Best interview questions for a Growth Marketing

Performance Marketing Interview Questions

Finding the perfect candidate for a Growth Marketing or Performance Marketing Manager position shouldn’t just have the appropriate marketing experience, but also:

Display a passion for marketing.
Enjoys meeting targets and growing an audience, as well as fitting in with your company’s culture.
Having someone who works well within your current team and is willing to learn and grow.

Interviewing a Performance Marketing Manager

Are you searching for an excellent Performance Marketing Manager? You’ll want to get to know your candidates a little better with an interview. Read our guide below to get prepared quickly and easily.

Please note: Our interview questions are suggestions for the earlier stages of the application process and for candidates with average work experience. They are therefore a little more general.

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How to open the job interview

Interviews naturally breed nerves, so the first part of your interview should aim to make the candidate feel comfortable speaking with you, you’ll get much more information out of them and a better sense of the person they are if they feel like they can trust the environment they are in.

To do this you can ask some fun and interesting questions linked to the role, they should be open-ended and encourage conversation.

Job Description available

See our Performance Marketing Manager Job Description here

For the interview

A positive opener to start

What do you enjoy most about your job?

What has been your journey so far?

Behavioral Questions

Can you describe a digital marketing campaign that you were a part of that didn’t go to plan? Why did it go wrong, and how did you react?
You’re looking for a positive attitude in response to this question. Being able to work well under pressure and have quick problem solving skills is advantageous.
Has there been a time that you have had to combine analytical thinking and creativity to overcome a problem?
Here you’re looking for a combination of skills and an ability to work independently.
How do you motivate your performance marketing team to surpass targets and give their best?
This will give you a good indication of what sort of manager your candidate will be and how focused they are on their team, group happiness and motivation.

Soft Skills

Describe a digital marketing campaign that you have worked on from start to finish. What challenges did you come across, and how were you successful?
Gives you a good sense of their working techniques and how well they know the campaign process end-to-end.
How would you describe digital marketing to a person who was completely new to the industry?
This will give you a good idea of their communication skills and knowledge of the industry as a whole.
Do you regularly keep up with industry news and marketing trends? How do you apply this to your work?
Gives a good scope of how much they enjoy the industry they are working in and how dedicated they are to making the best of their work.

Hard Skills

Have you used Google Adwords to support your work before? Can you tell me which other tools you’ve used in your work?
Can you walk me through what SEO is and the importance of keyword research?
How do you pick effective digital marketing KPIs and how would you rank their importance?
What is the difference between SEO and SEM?
For all of the questions above you should be reassured that the candidate understands the basics of their position and is already familiar with the common tools.
What would you say makes digital marketing different from traditional marketing?
From this question you’ll get a good understanding of the candidates overall skills and scope of the industry.

Operational / Situational Questions

Describe a time when you worked on a project with a tight budget, how did you manage that?
Should give examples of working under pressure and how well they can handle money related to sensitive subjects.
Tell me about a situation where you worked as part of a team to execute a marketing project that was mission critical, what role did you play within the team?
Gives you a good sense of the candidates personality and how they work with other people.
Have you worked on a cross functional project before? How many people were in the team and how did you find being involved?
This should represent what kind of person they are in different situations and how they connect with different team members.
If you were tasked with improving the overall traffic of our company, how would you structure that process and how would you measure its success?
They should have a solid process and know which KPIs would be most important for traffic improvements.