Founding Marketer

Clera

$80K — $125K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2-3+ years of marketing experience specifically in consumer hardware or wearables.
  • Proven track record of managing all facets of marketing including brand, social media, and communications.
  • Hands-on experience in building influencer and creator partnerships at scale.
  • Strong consumer taste with a scrappy, operator mindset, able to execute with limited resources.
  • Experience leading and scaling a marketing function from an early stage, including organizational design and leadership.
  • Expertise in social media and community management targeting consumer audiences.
  • Background in consumer goods or consumer tech, avoiding B2B or enterprise roles.
  • Located in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Responsibilities

  • Own all marketing functions as the first dedicated hire, encompassing brand, social, communications, and product launch.
  • Build and enhance the brand's social presence and community prior to consumer launch.
  • Lead partnerships with influencers and creators to amplify awareness and encourage adoption.
  • Develop and execute the go-to-market strategy for the consumer wearable device.
  • Design and expand the marketing organization as the company grows.

Benefits

  • Equity participation as a founding team member with up to 1-2% ownership.
  • Opportunity to shape the marketing landscape of a Y Combinator-backed startup.
  • Work in a high-impact role with significant leadership responsibilities.
  • Join a consumer wearable startup with potential for dynamic growth.
Full Job Description
About the Role

This is the founding marketing hire at a Y Combinator-backed consumer wearable startup, owning marketing end-to-end as the company approaches its consumer launch. You'll shape brand, social, community, and go-to-market strategy from the ground up - and grow into leading the marketing org as the team scales.
What You'll Do
  • Own all marketing as the first dedicated marketing hire, covering brand, social, communications, and product launch.
  • Build and grow the brand's social presence and community ahead of consumer launch.
  • Lead influencer and creator partnerships to drive awareness and adoption at scale.
  • Own go-to-market strategy and execution for the consumer wearable device.
  • Design and scale the marketing organization as the company grows.
What We're Looking For
  • 2-3+ years of marketing experience with a proven track record in consumer hardware or wearables.
  • End-to-end ownership of marketing across brand, social, communications, and product launch.
  • Hands-on experience building influencer and creator partnerships and community at scale for consumer brands.
  • Strong consumer taste and a scrappy, operator mindset - comfortable executing without a large team or budget.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead and scale a marketing function from an early stage, including org design and people leadership.
  • Deep expertise in social media and community management for consumer audiences.
  • Background in consumer goods or consumer tech (not B2B or enterprise-focused roles).
  • Must be based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Compensation & Benefits

Salary range: $80,000-$125,000 USD annually, plus meaningful equity (up to 1-2%) as a founding team member. Visa sponsorship is not available; H-1B transfers are accepted.
Location

On-site in San Francisco, CA. Candidates must be based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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