Director of Brand Marketing

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$165K/yr – $180K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

Job Summary

Own the creative voice and storytelling engine for a consumer brand, balancing campaigns, social, influencer, and press to move both brand and business goals.

  • Brand campaigns ownership: shape cross-channel narratives using culture, customer insights, and product signals.
  • Social + influencer program: lead a best-in-class, multi-channel strategy with a high-signal creator roster.
  • Integrated storytelling: ensure a consistent voice across campaigns, social, PR, and customer touchpoints to drive ROI.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Concept and oversee execution of Zola’s brand marketing campaigns across B2C and B2B using consumer insights, cultural cues, data, and brand identity.
  • Oversee social media at Zola, leading a content team to develop strategies that cut through clutter and bring the brand to life.
  • Lead the development and amplification of an influencer strategy across multiple channels and build a best-in-class program with relevant partners.
  • Oversee a press strategy to drive media coverage and cultural relevance by connecting product and marketing hooks.
  • Partner with internal teams to ensure brand consistency across the full customer journey.
  • Act as a key stakeholder in integrated campaigns, shaping narratives that balance performance and brand goals.
  • Represent the voice of the customer, advocating storytelling and brand strength across the organization.
  • Collaborate with Creative to refine brand-level copy across campaigns and placements, ensuring a consistent voice.

Requirements

  • 8-10 years of brand marketing experience at consumer-facing brands or agencies (or less, with an MBA).
  • Strong fluency in social strategy with a pulse on evolving consumer behavior across new channels.
  • Proven experience managing social media and PR teams (internal or agency-side).
  • Strategic thinker who turns insights into compelling brand executions.
  • Track record of managing complex cross-functional campaigns with clear ROI.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills; comfortable with executives and external partners.
  • Comfortable moving quickly, getting scrappy, and figuring things out.

Preferred

  • Passion for weddings, events, or consumer lifestyle categories is a plus.

Benefits

  • We’re a team that cares deeply about our users, our brand, and one another. You’ll have the chance to make a real impact on a brand couples love—and help shape the most meaningful moments in people’s lives.
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SoGal Ventures

SoGal Ventures is a women-led, next-gen venture capital firm investing in very early startups in North America and Asia. We focus on world-class women & diverse entrepreneurs building billion-dollar businesses that change how we live, work, and stay healthy.

Founded in 2016
New York, New York, USA
36 employees (8 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$165K/yr – $180K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
7 (19% of company)

Funding

Last Raise
$4.7M

Funding History

  • Mar 2025
    Seed Round • $4.7M
  • Mar 2025
    Seed Round • $5M
  • Dec 2024
    Seed Round

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
8.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
29.1%
Direct
46.8%
Referral
5.8%
Social
16.7%
Paid
1.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~36
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Director of Brand Marketing

SoGal Ventures · New York City, NY · Hybrid