Brand & Community Lead, DTC Pet Brand

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About the role

  • Head of Brand & Community scaling a profitable DTC pet brand from $50M to $100M+. Owning brand strategy, cause partnerships, activations, PR, and super-fan community growth.

Responsibilities

  • Own the brand story, positioning, tone of voice and brand guidelines for both brands while keeping them distinct
  • Design and run a giving-back program with shelter and rescue partners and track its impact
  • Build the yearly brand-moment calendar and run each moment end to end, including concepts, partners, budgets, website and email, social and creators, and press
  • Run pop-ups, events, sponsorships and stunts, each with its own budget and goal
  • Win earned media by pitching brand moments, cause campaigns and launches directly or through a managed PR agency
  • Build a super-fan community and turn customer reviews, photos and stories into brand content
  • Report brand health monthly and own the brand budget
  • Own brand foundations, guidelines and asset libraries for both brands
  • Review new pages, packaging, emails and key ads before launch and conduct quarterly brand audits
  • Choose anchor causes with the CEO, manage national and local shelter and rescue partners, run adoption events and donation drives, and report impact
  • Run activations such as National Cat Day, National Dog Day, Clear the Shelters, Giving Tuesday and an owned brand moment
  • Hand brand-moment stories and assets to growth and creator teams
  • Pitch press and podcasts, win reviews, gift-guide placements and awards, maintain the press kit, and track mentions
  • Create surprise-and-delight moments for the super-fan community and ensure the website represents the brand
  • Report brand health monthly, manage the brand budget, set monthly Rocks with the CEO, and write SOPs

Requirements

  • Fully remote, full-time, based in Canada, the United Kingdom or Ireland
  • Fluent in English
  • 7+ years in brand, communications or brand marketing at consumer brands is ideal; 5–6 years with strong results is also considered
  • Experience building awareness and goodwill for a consumer brand through causes, events and PR
  • Experience planning and shipping brand moments end to end, on time and on budget, across many partners
  • Experience running nonprofit or shelter partnerships that were real, measured and credible
  • Ability to turn a moment into a story that press and customers repeat, with demonstrated press wins
  • Experience running campaigns for a North American audience
  • Ability to run events and partners remotely through agencies, partners and local contractors
  • Sharp eye for on-brand work and consistency across every touchpoint
  • Ability to tie brand work to measurable results such as branded search, word of mouth and press
  • No issue working overtime or on weekends if needed
  • Passionate about the work
  • Excellent cultural fit according to the company's values
  • Excited to help scale the company and work closely with the founder
  • Pet industry experience is a bonus

Benefits

  • Bonus of 10–20% of base
  • Fully remote work arrangement

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$85,000 - $120,000 per year

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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