Director of Brand Marketing

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

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

Posted 1 month ago

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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 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)

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

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