Founding Marketer

Clera

$102K — $208K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years in product marketing, growth marketing, or content marketing in B2B environments.
  • Experience marketing to technical buyers with a strong grasp of their evaluation processes.
  • Solid understanding of product marketing fundamentals: positioning, messaging, and launch execution.
  • Exceptional writing skills for translating technical concepts into clear narratives.
  • Proven track record of driving organic engagement through earned content.
  • Ability to independently own and establish the full marketing function.
  • Familiarity with demand generation activities like conferences and executive engagement.
  • Preferably a background in developer tools, APIs, or AI products.

Responsibilities

  • Own product marketing strategy and define competitive differentiation for engineers and product leaders.
  • Develop a comprehensive long-form content strategy focused on real customer use cases.
  • Create messaging that conveys product value in accessible terms for technical audiences.
  • Design and execute a website strategy that addresses customer problems effectively.
  • Leverage founder and team voices in social and industry channels for authenticity.
  • Lead initiatives for pipeline and awareness through programs like developer conferences and targeted campaigns.
  • Produce competitive materials to enhance GTM team discussions and effectiveness.
  • Set up marketing systems, processes, and infrastructure from the ground up.

Benefits

  • Collaborative work directly with the CEO and early leadership team.
  • Opportunity to shape marketing strategy and brand from inception.
  • Work in a dynamic, well-funded startup environment.
  • Potential for career advancement as the company grows and evolves.
Full Job Description
About the Role

This is a rare opportunity to be the first marketer at a well-funded B2B developer tools company, building the brand, content engine, and go-to-market narrative from scratch. You'll work in close creative partnership with the CEO - who will be an active marketing collaborator, not a hands-off delegator - to define positioning in a category still taking shape. Your work will directly shape how technical buyers understand and adopt the product.
What You'll Do
  • Own product marketing strategy, positioning, and competitive differentiation for an audience of engineers and product leaders.
  • Build a long-form content strategy - blog posts, guides, and educational material - rooted in real customer use cases designed to earn organic attention.
  • Craft messaging and talk tracks that make complex product value clear and compelling to developer audiences.
  • Own the website strategy, ensuring it speaks directly to customer problems rather than just listing features.
  • Activate founder and team voices across social, newsletters, and industry channels to build authentic presence.
  • Lead pipeline and awareness programs including developer conferences, executive dinners, and targeted campaigns.
  • Build competitive collateral and frameworks that sharpen GTM team conversations in the field.
  • Establish the systems, processes, and infrastructure of a marketing function from the ground up.
What We're Looking For
  • 4+ years in product marketing, growth marketing, or content marketing in B2B environments.
  • Demonstrated experience marketing to technical buyers - engineers, product leaders, developer audiences - with a strong grasp of how they evaluate solutions.
  • Solid product marketing fundamentals: positioning, messaging, competitive differentiation, and launch execution.
  • Exceptional writing skills that translate technical complexity into clear, compelling narratives.
  • Track record of building earned content that drives organic engagement and measurable business results.
  • Comfort and confidence owning the full marketing function independently, building systems rather than just operating within them.
  • Experience with demand generation including developer conferences, executive engagement, and pipeline creation.
  • Background in developer tools, APIs, infrastructure software, or AI products strongly preferred.
  • Experience building founder or executive thought leadership programs is a plus.
Compensation & Benefits

Salary range: $102,000 - $208,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
Location

Hybrid in San Francisco, CA.

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