba Madre differentiates itself by emphasizing organic ingredients, a direct-to-consumer model, and a commitment to sustainability with the aim of a regenerative, net-positive impact on people and the planet. Its goal is to provide natural energy alternatives that support health-conscious consumers while fostering community and environmental responsibility.

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Headquarters

Sebastopol, California

Founded

1996

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • $200M annual sales with nationwide retail in Whole Foods and 10,000 stores.
  • Watermelody rolled out to H-E-B, Kroger, Sprouts, Amazon in 2025.
  • LTO strategy launches summer flavors engaging superfans in 2026.

What critics are saying

  • Rebrand confuses consumers, erodes shelf space against competitors in 3-9 months.
  • Retail expansion cannibalizes DTC margins via H-E-B, Amazon in 6-12 months.
  • Organic costs inflate, squeeze margins as inputs rise in 12-24 months.

What makes Yerba Madre unique

  • Rebranded from Guayakí in May 2025 to emphasize regenerative yerba mate mission.
  • Market-driven regeneration model funds rainforest restoration via sales since 1996.
  • 12,000-member Ambacebador community co-developed Watermelody flavor in 2025.

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Aug 26th, 2025
Yerba Madre Launches Watermelody, First Seasonal Release Under Rebrand

Yerba Madre launches Watermelody, first seasonal release under rebrand.

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May 2nd, 2025
Guayakí Yerba Mate Rebrands As Yerba Madre, Deepening Its Regenerative Mission And Honoring Indigenous Partnerships

SEBASTOPOL, Calif., and VENICE, Calif., May 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Guayakí Yerba Mate, the pioneer of regenerative yerba mate beverages in North America, is rebranding as Yerba Madre™, a new name that reflects a deepened commitment to people and planet, and the ancestral roots of yerba mate

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