Head of Marketing, Doist
Productivity software for remote work
Job no longer available
Productivity software for remote work
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
21-100 employees
Company mission
Doist's mission is to inspire the workplace of the future by creating tools that promote more fulfilling ways to work and live.
Role
Who you are
- Ambition. You aspire to put a dent in the universe. You set high standards for yourself and those around you. You solve issues that have a high impact on our customers and our company
- Mastery. You care deeply about the quality of your work. You’re continuously learning and pushing yourself to the limits of your ability. As a champion of your craft, you are also a champion of your well-being – you work intensely, then disconnect completely
- Independence. Others can trust that you’ll deliver on time. You keep your word and trust your teammates to do the same. You are proactive, take ownership, and remain accountable with little or no direction
- Communication. Your communication is clear, concise, and engaging. You keep others in the loop and never go radio silent. You speak respectfully and foster warm relationships through your interactions. You’re culturally and socially aware and can appropriately navigate social situations
- It’s a role that requires balancing creative and oftentimes artistic thinking with data-driven and highly analytical decision-making
- Innately ambitious and motivated by high-impact work and finding creative solutions to make that work happen
- Resourceful – Doist isn’t funded by VCs and our marketing budget is nothing near astronomical. Working within these financial limits should excite you, rather than deter you
- A self-starter and can proactively guide your team, take ownership, and remain accountable with little or no direction
- Both nurturing and direct. You hold your team to very high standards while genuinely caring about their personal growth and development. You want to see them excel both in and outside the workplace
- A teamplayer. Marketing is one of teams that collaborates most with other departments. You must be willing to advocate for your teammates while building very close relationships and alignment with others (other Heads in particular)
- Excited by Doist’s mission to empower people with simple yet powerful tools. You’re moved by our vision to build a trustworthy, human, and affirming brand
- Not afraid of ambiguity. You are great at planning ahead but are also pragmatic and able to quickly change course without getting flustered if new information arises
- Committed to continuous learning and professional growth. As the Head of Marketing, you will not be “just a manager.” You’ll always have opportunities to sharpen your existing skills and learn new ones
What the job involves
- The Head of Marketing role is one with several dualities
- It’s a role where you need to zoom out to craft big-picture strategies while also rolling-up your sleeves and doing some of the actual work yourself
- In this role you’re a staunch advocate for the marketing team while also being deeply collaborative with other departments
- You’re the Head of Marketing, and you’re a Leadership team member
- Straddling these dualities is a given for this role
- Guide and mentor a team of marketers with diverse talents, foster their professional development, and cultivate a culture of innovation, creativity, and continuous learning. When you join Doist, the marketing team will be seven people with areas of expertise including Content Marketing, Growth, Product Marketing and Community
- Develop a strategic vision about where our branding and marketing can have the greatest business impact and create an environment that will allow the team to bring that impact to fruition
- Collaborate with Doist Heads and Marketing teammates to plan, scope, and execute exceptional quality work at high speed across various channels, ensuring seamless alignment across all functions
- Develop and manage the annual marketing budget, allocating resources across channels, analyzing spend/ROI for optimization, and forecasting expenditures per financial goals
- Combine your knowledge of market trends, competitive landscapes, and various data sources to communicate key findings to the Leadership team and drive informed and strategic decisions
- Remain on the vanguard of marketing technology, working to integrate technical advances like AI into our marketing stack to increase the team's efficiency and business impact
- Continue to hone your functional expertise by jumping in to collaborate on a wide variety of marketing work – from drafting emails to writing in-app copy – when needed
Application process
- Submit your complete application by July 19th at 2:00PM UTC. This includes a resume (or manually entered experience) and thoughtful responses to all the application questions. No cover letter needed!
- Application screening. We read every application to understand your motivation, skills, and experience. Once your application has been reviewed, you'll receive a response regarding the status of your application by Friday, May 31st
- Value alignment interview with Brenna L. (CMO)
- Role-specific interview with Dominique J. (Head of Product)
- Take-home test project. This will be your opportunity to showcase your role-specific skills
- Culture contribution interview with Amir S. (CEO)
Our take
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to almost every company having to find temporary remote solutions for their workforces, with many choosing to continue this due to the benefits of real-time digital collaboration. However, working from home comes with a variety of disbenefits too, including being continuously distracted by notifications and overwhelmed by relentless real-time collaboration.
Doist builds digital tools for remote workers, aiming to develop software that is less distracting, more integrated, and better for mental wellbeing than existing solutions. The company currently provides two key products - Todoist, an all-in-one task organizer, and Twist, a communication app that aims to help workforces balance focused work through asynchronous collaboration and notification-free communication.
The remote work sector has been saturated with productivity tools ever since the COVID-19 pandemic began, but Doist has taken a unique approach by tackling the frustrations many people face with standardized features such as constant notifications and real-time communication. Furthermore, the company provides its software directly to individuals for free, a unique angle over the usual enterprise SaaS subscription model.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-1% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Jan 2011
$0.1m
GRANT
Total funding: $0.1m
Company benefits
- Work from anywhere in the world. We never place restrictions on locations
- Design your own schedule. Work no more than 40 hours/week
- Pursue personal projects. All Doisters get one month per year to spend on a work-related project they’re passionate about
- Attend conferences. You’ll have a recurring budget to spend on attending conferences that grow your professional knowledge, skills, and network
- Company retreats. Our annual company-wide retreats are unforgettable
- Cozy up at a coworking space. Find a coworking space that’s right for you and Doist will cover the expense
- Apps and services budget. You’ll have a monthly budget to spend on services that help you do your job
- Hardware budget. You’ll have access to a recurring budget to spend on work-related equipment
- Generous time off. Doisters get 8 weeks (40 days) of PTO/year to use as they wish on vacations and national holidays
- Parental leave. New parents receive 5 weeks of paid parental leave in addition to 13 weeks of paid pregnancy-related medical leave
- Invest in your health and wellness. You’ll have a monthly budget to spend on things like gym membership, healthy snacks, massages, health insurance, etc
Company HQ
Palo Alto, CA
Leadership
Amir Salihefendic
(CEO)Experience as Co-founder and CTO of Plurk Inc. Founded Todoist in 2007.
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