Brand Experience & Field Marketing Manager

Austin, TX (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive Moonwalkers\' experiential field marketing program to convert demos into purchases and expand brand presence at retail and live events.

  • Plan and execute live demos, pop-ups, and field activations with measurable conversion.
  • Track record of events delivering revenue or pipeline, not just awareness.
  • Build a scalable demo program and partner with retailers to amplify impact.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Plan and execute live demo experiences, pop-ups, and field activations across the US (and eventually globally) that drive measurable conversion
  • Develop and own the event calendar — trade shows, tech expos, consumer festivals, and retail moments where Moonwalkers will have the highest impact
  • Build and manage a demo program: unit logistics, event staff training materials, and SOPs for safe, compelling product trials
  • Partner with retail partners (including IKEA) on in-store activations, endcap experiences, and co-marketing opportunities
  • Capture content at every event — video, testimonials, social-ready moments — and feed them into our digital marketing pipeline
  • Own brand presence at industry events (CES, mobility conferences) from booth design to staffing to follow-up
  • Track and report on field marketing ROI: demo-to-purchase conversion, event-attributed revenue, cost per acquisition, and audience reach
  • Build relationships with communities and micro-audiences (runners, dog walkers, commuters, warehouse workers) who are natural Moonwalkers evangelists
  • Gather real-world user feedback from events and coordinate with engineering to feed insights back into product development

Requirements

  • 3–5 years in experiential marketing, field marketing, brand activation, or event marketing — ideally for a consumer hardware, DTC, or consumer electronics brand
  • Track record of events that drove measurable business results (revenue or pipeline, not just brand awareness)
  • Hands-on operator: you've personally run a booth, managed demo logistics, trained event staff, and troubleshot day-of problems
  • Strong project management instincts — able to manage multiple concurrent events across different cities without dropping details
  • Experience capturing or directing event content (photo, video, social) that performs on digital channels
  • Analytical mindset: you think in cost per demo, conversion rate, and event ROI
  • Excellent communication skills — you'll represent the brand to customers, retail partners, press, and industry contacts
  • Willingness to travel 30–50%, with heavier travel during peak event seasons

Preferred

  • Experience with retail partner activations (in-store demos, endcap programs, co-marketing with big-box or specialty retail)
  • Background in robotics, wearables, personal mobility, or consumer tech
  • Build the field marketing function from scratch at a company inventing a new product category
  • Direct access to the CEO and founding team — your work directly shapes company revenue and brand trajectory
  • Competitive salary with performance-based bonus tied to company revenue targets
  • A rare opportunity to market a product that genuinely stops people in their tracks
  • Small, fast-moving team (~15 people globally) where results are visible immediately
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Shift Robotics

Shift is building a future where navigating cities is more enjoyable and where public space is better utilized. We build new form-factors of intuitive personal mobility products that reduce pollution and allow the rider to re-establish an intimate connection with their urban environment.

Founded in 2017
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
6 employees (2 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
53.6K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$117
Traffic Source Mix
Search
44.2%
Direct
39.1%
Referral
7.6%
Social
7.6%
Paid
1.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~6

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
2 (33% of company)

Funding

Total Funding
$1.5M
Last Raise
$1.5M
Seed, 6 years ago

Funding History

  • Dec 2019
    Seed • $1.5M
  • Jun 2018
    Seed