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The Role
Leads funding growth for companies raising capital on StartEngine. Develops and executes digital marketing strategies, manages fundraising targets, ensures campaign messaging aligns with company missions, and tracks quantitative performance through weekly reporting. The role requires full-lifecycle marketing and advertising experience, major budget management, AI and email marketing knowledge, client-facing skills, and strong metric-driven execution.
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About StartEngine
StartEngine is the FinTech powerhouse driving the future of fundraising and alternative investing. StartEngine was founded by Howard Marks, the co-founder of Activision (now valued at over $75B), with the goal of helping entrepreneurs achieve their dreams by removing funding barriers. Howard partnered with co-founder Ron Miller, a veteran entrepreneur and early advocate of equity crowdfunding, to build a platform that democratizes access to capital. In 2020, StartEngine welcomed Shark Tank judge and serial entrepreneur Kevin O’Leary (aka Mr. Wonderful) as Strategic Advisor and Investor. Since its inception, StartEngine has helped over 550 companies raise more than $1.5B from retail investors, with investments starting at as little as $100.
About the Role
StartEngine is looking to hire a Director of Funding Growth to our growing team! The Director of Funding Growth is an exciting role working directly with companies featured on the site and helping them put marketing strategies together to successfully drive investors towards their company. The right candidate will work with innovative companies to help them understand the best practices of marketing a capital raise on StartEngine. Every day they will speak to budding entrepreneurs who are trying to raise capital, and will help them put their best foot forward to make their offering a success. The Director of Funding Growth will be responsible for the entire fundraising target of our issuers and help them hit their goals through digital marketing efforts.
Responsibilities
- Own and deliver on our raise targets for our companies.
- Develop and execute digital marketing strategies for companies raising on our platform.
- Ensure that messages are supportive of and consistent with the company's mission statement.
- Track and publish weekly reports using quantitative results.
What We're Looking For
- 4+ years of experience in full lifecycle marketing and advertising, specifically in a strategic role executing on budgets of $1m+
- Demonstrated experience w/ AI
- Experience with e-mail marketing
- Client facing experience
- Proven track record of setting metrics and executing against them.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, innovative, team-driven, and high energy environment.
- Results oriented with the desire to exceed expectations.
- Level headed problem solver with a professional service oriented attitude.
- Creative, adaptable, dependable and responsible.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- Outstanding communication skills both verbal and written.
- BA/BS degree.
We are seeking seeking smart, capable individuals prepared to hit the ground running. This is a rare opportunity to be a part of a growing company, in a new industry. Candidates will work directly with StartEngine founders and learn, hands on, what it takes to build a successful company. This is not a 9-5 job. Be prepared put in the extra hours and tackle complex projects, outside of your comfort zone. This is a chance to get your foot in the door of a fast-growing startup and work closely with seasoned entrepreneurs. StartEngine provides mentoring programs and facilitates learning opportunities so that team members grow to their greatest potential. StartEngine also offers lucrative stock options - we want our team to help us grow the company and share in the upside. Compensation includes 100% paid (amazing) health benefits, 401K, unlimited vacation days, and an equity package.
Skills Required
- 4+ years of full-lifecycle marketing and advertising experience
- Strategic experience executing on marketing and advertising budgets of $1 million or more
- Demonstrated experience with AI
- Experience with email marketing
- Client-facing experience
- Proven track record of setting metrics and executing against them
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, innovative, team-driven, high-energy environment
- Results-oriented approach and desire to exceed expectations
- Problem-solving ability and professional service-oriented attitude
- Creative, adaptable, dependable, and responsible
- Strong organizational and time-management skills
- Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
- BA or BS degree
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The Company
What We Do
StartEngine is the premier equity crowdfunding platform in the U.S., connecting people and aspiring investors with tomorrow’s progressive companies. StartEngine aims to revolutionize the startup business model by helping individuals invest in private companies on a public platform for the first time in history.
Why Work With Us
Our company mission is to help entrepreneurs achieve their dreams. If on Monday we speak to an electric car company, Tuesday we’ll meet the creator of a hot sauce taking over New Orleans. Wednesday, we’ll sit down with the next big social media app, and Thursday we’ll talk to a professional sports league. Every day at StartEngine, we work directly
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