Head of Brand & Communications

New York, USA (On-site)

$100K/yr – $160K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive Hook’s brand direction and cross-channel storytelling across product and marketing.

  • Own Hook’s brand direction across product, campaigns, and content.
  • Must-have: 8–12+ years in consumer brand marketing with 0→1 or 1→10 scale.
  • Standout: Leadership across product, growth, and creative collaborations.

Job Description

Drive Hook’s brand direction and cross-channel storytelling across product and marketing.

  • Own Hook’s brand direction across product, campaigns, and content.
  • Must-have: 8–12+ years in consumer brand marketing with 0→1 or 1→10 scale.
  • Standout: Leadership across product, growth, and creative collaborations.

Requirements

  • 8–12+ years of experience in consumer product brand marketing, with a track record of building or shaping a consumer internet brand from 0→1 or 1→10
  • Strong instincts for taste, culture, and storytelling — you know what feels right and what doesn’t
  • Proven ability to define brand positioning, narrative, and messaging, and translate it into execution across product, campaigns, and content
  • Experience leading high-impact campaigns or cultural moments end-to-end
  • Ability to operate both strategically and hands-on — comfortable moving between defining direction and directly refining copy, creative, and outputs
  • Strong collaborator who can synthesize input from multiple stakeholders (founder, marketing, creative) into a cohesive direction
  • Experience working cross-functionally with product, growth, and creative teams
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      Hook

      We’re Hook—an award-winning creative content agency. We make ads, campaigns, and experiences that drive growth for innovative brands like Google, YouTube, Amazon, and Mailchimp.Our strength lies in our collaborative spirit, with our team of creatives, designers, animators, developers, and producers bringing a variety of experiences from different industries. We leverage our diverse perspectives to get more from the creative process while building enjoyable and trusted long-term partnerships.From brand campaigns to social content, we get that briefs change and product priorities shift—so we invest in the idea that “how we work together” can be just as critical as “what we work on.” We want clients to think of us as the best agency they’ve ever worked with, and we want everyone at Hook to feel like this is the best job they’ve had yet.Let’s work together: newbusiness@byhook.comcareers@byhook.com

      Founded in 2006
      Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
      180 employees (72 in marketing)

      Traffic Signals

      Monthly Visitors
      11.7K
      Traffic Source Mix
      Search
      26.6%
      Direct
      53.7%
      Referral
      8.9%
      Social
      9.5%
      Paid
      1.2%

      Headcount Trend

      Current headcount: ~180

      Marketing Team

      Marketing Team Size
      10 (6% of company)
      Median Career Experience
      9 years
      Median Tenure
      3.5 years