Job Description:
uShip is looking for a smart, motivated, and driven leader to fill the role of VP/CMO of Marketing. The role will require you to develop and manage uShip’s entire marketing team. This person will also administer the overall decisive marketing plan for a quickly expanding consumer Internet Company. The VP/CMO will be a member of senior Management and will help guide the overall direction of uShip’s online marketplace. This opportunity is ideal for a senior leader at an established internet company to move forward with a promising, Benchmark Capital funded, start-up at an early stage.
This position is located at uShip’s corporate headquarters in Austin, TX.
Job Responsibilities:
- Build and manage the entire marketing team (Sales, BD, SEO/SEM, offline marketing, PR, social media) and oversee the marketing budget
- Manage 5+ other senior director level resources and ~20+ person overall team currently
- Refine and implement the marketing and sales strategy with specific focus on driving membership growth, brand awareness, and marketing usage
- Design and implement integrated online and offline marketing strategies and campaigns
- Work with development and product teams to integrate marketing needs into the uShip website
- Compile, interpret, and report key metrics tied to specific marketing campaigns
- Serve a key role to shape general corporate strategy
- Engage in business development activities with potential partners
- Understand and evaluate competitive position with respect to new entrants in the space
- Reports directly to CEO, will be presenting directly to the Board of Directors
Our Ideal Candidate:
- 10+ years experience in consumer marketing and strategic development at a leading internet company
- Entrepreneurial experience at a similar stage company
- Experience executing and managing multi-pronged marketing campaigns including: online marketing, product marketing, brand management, public relations, direct marketing, and business development
- Experience overseeing market research and product development
- Strong organizational skills, excellent communication skills, effective marketing-related writing skills, and the initiative to work in the fast paced start-up environment
- Experience building and growing a successful marketing organization
- Superior analytical skills, both quantitative and qualitative
- MBA from at top institution preferred but not a requirement given the right experience
- Experience in the shipping industry a plus, but not required
About the Company:
uShip, a Benchmark Capital funded company, is the world’s largest peer-to-peer marketplace for shipping and moving services – think, ‘The eBay of Shipping’. Members list shipments in several categories, including General Goods, Household & Office Moves, Vehicles & Boats, Special Care Items, Commercial Freight, Pets & Livestock, and Plants & Agriculture. Members then receive bids from among thousands of feedback-rated shipping and moving service providers. uShip empowers customers by giving them access to a wider marketplace of service providers and the ability to leave feedback for carriers. uShip embowers smaller, independent carriers by providing the marketing scale, logistics technology, and reputation they need to compete with large corporate van lines. uShip, based in Austin, TX, was founded in January 2003.
If you are interested in this position, please send a resume and cover letter to jobs@uship.com
The subject line should read: VP/CMO of Marketing
