Marketing Manager, Sports

Whatnot is the largest livestream shopping platform in North America and Europe to buy, sell, and discover the things you love. We’re re-defining e-commerce by blending community, shopping, and entertainment into a community just for you. As a remote co-located team, we’re inspired by innovation and anchored in our values. With hubs in the US, UK, Ireland, Poland, and Germany, we’re building the future of online marketplaces—together.

From fashion, beauty, and electronics to rare collectibles like trading cards, comic books, and even live plants, our live auctions have something for everyone.

And we’re just getting started! As one of the fastest growing marketplaces, we’re looking for bold, forward-thinking problem solvers across all functional areas. Check out the latest Whatnot updates on our news and engineering blogs and join us as we enable anyone to turn their passion into a business, and bring people together through commerce.

As a Marketing Manager at Whatnot, you live and breathe your category. You understand the customer profiles better than anyone else. You are an expert in what drives customer acquisition and retention with enthusiasts in your category. This role is responsible for growing demand for our sports cards category by devising campaigns that generate buzz and drive conversion. These campaigns include digital events on the Whatnot platform, one-off activations and integrations with influencers, and partnering with Whatnot sellers on exciting and engaging content.  

• Own buyer acquisition for sports cards, including devising campaigns and events that generate community buzz and grow demand for the category on Whatnot
• Own the end-to-end planning and execution of product release campaigns, on-platform events, and other community moments across multiple channels
• Manage a portfolio of influencers, including relationship management, campaign ideation, execution, and reporting
• Partnering with the social team to develop and execute the social media strategy for your category, including managing a social calendar and advising on content around tentpole campaigns
• Measure the effectiveness of marketing initiatives on and off the platform to iterate strategy and execution

Team members in this role are required to be within commuting distance of our San Francisco, Los Angeles, or New York hubs.

Curious about who thrives at Whatnot? We’ve found that embodying a low ego, growth mindset, and high-impact drive goes a long way here.

As our next Marketing Manager, you should have 5+ years of marketing experience in a fast-paced environment, plus: 

• 5+ years of experience in category marketing, brand management or social media marketing with proficiency in digital platforms and data analytics tools 
• You have expertise in running physical and digital (e.g., in-app) marketing campaigns end-to-end with a proven ability to conceptualize, produce and drive campaign conversion
• You have experience at a high-growth startup, marketplace, or creator-focused platform
• You have experience and an interest in working directly with influencers and creators 
• You are a problem solver with strong project management skills and the ability to fully own strategy and content across multiple marketing channels
• You're immersed in internet culture and excited to dive deep into the inner-workings of your category’s community
• You’re data-driven and have experience tracking growth KPIs and monitoring the success of marketing programs
• You are scrappy and flexible enough to work in a fast-paced startup environment with limited guidance and are comfortable pivoting quickly as needed
• You have a passion for creator communities and/or existing Whatnot product categories (e.g., collectibles)

$125,000/year to $165,000/year + benefits + equity

The salary range may be inclusive of several levels that would be applicable to the position. Final salary will be based on a number of factors including, level, relevant prior experience, skills, and expertise. This range is only inclusive of base salary, not benefits (more details below) or equity.

• Flexible Time off Policy and Company-wide Holidays (including a spring and winter break)
• Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision
• Work From Home Support
  • Home office setup allowance
  • Monthly allowance for cell phone and internet
• Care benefits
  • Monthly allowance for wellness
  • Annual allowance towards Childcare
  • Lifetime benefit for family planning, such as adoption or fertility expenses
• Retirement; 401k offering for Traditional and Roth accounts in the US (employer match up to 4% of base salary) and Pension plans internationally
• Monthly allowance to dogfood the app
  • All Whatnauts are expected to develop a deep understanding of our product. We're passionate about building the best user experience, and all employees are expected to use Whatnot as both a buyer and a seller as part of their job (our dogfooding budget makes this fun and easy!).
• Parental Leave
  • 16 weeks of paid parental leave + one month gradual return to work *company leave allowances run concurrently with country leave requirements which take precedence.

Whatnot is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, parental status, disability status, or any other status protected by local law. We believe that our work is better and our company culture is improved when we encourage, support, and respect the different skills and experiences represented within our workforce.