Senior Marketing Manager, Inkitt

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San Francisco, CA
Hybrid
7+ Years Experience
News + Entertainment
Inkitt believes that every author should have an equal chance to succeed.
The Role
As the Director of Marketing at Inkitt, you will develop and execute a comprehensive marketing strategy to drive growth in readership and authorship, enhance brand presence, build and lead a marketing team, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and more. Ideal candidates have experience with growth in two-sided marketplaces, strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, and a preference for working in-office at least 3 days a week.
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Inkitt is building the Disney of the 21st Century, standing at the forefront of technology and entertainment. Leveraging AI and predictive algorithms, Inkitt discovers unknown stories and turns them into blockbuster hits, producing a new $1M ebook every 4 weeks and selling directly to consumers through its Galatea app. Inkitt has become the 11th most bestseller-generating publisher in the world, boasting a 40x higher hit-rate than traditional publishers. Recently raising a Series C and backed by some of the top VC’s such as: Khosla, Kleiner Perkins, and NEA Ventures, our recent expansion into GalateaTV is only the beginning of our journey to becoming the next-gen entertainment powerhouse.

What You’ll Do:

  • Develop and execute a comprehensive marketing strategy to drive 4x growth in readership and authorship
  • Strong preference in non-paid solutions
  • Enhance Inkitt’s brand presence in the publishing market. Develop and execute brand strategies that clearly communicate the company’s value proposition to a global audience
  • Strategic vision, capable of both big-picture thinking and meticulous attention to detail, ensuring strategies are both visionary but also grounded
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, like Product Management and Engineering, to align marketing initiatives with overall business objectives

What You'll Bring:

  • Track record of successfully delivering growth in two-sided market places (e.g Uber, AirBnB, Spotify, SoundCloud, Fiverr, etc.)
  • Strong analytical skills with a growth-hacker mindset and strategic thinking capability
  • A deep understanding and experience with at least 2-3 of the following: SEO, social media, viral posts, referral marketing, partnerships and affiliates/influencers
  • Experience working with/for senior leadership (e.g. VP level or CEO)

Who We Are Looking For:

  • Autonomous
  • Bring solutions instead of problems
  • Data driven
  • Quick to action
  • A high functioning workaholic
  • Looking for exponential career growth
  • Have lots of fun building a generational AI x Entertainment company

What We'll Offer:

  • 401k plan, designed to help you save for the future
  • Health benefits tailored to your needs, including medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Professional coaching for everyone
  • Team-building events, including our annual Tulum trip
  • Unlimited access to our Galatea app and Galatea TV app. 
  • Unlimited budget for self-development books
  • Charity donation of your choice at your one year anniversary
  • Free lunch in office everyday
  • Class Pass membership for US based employee and gym access for Berlin employees
  • Dog/cat friendly offices in Berlin and San Francisco

The annual base salary range for this position is $60,000-$320,000 USD. Compensation will be determined by skill level, proficiencies, and experience.


At Inkitt, we strive to build a company culture and provide employment opportunities based on diversity and inclusion. We believe every author should have an equal opportunity to succeed, as should our team members. As a growing team from 20+ countries, we welcome everyone to apply. 


We look forward to hearing from you!


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The Company
HQ: San Francisco, CA
85 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2013

What We Do

Inkitt is a pioneer at the forefront of Data Driven Publishing. Using an analytic and objective approach, we’ve discovered hundreds of talented authors around the world with over 50% of our published authors achieving $100,000+ in sales. We have forever changed the traditional publishing model by inventing an algorithm which analyzes users' reading behavior to identify hits, in turn removing subjectivity from the equation. This gives Inkitt the unique ability to discover hidden talents that might otherwise have gone unnoticed.

Why Work With Us

We are on a mission to discover hidden talents and turn them into globally successful authors. At Inkitt, we strive to build a company culture and provide employment opportunities based on diversity and inclusion. We believe every author should have an equal opportunity to succeed, as should our team members.

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