CMO-Director Marketing | Scrabble & Jigsaw
Posted on April 16, 2024
Job Description
<h1>Title</h1>
<p>We are in our 0 to 1 stage. Head, VP, Director, CMO all mean the same to us.</p>
<p>We are more clear of our goals and acceptance criteria.</p>
<h1>Goals</h1>
<h2>3 months</h2>
<ol>
<li>500 WTU to 3500 WTU</li>
<li>GTM in motion - Identify and scale 1+ distribution channel</li>
<li>Brand - creation and implementation of category narrative</li>
<li>Solve for trust and validation</li>
</ol>
<h3>12 months</h3>
<ol>
<li>25000 WTU</li>
<li>Build out the category and narrative</li>
<li>Preferred brand and product for our (new) category. Own the positioning. Create strong organic pull from category</li>
</ol>
<h1>Acceptance criteria</h1>
<p>This person will primarily own “Weekly Transacting User” and “Revenue” targets.</p>
<p>Be responsible for all things marketing.</p>
<p>And use brand play books to define category and become preferred choice for the same.</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Must-haves</p>
</blockquote>
<ol>
<li>0 to 1 successful B2C experience (companies are alive and doing good today)</li>
<li>proven growth/revenue track record</li>
<li>category defining and owing experience</li>
<li>strong on
<ol>
<li>consumer insights</li>
<li>brand positioning</li>
<li>category playbook</li>
<li>building trust</li>
<li>content (new-age) playbook</li>
<li>PR</li>
</ol>
</li>
<li>brutally hands-on</li>
<li>can pull a strong team from past</li>
<li>Founders can look up to and let go of control</li>
<li>New-age understanding, GenZ understanding</li>
<li>Problem solver, go-getter</li>
<li>Left brain and right brain capabilities</li>
<li>Bangalore or Bombay</li>
<li>Looking for a long stint and a strong opportunity</li>
</ol>
<blockquote>
<p>Less important</p>
</blockquote>
<ol>
<li>Primary/strong expertise in
<ol>
<li>seo</li>
<li>performance</li>
<li>sales</li>
<li>BD</li>
<li>partnerships</li>
<li>PLG</li>
</ol>
</li>
<li>10 to 100 expertise</li>
<li>Trading or stock market</li>
</ol>
<blockquote>
<p>Deal breakers</p>
</blockquote>
<ol>
<li>No 0 to 1 successful experiences</li>
<li>Weak references from past companies</li>
<li>Only strategic, no execution experience in last 12 months</li>
<li>Part of a lay-off, multiple failed startups</li>
<li>Is ok with 0 to 1 or 10 to 100 startups, B2C or B2B, anything</li>
<li>Can’t travel to Bombay twice a month</li>
<li>Only a brand strategist, can’t do growth marketing or actual distribution</li>
<li>Can do growth marketing or distribution, but not strong on brand/category</li>
<li>Not owned full funnel or overall business/growth targets</li>
</ol>