Director of Digital Marketing and Web New San Diego, California, United States

Cortica is looking for a Directorof Digital Marketing&Web to join our growing team!

The Director of Digital Marketing & Webis responsible fordeveloping and executingCortica'send-to-end digital marketing strategy to drive awareness, patient acquisition, and business growth. This role owns the organization's organic and paid digital channels, including SEO, AI search optimization (AEO/GEO), paid media, website strategy, marketing technology, analytics, and conversion optimization, ensuring a seamless digital experience that connects families with care while meeting performance and compliance objectives.

As the leader ofCortica'sdigital ecosystem, this position oversees corticacare.com and related digital properties, manages the marketing technology stack and digital analytics, and ensures compliance with HIPAA, privacy regulations, and healthcare advertising standards. The Director partners closely with cross-functional teams to support growth initiatives, leads agency and vendor relationships, develops and coaches digital marketing talent, and continuously evolves the organization's digital strategy to keep pace with emerging search technologies and AI-driven discovery.

Cortica isa rapidly growing healthcare company pioneering the most effective treatment methods for children with neurodevelopmental differences. Our mission is to design and deliver life-changing care – one child, one family, one community at a time.Ultimately, weenvision a world that cultivates the full potential of every child. At Cortica, every team member is instrumental in helping us achieve our mission!

Our culture and values guide how we work and treat one another. Cortica celebrates diversity and fosters an inclusive environment, seeking ideas and opinions from everyone on the team. We safeguard equal rights and respect for all individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, creed, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, veteranstatusor other applicable, legally protected characteristics. All Cortica employment decisions are made based on an individual’s qualifications and ability to successfully performthe jobresponsibilities.

What will you do?

• Own the end-to-end organic discovery strategy: technical SEO, on-page optimization, local SEO for our center locations, and content strategy in partnership with the content team.
• Lead our answer engine optimization (AEO) and generative engine optimization (GEO) strategy so Cortica is accurately represented and recommended in AI assistants and AI-powered search (ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, AI Overviews).
• Manage structured data, site architecture, Core Web Vitals, andindexationhealth.
• Own strategy, budget, and performance across paid search, paid social, and display/video (Google Ads, Meta, etc.), executing directly or through agency partners.
• Build full-funnel campaigns tuned to how families research care decisions; manage CPA/LTV targets.
• Ensure compliant targeting and measurementappropriate tohealthcare advertising (e.g., platform health policies, HIPAA-aware tracking).
• Own corticacare.com and related digital properties end-to-end: roadmap, UX, performance, conversion paths, and content publishing.
• Own themartechstack: analytics (GA4), tag management (GTM), CRM/marketing automation in Salesforce, call tracking, review/listingsmanagement, and attribution.
• Build dashboards and reporting that tie digital spend and activity to inquiries, scheduled evaluations, and enrolled families.
• Ensure data flows cleanly between web, CRM, and downstream systems, with privacy and HIPAA considerations built in.
• Ensure strict complianceofall digital marketing activities with national andstatesecurity and privacy regulations, including HIPAA, CCPA/CPRA, and other applicable state privacy laws.
• Partner with Legal, Compliance, and IT Security on privacy reviews of new tools, pixels, and campaigns;maintainHIPAA-aware tracking and measurement practices.
• Manage and develop theSocial Media& Brand Specialist responsible for social media content, brand stewardship, and branding collateral, with junior-level execution skills on Meta and Google Ads.
• Set goals, coach skill development (especially paid media maturity), and create clear accountability structures.
• Responsible to hire, promote, coach, develop, performance manage, andterminateteammates under its purview.
• Set the digital marketing roadmap and budget; report performance to marketing and executive leadership.
• Partner with content, brand, clinical operations, and growth teams to support new center launches and service lines.
• Stay ahead of the rapidly shifting search/AI landscape and adapt strategy accordingly.
• Travel to local Cortica centers may be required from time to time.

We’dlove to hear from you if:

• You bring8+ years of progressive digital marketing experience, including ownership of SEO and paid media programs with meaningful budgets.
• You havedemonstratedexpertisein modern search: technical SEO plus working strategies for AEO/GEO and AI-driven discovery.
• You have demonstrable experience using AI coding agents (Claude Code or Codex)to build, update, andmaintainweb properties and marketing automations.
• Youpossessa working knowledge of HIPAA, CCPA/CPRA, and state privacy/security regulations as they apply to digital marketing, advertising, and analytics.
• You have expert-level fluency with Google Ads, Meta Ads, GA4, GTM, and SearchConsole;experience with CRM/marketing automation platforms.
• You have strong CRO instincts and experience running structured testing programs.
• You bring3+years of experience managing agencies and vendors to clear performance standards.

Cortica cares deeply about the well-being of each member of our team, and we have created a passionate, caring, and growth-minded culture that helps teammates thrive! As a Cortica teammate,we’llsupport your well-being through medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with company matching and rapid vesting, paid holidays and wellness days, life insurance, disability insurance options, tuition reimbursements for professional development and continuing education, and referral bonuses. We value you and the experience you bring to yourrole, are proud to provide you with a compensation and benefits package designed to enhance all aspects of your life.

• medical, dental, and vision insurance
• a 401(k) plan with company matching and rapid vesting
• paid holidays and wellness days
• life insurance
• disability insurance options
• tuition reimbursements for professional development and continuing education
• referral bonuses

The base pay range for this opening is $149,0391-$194,208 .

EOE. This posting is not meant to be an exhaustive list of the role and its duties. Please review the job description in the following link : Job Description