SVP Marketing

San Francisco, CA (On-site)

$250K/yr – $400K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive Samba’s brand, content engine, and AI-enabled marketing to position the company as an independent, trusted leader in TV data and cross-screen advertising.

  • Own Samba’s brand, voice, and identity across channels
  • Must-have: Proven B2B marketing leadership with measurable revenue impact
  • Standout: AI-native workflows and multi-year brand strategy at executive level

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own Samba’s brand — its voice, visual identity, positioning, and the way the company shows up in the world
  • Build a content engine that produces consistently and earns attention: editorial, long-form, social, video, data reports, and owned media — not just campaign bursts tied to product launches
  • Craft compelling brand stories that showcase Samba’s unique data advantage and AI innovation in a sea of ad tech noise — with the sensibility of a brand builder, not a demand gen operator
  • Lead creative development across all channels — from data visualizations and infographics to video, case studies, and executive thought leadership
  • Produce or directly oversee production of high-quality marketing materials; must bring a portfolio of work you and your team have created
  • Build thought leadership programs positioning Samba executives as genuine industry authorities on TV measurement, AI, and advertising effectiveness
  • Leverage our data goldmine: Turn Samba’s viewership and behavioral insights into industry reports and content that earn press coverage on their own merit
  • Develop website strategy ensuring our digital presence reflects our innovation and is optimized for impact and conversion
  • Translate technical complexity into clear, compelling narratives for advertisers, agencies, publishers, and — where relevant — consumer audiences who interact with Samba-powered experiences
  • Build a multi-year brand architecture plan that gives Samba a distinct, durable identity across B2B and consumer contexts

Requirements

  • Proven track record in B2B enterprise marketing selling to advertisers, agencies, publishers, or technology platforms
  • Deep ad tech or martech industry experience: Understanding of programmatic advertising, measurement, data platforms, identity solutions, or marketing technology ecosystems
  • Demonstrated revenue impact: Quantifiable examples of driving customer acquisition, pipeline growth, revenue contribution, and marketing ROI
  • Team building expertise: Experience scaling marketing teams from 5-10 to 30+ people while maintaining high performance and culture
  • C-level presence: Comfortable presenting to boards, investors, customers, and at major industry conferences
  • The Art: Creative Excellence: Exceptional storytelling ability with a strong creative vision for brand, content, and campaign development
  • Portfolio of work: Must provide examples of compelling creative campaigns, content, videos, infographics, or materials you've overseen
  • Strong writing skills: Ability to craft executive messaging, thought leadership, and persuasive marketing copy
  • Visual communication prowess: Experience directing or creating data visualizations, infographics, and presentation materials
  • Brand architecture expertise: Track record of building or repositioning brands in competitive markets

Preferred

  • PR and demand gen chops are helpful but secondary
  • Specialized Skills: PR background strongly preferred
  • ABM: Hands-on experience with ABM platforms and strategies targeting enterprise accounts
  • AI marketing capabilities : Active user of AI tools for content creation, campaign optimization, and marketing automation
  • Sales acumen : Can support the sales team by 'selling' in client presentations or at industry events (bonus if you've carried a quota)
  • Event marketing expertise : Proven ability to plan, execute, and measure ROI from trade shows, conferences, and proprietary events
  • Strategic partnerships : Experience building co-marketing relationships with ecosystem partners
  • B2B SaaS expertise : Understanding of subscription business models, customer lifetime value, and retention marketing
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Samba TV

3.9 Glassdoor

Television remains a vibrant cultural influence and an essential source of entertainment and information worldwide. Tremendous growth in content choices, and viewing platforms that allow us to watch anything, anytime, on any screen, has actually made it harder for viewers to discover and keep up with all the great programming available. It’s also more competitive for content providers to keep your attention, and for marketers to make strong, measurable connections with their target consumers.Technology that improves the viewing experience, enables content discovery, and addresses audience fragmentation across screens will strengthen television’s business model and relevance to consumers. Data is at the center of any solution to make TV better.Samba TV's technology is built into Smart TVs and easily maps to smart phones and tablets. By recognizing what's on screen, Samba TV learns what viewers like and using machine learning algorithms, enables discovery of shows and actors in a whole new way. Likewise, our data and measurement products are transforming the way stakeholders across the media landscape are thinking about their business. Given the dramatic growth in streaming services, connected devices, time-shifting, and multi-screen viewership, our data products solve real problems and create a meaningful competitive advantage for our clients.

Founded in 2008
San Francisco, California, USA
341 employees (32 in marketing)
71% recommend to a friend
79% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
56.4K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$154
Traffic Source Mix
Search
41.7%
Direct
46.4%
Referral
7.5%
Social
2.8%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~341

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
25 (7% of company)
Median Career Experience
18 years
Median Tenure
7.6 years

Funding

Total Funding
$75.7M
Last Raise
$30M
Debt Financing, 3 months ago

Funding History

  • Dec 2025
    Debt Financing • $30M
  • Feb 2021
    Series C
  • Nov 2020
    Convertible Note

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