Full-Time

Product Marketing Manager

General Market Ads

Posted on 10/26/2025

Discord

Discord

1,001-5,000 employees

Voice, video, and text chat for communities

Compensation Overview

$180k - $202.5k/yr

+ Equity

No H1B Sponsorship

California, USA

In Person

Category
Sales & Solution Engineering (1)
Required Skills
Market Research
Lead Generation
Requirements
  • 4-6+ years of Product Marketing experience in the advertising space, with experience scaling teams and platforms.
  • Strong attention to detail with the ability to streamline and optimize the sales enablement process.
  • Excel in ambiguous environments—excited about building new processes, business models, and scaling an advertising business from the ground up.
  • Candidates must reside in or be willing to relocate to the San Francisco Bay Area (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma counties) or Greater Los Angeles Area. Relocation assistance may be available.
Responsibilities
  • Develop and execute go-to-market strategies for new advertising verticals—including Tech, CPG, and others—through market research, customer segmentation, competitive analysis, and targeted campaigns that drive awareness and adoption.
  • Lead activation initiatives within emerging verticals, crafting differentiated messaging, value props, and GTM motions that resonate with new audiences and meet their unique needs.
  • Build and scale impactful sales enablement programs—training, collateral, objection handling, and tools—to empower the Sales team to confidently pitch and close deals in new categories.
  • Define and track activation goals and KPIs across verticals, continuously refining strategies to improve GTM performance and ensure scalable, repeatable success.
  • Act as the voice of new vertical customers, translating insights into actionable recommendations that influence product strategy, roadmap, and positioning.
  • Partner with Business Marketing to establish Discord’s thought leadership and category presence in new industries, shaping the narratives we bring to market through events, content, and industry partnerships.
Desired Qualifications

Discord provides a voice, video, and text chat platform that helps friends and communities connect and hang out online. It supports organizing conversations in servers, with channels for different topics, and offers features for voice and video calls, messages, and streaming. Discord works by letting users join communities (servers), participate in real-time chats, and share media and screens. It differentiates itself by not selling user data or running ads, and by offering a Nitro premium subscription that adds perks like higher quality streams and cosmetic customization. The company’s goal is to help people feel like they belong and can explore their interests through shared spaces and conversations.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

Series H

Total Funding

$979.3M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2015

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • In-game purchases create new revenue stream as developers adopt Discord's commerce layer.
  • Nitro Rewards bundling drives subscription retention through brand partnerships and exclusive perks.
  • 150M monthly active users across 19M servers provide massive platform for monetization expansion.

What critics are saying

  • Gaming communities represent 70% of activity; AAA title migration to proprietary platforms threatens existence.
  • Gas acquisition creates COPPA and GDPR liability; FTC enforcement risks €20M+ fines.
  • Microsoft partnership dependency commoditizes Nitro; termination spikes churn before IPO launch.

What makes Discord unique

  • Ad-free, data-respecting freemium model differentiates Discord from Meta and Telegram competitors.
  • In-game commerce integration with Marvel Rivals expands monetization beyond subscription-only revenue model.
  • Nitro Rewards partnerships with Xbox Game Pass and hardware brands enhance premium tier value.

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Benefits

Stay healthy - We take care of our team with comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision plans.

Parental perks - Spend some quality time with the next generation with parental leave, fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits.

Kick back - Stay refreshed with over 19 paid holidays, use-what-you-need sick days, and four weeks of PTO.

Commute easy - In a non-COVID world, get up to $270 per month for your commuting and parking needs.

The loadout - When we’re back in the office, enjoy daily catered lunches and snacks, a desk fund to make your space yours, and whatever you need for your computer setup, including a headphone allowance.

Wellness on us - Take advantage of a quarterly wellness allowance for your gym membership or other wellness activities. Virtual yoga every week!

Transgender benefits - Discord will reimburse up to $20,000 for any procedure related to transition.

Discord HQ - Our office is located in Potrero Hill, a little neighborhood in San Francisco near awesome coffee and food.

Relocation - Excellent relocation bonuses for new hires moving to San Francisco (once it’s safe to return).

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

0%
Zoom Bangla News
Dec 3rd, 2025
Discord launches in-game purchases with Marvel Rivals ahead of potential IPO

Discord has launched in-game purchasing tools, allowing users to buy digital game items directly within the app. The move comes as the company reportedly prepares for an initial public offering. Marvel Rivals is the first partner for the new shop feature, with its Discord server hosting over four million members. Players can purchase bundles, costumes and emotes without leaving Discord. The feature includes wishlist functionality, enabling users to gift in-game items via direct message. Currently available only on Discord's desktop app in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland and Oceania, the commerce layer represents a significant revenue diversification strategy. The feature provides game developers with an additional sales channel whilst keeping users engaged within Discord's ecosystem.

The Information
May 4th, 2023
Discord’s Revenue Growth Slows to 44% in 2022

Many tech firms saw meager revenue growth, or even a decline, last year as the digital ad market stalled and businesses cut back spending on software. Messaging startup Discord was an exception. Discord, which makes money from subscription fees, lifted revenue 44% to $445 million last year, ...

The Verge
Jan 17th, 2023
Discord acquires Gas, the popular app for teens to compliment each other

Gas will remain a standalone app at Discord.

Business Wire
Dec 7th, 2021
Holaplex Announces $6 Million Seed Round To Empower Independent Creators Of Nfts

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TechCrunch
Dec 17th, 2020
Update: Discord confirms raising $100M at a valuation of $7B

The world of virtual communications continues to hold a central place in our socially-distanced lives, and today it looks like one of the companies reaping some of the spoils is also reaping some funding out of it. Discord, the chat and communications platform wildly popular with gamers and, increasingly, many others, has confirmed to us […]

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