Vice President (Marketing) - Y Combinator backed Shopify-like platform
About Merito :
- Merito is a curated talent platform where we identify, assess, and connect candidates for matching job opportunities.
- We are working with the mission to change the way hiring is done.
- The company is founded by a team consisting of alumni from IIM Ahmedabad, McKinsey with more than 2 decades of experience in recruitment, training, and coaching.
About Our Client :
- Our client is headquartered in California and Y Combinator backed Shopify-like platform for creators & knowledge professionals (coaches, instructors, experts, artists etc.) to launch, manage and grow their business online.
- Founded by IIT/ IIM/ BITS/ Yale/ BCG Alumni and 3X Entrepreneurs, they are well funded and backed by top Indian VC firms along with start-up veterans like Kunal Shah (CRED). The company is founded by alumni from top IITs, IIMs, BITS, Yale including ex-entrepreneurs and from firms such as BCG, Hike, Dunzo and P&G.
- Since the launch of its first version in December 2020 they have grown 25X. Creators have earned more than $1 Million since launch through the platform.
- We have just closed our series A (yet to announce) and are looking to build out our leadership team across functions.
Job Description :
- The Head of Marketing will own and drive the end-to-end marketing stack for the entire organization.
- You will report directly to the founders and will work independently/with the senior team dependent on goals and aligned objectives.
- Marketing Strategies, Ideas and Execution ; Ideate, iterate, and execute marketing strategies that help in growing Exly's client base and achieve our marketing goals.
Key Responsibilities :
- Responsible for leading all of marketing & comms initiatives - Drive market leadership by distributing our product to 1M+ creators & building a strong brand.
- 5+ yrs leading marketing at top early-stage startups; experience in SMM, brand building, performance, SEO and other innovative channels to drive high quality MQLs.
- Build and lead a results-driven growth marketing function. Partner with Sales and Marketing leadership to define the team's objectives and goals within the larger marketing organization and business.
- Define the appropriate mix of campaign elements (including account-based marketing, search, social, direct mail, email, webinars, events, content syndication, direct response online, etc.).
- Create and test campaign messages, landing pages, and lead nurturing to optimize conversions and lead quality.
- Implement metrics and reporting for various marketing programs, campaigns and pipeline results.
- Consistently use data to iterate and improve marketing programs and results. Own the entire closed loop demand generation process, from initial awareness to hand-off to sales, and follow-up.
- Manage and develop the standards and best practices for campaigns, marketing operations, and reporting.
- Developing PR campaigns and developing a relationship with various industry stakeholders, to ensure Brand / product advocacy on relevant forums. Setting up marketing technologies to monitor the campaign effectiveness.
The successful applicant will be :
- Someone who has scaled the marketing function through the growth stage of any B2B SaaS preferably one of the well-known SaaS companies in India.
- Individual contributor experience of around 3 years with responsibility for organic growth and/or demand generation.
- Experience of managing teams focused on different functions of Marketing.
- Wide breadth and depth of experience in organic, performance and product marketing.
- Expert level knowledge & hands-on experience in use of marketing automation & data systems.
- An analytical approach to solve complex problems with a sharp eye on ROI and creative flair.
- Willing and eager to roll up your sleeves to step in for your team, if needed.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills (written and verbal).
- Familiarity with working in cross-functional environment and distributed team setups.
- Ideal candidate would have built marketing team from scratch for a SaaS start-up from seed to Series A/B or would be from a Tier 1 MBA college.
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6-7 Years of experience in building, scaling and leading the Marketing Function at a Product/tech-b2b Co
Experience in working with VC backed start-ups, internet/tech companies, retail companies
Excellent communication and story-telling skills with in-depth knowledge of marketing & branding
Penchant to work hard to strengthen the brand in the initial few years to gain a better work-life balance in future
Role and Responsibilities
1. Own the Acquisition and retention Funnels for the Manufacturer and Retailer
business lines
2. Own growth metrics like CAC and Cost of Retention for the Retailer product
3. Lead the Optimization and Automation of the above funnels in collaboration with the
Product team
4. Formulate & execute ROI driven Marketing strategies for all aspects.
5. Work closely with the Business, Product and Customer Delight Leaders
6. Build the Growth Marketing team from scratch
7. Define processes for the marketing team to ease and optimize intra and inter team
as well as external communications
Build the Marketing Vision
1. Be the voice of the users internally and the voice of brand externally
2. Stay on top of changing trends and strategic priorities through in-depth data
analysis to predict user behavior
3. Gain a deeper understanding of the market and the customer
4. Follow OKR framework religiously and manage implementation at all levels
Nurture the Culture
1. Make the team understand the importance of knowing the users (retailers /
Manufacturers), their behavior & needs, and encourage them to come up with
innovative hacks every time to communicate & engage with the users
2. Sustain innovation and experimentation as part of the Growth process
3. Respect and value user-facing teams and their experience and try to learn as much
as possible from them
4. Impart data-driven decision making habits coupled with intuitive experimentation on
the basis of user understanding
5. Know when to pull the plug and switch to a new initiative as per the need
6. Be quick at decision making and stay highly purpose-driven
Perks
● Work with the Founding team to create one of the MOST Valued B2B companies in
times to come
● Be a pioneer in an emerging and futuristic business space
● Opportunity to create an impact as a C-Suite leader
● Massive learning and execution opportunities at a large scale
● Non-hierarchical, a flat and transparent culture where we also have lots of fun
● Pay at par with market salaries + stock options and a steep growth curve
- good communication skill
- good confident
- Exposure in email marketing
- Marketing knowledge
- fresher. profile
Position - Assistant Marketing Manager
Qualifications - MBA - Marketing from a reputed institute
Experience - 5 to 8 years
Skills -
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Understanding essential business and marketing concepts
- Should possess good interpersonal skills to work effectively in a team.
- Comfort with multi-tasking in a deadline-driven environment
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word)
- Demonstrated experience with social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest)
Job Responsibilities -
- Acting as marketing support to all the SBUs
- Perform necessary market research for the business units
- Prepare Marketing Plan and Budgets
- Organize and manage marketing collateral.
- Prepare and deliver promotional presentations
- Develop and execute marketing campaigns.
- Compose and post online content on the company’s website and social media accounts
- Lead Generation
- Maintaining and updating Key Account Databases
- Manage brand and marketing initiatives.
- Create reports on marketing performance.
Budget - 50,000/- to 60,000/- per month
2. Make marketing plans for the business 3. Create content for multiple
social media pages like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram
4. Understand the latest social media trends and use them while
posting
5. Build relationships with social media influencers
6. Keep up-to-date with what competitors are doing
7. Create social media reports
8. Should be able to create a landing page/ microsite using WordPress
9. Should be good at digital tools, keyword research
10. Should be able to do google ads campaign
11. Should be able to use Canva for campaigns.
12. Also be responsible for SEO.
Marketing manager responsibilities include tracking and analyzing the performance of advertising campaigns, managing the marketing budget and ensuring that all marketing material is in line with our brand identity. To be successful in this role, you should have hands-on experience with web analytics tools and be able to turn creative ideas into effective advertising projects.
Ultimately, you will help us build and maintain a strong and consistent brand through a wide range of online and offline marketing channels.
Responsibilities
Develop strategies and tactics to get the word out about our company and drive qualified traffic to our front door
Deploy successful marketing campaigns and own their implementation from ideation to execution
Experiment with a variety of organic and paid acquisition channels like content creation, content curation, pay per click campaigns, event management, publicity, social media, lead generation campaigns, copywriting, performance analysis
Produce valuable and engaging content for our website and blog that attracts and converts our target groups
Build strategic relationships and partner with key industry players, agencies and vendors
Prepare and monitor the marketing budget on a quarterly and annual basis and allocate funds wisely
Oversee and approve marketing material, from website banners to hard copy brochures and case studies
Measure and report on the performance of marketing campaigns, gain insight and assess against goals
Analyze consumer behavior and adjust email and advertising campaigns accordingly
Requirements
Demonstrable experience in marketing together with the potential and attitude required to learn
Proven experience in identifying target audiences and in creatively devising and leading across channels marketing campaigns that engage, educate and motivate
Solid knowledge of website analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics)
Experience in setting up and optimizing Google Adwords campaigns
Numerically literate, comfortable working with numbers, making sense of metrics and processing figures with spreadsheets
A sense of aesthetics and a love for great copy and witty communication
Up-to-date with the latest trends and best practices in online marketing and measurement
What you will do:
- Creating and updating the listing on all the platforms
- Coordinating with Marketplace teams to set up and manage promotions (deals and price offs) for Amazon, Flipkart, Nykaa, Myntra, etc
- Setting up deals, opting in to relevant deals (on FK)
- Following up on confirmation of promotions
- Checking execution and performance of promotion
- Checking Debit Notes received against promotions
- Working with Stock Manager to ensure healthy inventory metrics on B2C Marketplaces
- Working with team members to ensure timely delivery of shipments to B2B Marketplace warehouses
- Working with team members to ensure timely payment from B2B Marketplaces
- Reviewing of Influencer program
- Working with the content team to develop and update content for product listings
- Maintaining properties such as Brand Pages
- Coordinating with the Content team and Marketplace teams to develop creatives for promotions
- Investigating and resolving of content related issues
Desired Candidate Profile
What you need to have:- BS/MS degree in marketing or a related field
- Proven working experience in digital marketing
The founder is a Finance Post Graduate who quit his glittering Investment Banking career to embark on this journey of helping out our future generation in selecting the right career option based on various aspects. They have already connected to a million students and plan to reach 10 million by 2022.
What you will do:
- Being responsible for complete P&L of the business vertical/s under him/her and enabling it to grow multi-fold
- Implementing and improving the go-to-market strategy
- Developing short and long-term strategies and goals for the Sales and Marketing Functions
- Being a key member of the senior management team resulting in stakeholder management
- Driving & owning P&L, Business Growth, Digital Marketing Growth, Revenue Generation, Bottom-line and Top line growth and increasing market share
- Jointly working with the senior management to chalk out a growth strategy and business plan for the company to meet its vision and goals
- Building out a robust sales and business development strategy for the company
- Nurturing the right partnerships and building the eco-system for the company that enables greater visibility in the market
- Overseeing change initiatives with comprehensive planning and smooth execution
- Creating a culture of metrics-driven accountability that is balanced effectively with client and student centricity
- Driving the Business Unit's annual strategy, budget, and planning exercises
- Conducting market research to identify new business opportunities
Desired Candidate Profile
What you need to have:- 10+ years and above experience (preferably an ex-entrepreneur in the EdTech domain)
- Experience in Scaling up Business from #0to1 to #1to10
- Expertise in setting up B2C and various other sales and marketing processes
- Strong exposure in Digital Marketing (including Performance / Product Marketing)
- Strong interpersonal skills, and ability to form relationships and build networks
- Experience in leading cross-functional teams and work
Responsibilities
- Reaching out to architects and interior designers according a marketing strategy
- Managing company’s communication related to business development
- Representing the company at events
- Engaging the retail customers through marketing campaigns
Skills Required
- Desktop applications like MS Office
- Fluency in English
- Knowledge of online channels of marketing and publicity
Qualification
- Graduate in any discipline
Experience
- Minimum 3 year of experience in digital marketing
Job duties and responsibilities
- Develop, implement and manage our social media strategy
- Define most important social media KPIs
- Manage and oversee social media content
- Measure the success of every social media campaign
- Stay up to date with the latest social media best practices, trends, memes, and technologies
- Use social media marketing tools such as Buffer
- Attend educational conferences
- Copywrite and work with designers to ensure content is informative and appealing
- Collaborate with Marketing, Sales, and Product Development teams
- Monitor SEO and user engagement and suggest content optimization
- Communicate with industry professionals and influencers via social media to create a strong network
- Hire and train others in the team
Job requirements and qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, marketing, or a related field.
- 3 or more years of social media experience including planning and managing content in a corporate, or agency setting.
- Social Media Strategist using social media for brand awareness and impressions
- Excellent knowledge of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram and other social media best practices
- Understanding of SEO and web traffic metrics
- Experience with doing audience and buyer persona research
- Good understanding of social media KPIs
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and must have a thorough understanding of social media management and strategy.
- Good time-management skills
Belief that each person has a duty to give
Passion to assist NGOs with technology in reaching their donors
Attitude to do what it takes to reach the goals
We are looking for a person who believes that it is the duty of each individual to give. One who would love to assist NGOs in raising donations from individuals and believes strongly in the role of technology to enable it. The role will require strong skills in areas ranging from content writing to digital marketing to analysis. It will require one to work closely with NGOs to assist them in first creating a donor base and then actively engaging with them. This role will aim to create a community of NGOs who are interested in building and engaging with retail individual donors.
What You Will Do
You will be the face of DanaMojo to our NGO partners, and be the principal point of contact for them.
The roles and responsibilities can be broken down as follows :
1. Assist NGOs in increasing donations from their own donors
a. Working 1-1 with a set of NGOs to strategize and execute on plans to increase donations from their own donors through online & offline activities
b. Planning and executing the danaMATCH Challenges (an online fundraising event)
c. Conduct workshops to improve capabilities of raising funds from individual donors
d. Use various digital tools such as social media, blogs, emails to advocate building and leveraging an individual donor base
2. Help NGOs use our platform better
a. Educate NGOs on using more features on our platform thus being able to reach more donors and donations
b. Understand what NGOs want and feed that back into new features for the Platform
3. Generate leads through marketing activities
a. Generate more leads through digital activities such as social media marketing, email marketing, blogs, website, SEO etc
b. Use existing NGOs to showcase benefit with testimonials to bring new NGOs o board
What You Need To Have
• Digital Marketing Skills
• Email Marketing – Should have run email campaigns through a variety of tools
• Social Media Marketing – Should have done social media marketing for customers or should be an avid user of social media
• Data Analysis – Strong data analysis skills to analyze and report on marketing activities
• Content Writing
• Blogs/Articles – Should be someone to whom writing comes easily and naturally and can easily pen down a 250-400 word article without too much effort.
• Website Management – Using website to drive both engagement and lead generation through content and SEO
• Data Analysis
• Excel – Strong skills in data analysis using Excel
• Google Analytics – Should have setup and used Google Analytics (or any similar tool) to measure and analyze effort of online marketing activities
In addition to the mentioned requirements
• Work experience of at least 2 years in the above areas
• Well versed with the usage of advance MS-Excel, data analysis and digital marketing tools
• Candidates who have shown inclination to the sector through active work/volunteering in the social service space
Even if you’re from a completely different background, but have the necessary skillsets and the zeal and confidence to crack the nut – let's talk.