Who we are:
Vangst is the cannabis industry's leading hiring resource. Through Direct Hire, Vangst Gigs, and our Job Board, we have connected thousands of professionals around the US and Canada with jobs in the cannabis industry. Today, Vangst has 50 full-time employees and over 150 gig employees between Colorado and California and we’re rapidly expanding into additional legalized markets. We’re recruiting a hands-on, highly motivated, Marketing Manager to provide strategic direction and execution to achieve our growth goals.
Who you are:
- You thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth, rapidly changing environment
- You have experience in a rapidly growing, start-up environment
- You are an honest, value driven person, who puts doing the right thing above all else
- You have excellent presentation and communication skills, are outgoing, and enjoy meeting new people
- You are confident!
What you will do:
- Work with each team to understand their goals and challenges to determine marketing strategies and campaigns
- Spend time with our clients to gain a better understanding of the cannabis industry and cannabis industry hiring needs and challenges
- Work with our Founder, Director of Finance, and each Department Head to create marketing budget for each department
- Work with each team to create annual marketing plan
- Must include strategies for launching in new markets * Work with each team as well as outsourced vendors and internal marketing team to effectively execute the marketing plan
- Manage current and future outsourced vendors (currently working with a PR agency and several outsourced graphic designers) to ensure their efforts fit in with our overall marketing strategy and business goals
- Manage current in-house marketing team (UI/UX designer, content / social media associate, event’s manager) * As needed, hire and manage additional members of internal marketing team
What you’ve done in the past:
- At least 5 years in a marketing leadership position
- Built and executed a successful annual marketing plan and budget for a technology start-up
- Proven experience successfully launching and expanding in new markets
- Proven experience building and managing high-performance marketing teams
Job Type: Full-time
Experience:
- Management: 5 years (Required)
- Leadership: 5 years (Required)
- Marketing: 5 years (Preferred)
Education:
Location:
- Santa Monica, CA (Required)