Founding Marketing Lead

Clera

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

Qualifications

  • 2-3+ years of marketing experience in consumer hardware wearables
  • Proven track record in end-to-end brand, social, communications, and product launch management
  • Deep expertise in social media and community management for consumer brands
  • Experience building influencer and creator partnerships at scale
  • Demonstrated capability as a hands-on operator who thrives with limited resources
  • Experience in leading or scaling marketing organizations, including hiring and people leadership
  • Strong consumer taste with a background in consumer goods or consumer social

Responsibilities

  • Own the entire marketing function as the first marketing hire
  • Build and scale brand identity and establish social media presence
  • Lead the go-to-market strategy and communications for the wearable device
  • Develop and manage partnerships with influencers and creators
  • Design and grow the marketing team as the company expands

Benefits

  • Meaningful early-stage equity
Full Job Description
About the Role

This is a founding marketing role at a Y Combinator-backed consumer wearable startup building the first device designed to read and analyze real-time emotional states. As the first marketing hire, you'll own the entire marketing function - brand, social, communications, and launch - and grow into leading the marketing org as the company scales toward consumer launch.
What You'll Do
  • Own marketing end-to-end as the company's first and founding marketing hire.
  • Build and scale brand identity and social presence ahead of consumer launch.
  • Lead go-to-market strategy and communications for the wearable device.
  • Develop and manage influencer, creator, and community partnerships at scale.
  • Design and grow the marketing organization as the team expands.
What We're Looking For
  • 2-3+ years of marketing experience with a proven track record in consumer hardware wearables.
  • End-to-end ownership of brand, social, communications, and product launch - not just one slice.
  • Deep expertise in social media and community management for consumer brands.
  • Demonstrated experience building influencer and creator partnerships at scale.
  • Hands-on, scrappy operator who can execute without a large team or budget.
  • Experience leading or scaling a marketing org, including hiring and people leadership.
  • Strong consumer taste and instinct - background in consumer goods or consumer social preferred; B2B-only backgrounds are not a fit.
  • Based in the San Francisco Bay Area and able to work on-site in San Francisco.
Compensation & Benefits

Base salary $80,000-$125,000 USD annually, plus meaningful early-stage equity. 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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