Founding Growth Marketer

Clera

$110K — $130K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2-7 years of growth or marketing experience in a startup environment
  • Proven hands-on experience across content, SEO, paid acquisition, lifecycle marketing, and analytics
  • Successful track record in building content and SEO strategies for high-intent search categories
  • Experience managing paid campaigns on platforms such as Google Ads, Meta, and LinkedIn
  • Expertise in developing lifecycle marketing programs including email automation and CRM workflows
  • Ability to independently set up analytics infrastructure and run experiments
  • Self-directed and analytical mindset, capable of executing initiatives solo
  • Must be located in San Francisco or willing to relocate.

Responsibilities

  • Own the complete growth process: acquisition, activation, conversion, and retention
  • Build and scale content and SEO engine focused on high-intent immigration-related searches
  • Conduct paid acquisition experiments on Google, Meta, and LinkedIn to identify and scale effective strategies
  • Develop brand messaging and storytelling to establish trust in a sensitive category
  • Create lifecycle marketing programs such as email campaigns and referral loops
  • Establish analytics systems and conduct rigorous funnel performance experiments
  • Collaborate with the founding team on go-to-market strategy and market positioning

Benefits

  • High-impact role with ownership of growth initiatives
  • Hands-on involvement in shaping the go-to-market strategy
  • Opportunity to work directly with a founding team in an early-stage startup
  • Engagement with a mission-driven sector focused on simplifying immigration processes
Full Job Description
About the Role

This is a rare opportunity to be the first dedicated growth marketer at an early-stage startup building modern infrastructure for U.S. immigration - simplifying visa applications for individuals and helping employers connect with international talent. You'll own the entire funnel across both consumer (B2C) and employer (B2B) sides of the business, working in-person with the founding team in San Francisco to define how the market discovers and adopts the platform.

This is a high-ownership, high-impact role for a hands-on operator who thrives in a zero-to-one environment and is excited to shape go-to-market strategy from the ground up in a trust-heavy, mission-driven category.
What You'll Do
  • Own growth end-to-end: acquisition, activation, conversion, and retention across both B2C and B2B funnels
  • Build and scale the content and SEO engine for a high-intent search category (visa types, immigration questions, employer case studies)
  • Run paid acquisition experiments across Google, Meta, and LinkedIn - identify what works and scale it
  • Shape brand positioning, messaging, and storytelling for a trust-heavy category, including founder-led and customer-story content
  • Build lifecycle marketing programs: email/CRM campaigns, referral loops, and partnership channels
  • Set up analytics infrastructure and attribution modeling; run a rigorous experimentation cadence to measure and optimize funnel performance
  • Partner closely with the founding team on go-to-market strategy and market positioning
What We're Looking For

Required
  • 2-7 years of growth or marketing experience, ideally at an early-stage startup
  • Full-stack growth marketer: proven hands-on experience across content, SEO, paid acquisition, lifecycle marketing, and analytics/attribution
  • Track record building and executing content and SEO strategies for high-intent search categories with measurable organic traffic outcomes
  • Experience running paid campaigns across Google Ads, Meta, and LinkedIn - from testing to scaling
  • Experience building lifecycle marketing programs including email automation, CRM workflows, referral loops, and retention initiatives
  • Ability to set up analytics infrastructure, model attribution, and run structured experiments independently
  • Analytical, self-directed, and comfortable shipping marketing initiatives without a dedicated team
  • Based in San Francisco or willing to relocate - this is a fully in-person role

Nice to Have
  • Experience marketing trust-heavy, regulated, or compliance-sensitive services (legal tech, fintech, healthcare, or similar)
  • Experience managing dual-funnel growth strategies across B2C and B2B audiences simultaneously
  • Personal connection to immigration, international mobility, or experience working with immigrant or internationally mobile communities
Location & Work Arrangement

This role is on-site in San Francisco, CA. Candidates must be based in San Francisco or willing to relocate. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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