Talent - VP, Marketing 26

We're hiring a VP of Marketing for Pearl , which finds exceptional talent from around the world, trains them to be AI-native, and places them into operational roles at startups as managed contractors:

from client facing roles to software engineers to executive assistants.

We're 3x founderswho've bootstrapped our company to a couple million in ARR and are adding six to seven figures in net new annualized revenue each month.

Our clients span venture-backed tech and healthcare, including fast-growing startups and US-based businesses that have raised over $3B in funding from Sequoia, a16z, Founders Fund, Y Combinator, and other top VC firms.

Today we're roughly 60 people managing a few hundred talents, growing fast and into new verticals.

We started Pearl because we believe that even though opportunity isn't created equal in the world, ambitious talent is.

Our goal is to scale Pearl to $100M in ARR bootstrapped by placing 2777 operators into top startups in the next 3 years.

Hear why we exist, what we believe in, and who we're building for:

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Location

US-based, remote-first

Purpose of Your Role

You'll build Pearl into a brand that founders & leaders want to work with, exceptional talent want to join, and people genuinely want to be part of.

We believe some of the world's most exceptional talent is overlooked simply because of where they were born.

Your job is to change that perception through compelling stories that showcase the people behind Pearl and the impact they have on the companies they support.

Imagine telling the story of a startup founder who just launched a product generating millions in revenue, then revealing the exceptional operators in the Philippines who helped make it happen.

Or following a talented professional whose career at Pearl has allowed them to buy their parents a home or put their siblings through school.

You'll also build the brands of Pearl's founder communities, including NY Deep Tech , Operating Room , and Health Command .

Our events and communities are a primary way we build relationships and acquire clients.

We want founders and operators to see what's happening and think, "I want to be part of that.

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This is a hands-on creative leadership role.

You'll personally develop concepts, interview founders and talent, build storyboards, and write scripts while assembling and leading a team of specialists who bring those ideas to life as the main owner of marketing across Pearl/

You'll work directly with Pearl's founders to build a recognizable brand that attracts exceptional talent, strengthens our communities, and generates meaningful business opportunities.

What You'll Own

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Brand Strategy, Storytelling, and Creative Direction

• Own Pearl's brand positioning, creative direction, and storytelling strategy, building a distinctive identity that resonates with founders, executives, and exceptional global talent.
• Find and develop compelling stories about the people behind Pearl, showcasing their professional capabilities, personal journeys, and the impact of their work.
• Personally develop creative concepts, conduct interviews, build storyboards, and write scripts that turn real experiences into engaging content.
• Transform interviews with founders, clients, and talent into authentic first-person stories, videos, articles, and social content.
• Work with Isaac and Monty to develop their personal brands on Linkedin and other platforms
• Develop a consistent storytelling approach across Pearl's website, LinkedIn, Instagram, and other relevant channels.
• Create content that challenges misconceptions about global talent and demonstrates its impact on world-class companies.
• Build a content strategy that encourages founders, clients, talent, and community members to share Pearl's stories with their own networks.

2.

Events, Communities, and Audience Growth

• Own the marketing strategy for Pearl's communities, including NY Deep Tech, Operating Room, and Health Command.
• Build recognizable community brands that attract ambitious founders, executives, operators, and prospective clients.
• Work with Pearl's founders to make our events and retreats experiences people want to attend, talk about, and share.
• Turn in-person events into compelling videos, interviews, founder stories, and social content that extend far beyond the people in the room.
• Work with videographers, editors, and content specialists to capture and distribute engaging event content.
• Develop strategies that encourage attendees, speakers, sponsors, and community members to amplify Pearl's content through their own networks.
• Connect community growth and event participation to qualified relationships, referrals, sponsorships, and new client opportunities.

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Marketing Leadership and Creative Execution

• Build and lead the marketing team and external network required to execute Pearl's brand, content, and community strategy.
• Identify, recruit, and manage exceptional specialists across video production, editing, copywriting, ghostwriting, graphic design, paid advertising, SEO, and GEO.
• Bring an existing network of talented freelancers, creators, and agencies that you can tap into to execute quickly and produce high-quality work.
• Personally own creative direction, storytelling, storyboarding, and scriptwriting while delegating production and specialist execution.
• Establish clear creative briefs, production workflows, quality standards, and accountability across internal and external contributors.
• Develop a repeatable content production and distribution process that doesn't rely on the founders to drive every initiative.
• Manage marketing re.