Job Summary:
MicroVentures, a leading equity-based crowdfunding platform, is seeking a Director of Marketing to support our marketing efforts.
In this role, you will lead the marketing team and support our online marketplace with the goal of driving awareness to both startups looking for funding and investors looking at private companies to invest in. You work directly with senior leadership to increase engagement and build awareness of our brand. You will create a high-level framework for how our companies approach marketing their raises utilizing social channels, paid search and PR.
What you’ll do at MicroVentures:
- Lead and grow the Marketing team
- Manage the overall marketing department including: Content, PR, Website, Creative, Analytics
- Develop and execute a marketing strategy to drive brand awareness, engagement and investments
- Lead digital marketing efforts to improve user acquisition. Channels include, but not limited to: SEO, SEM, Paid Social, Email, Newsletters and Blogs
- Manage our editorial calendar including: blogs, social media posts, white papers, infographics and emails
What we’re looking for:
- 10+ years of relevant marketing experience in building online marketplaces
- Strategic thinker who thrives in a fast-paced environment
- Experience in growing online marketplaces
- Past work with Startups is a big plus
- Experience in the financial/venture capital/startup industries is preferred but not necessary
- A passion for helping startups tell their story to investors raise capital
- Comfortable communicating with sophisticated audiences and explaining highly technical or complicated subjects
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate with a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to work under pressure and proactively manage workload
- Candidates must reside in or be relocating to Austin, TX, to be considered
Perks:
- Annual discretionary bonus
- Healthcare, dental, disability
- 401(k) + match
- Company equity
- A challenging, fast-paced, continually changing environment
- Fully stocked break room