Erem Brand Marketing Manager

Job Overview

Erem Company Overview

Founded by the family that started and ran Timberland, Erem is a new, direct-to-consumer outdoor performance gear company focused on the desert. Erem’s mission is to enable people to experience the beauty, vastness, and extremes of the desert while positively impacting people, place, and planet. Erem’s first product is a hiking boot that sets a new standard in both desert performance and environmentally sustainable outdoor gear. 

Our team works remotely but we are a very close-knit group; we have huge ambitions and take every chance we can to spend time outdoors. We are now looking to add an extraordinary brand marketing  talent to our team as we prepare to launch. If you are a desert lover + outdoor enthusiast, are motivated to build a world class brand with social + environmental impact at its core, have experience with DTC brands, and are a move-fast-and-break things kind of person, then we want to hear from you. 

Brand Marketing Manager

The Brand Marketing Manager will work directly with Erem’s VP of Marketing and CEO. Your two primary functions in this role will be:

1. To develop, execute, and distribute engaging and inspiring brand + product stories

1. Help set content strategy across digital channels, including advertising, email, site, social, blog, and more

2. Develop, maintain, and operate brand editorial calendar to support 365-day business

3. Provide creative direction and lead execution of day-to-day and hero content creation including blog posts, website enhancements, campaign photo shoots and brand videos

4. Manage distribution of content through all key marketing channels
   
   

2. To build and execute brand and product GTM activation plans, which will include owned digital channels, partnerships, consumer promotions, experiential events, and more

1. Manage product GTM activations across conversion touchpoints

2. Manage and operate paid influencer and ambassador marketing efforts from brief to daily management

3. Engage with official non-profit partners as Erem’s point-person; you will work with partner to create content, throw events, and more

4. Manage brand collaboration program including briefing, partner recruitment, resourcing, and daily management 

5. Manage and operate Erem’s “Pro” program (offering gear to outdoor industry professionals, and B2B outfits)

As an experienced marketing generalist on a small team, you will also be asked to lead various other 1-off projects and to roll up your sleeves and pitch-in on just about everything, including the Erem Marketplace (marketplace of 3rd party vendors on our site), email, loyalty programs, PR, events, and more.

The right person for this role is an experienced, self-motivated, ambitious, fast-moving marketer that:

1. Is able to lead programming from briefing to execution with minimal oversight while balancing multiple competing priorities 

2. Is a people person that enjoys building coalitions with brand partners and interacting with customers

3. Has direct-to-consumer (DTC) experience

4. Has startup experience, thrives in an environment with little structure, and is extremely fast paced

5. Is happy working in a remote environment 

The right candidate is also:

1. A desert lover

2. A gear head

3. Inspired by the chance to have meaningful social and environmental impact

Our team already works across multiple time zones. If you are the right person for this role, we will gladly make it work no matter where you are based. 

Compensation & Perks of the Role

Erem is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate against any employee or job applicant because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, physical or mental disability, or age. 

Compensation for the Senior Brand Marketing Manager includes:

1. Competitive compensation 

2. Equity in Erem

3. Health + dental benefits

As a member of the Erem team you will also:

1. Be part of our unlimited vacation and flexible geography policies 

2. Spend a lot of time outdoors and in the desert

3. Be part of a team of kind yet ambitious people who are trying to do something new and big, are motivated to have a positive impact, and are intent on having fun

4. Enjoy free Erem product

5. Get paid time off to do community service

Does this role sound like the right opportunity for you?

Founded by Jeff Swartz (Former CEO of Timberland) & Noah Swartz (Harvard MBA), Erem is a new, direct to consumer outdoor footwear and apparel company for the desert. Our mission is to enable people to experience the beauty, extremes, and vastness of the desert, while positively impacting people, place, and planet. 

Erem is growing and looking to add new members to our team. Do you love the desert? Do you love spending time outdoors? Are you motivated to have a social and environmental impact? 

If Erem’s mission resonates with you, then we want to hear from you.