ABOUT BEEFLOW:

Beeflow is a biotech startup company that leverages scientific knowledge and technology to improve the impact of ecosystem services in agriculture. Beeflow creates and manages pollination programs for farmers which increase crop yields by up to 60%. The company combines scientific knowledge of crop pollination, bee biology & behavior and chemical ecology with proprietary technologies including molecules that help train bees to pollinate specific crops and a plant-based bee diet that enhances bees’ immune system. This novel approach to pollination management allows growers to produce more with less.

Based in California and with operations across the US West Coast, Mexico, Peru and Argentina, Beeflow closed an $8.3M Series A in May 2021 with Ospraie Ag Sciences, Future Ventures, Vectr Ventures, Jeff Wilke (former CEO of Worldwide Consumer at Amazon), SOSV and others. Beeflow’s team of experts includes biologists, ecologists, entomologists, agronomists, and entrepreneurs. For more information about Beeflow, please visit www.beeflow.com.

ABOUT THE ROLE

This role is and exciting opportunity to help build a food system in harmony with nature. It is an essential role needed to build the marketing function inside an incredibly exciting start up looking to disrupt the way farmers pollinate their crop and take care of the biodiversity on their farms. This role will be the right hand and strategic thought partner for the head of marketing.

The Marketing Manager will help build the marketing function as well as develop and execute Beeflow’s global brand strategy. Their duties will include the development, implementation and management of marketing campaigns and events to promote business and services, assessing business needs and building the marketing operations and infrastructure needed to support a growing start-up, relaying information between key stakeholders, developing and executing communications plans and working cross functionally with our research, sales, operations, and finance colleagues.

This position will be hybrid location of work from home with a large minority of time spent meeting team mates locally in the Ventura & Los Angeles County area as business needs dictate. This position will also require up to 20% travel.

Requirements

The job requirements include, but are not limited to the following:

• Marketing: Ability to execute marketing tactics such as advertising, social media, graphic design direction, brief development, brand guideline management, etc.
• Strategic Thinking: Contribute to developing comprehensive brand and communication strategy, considering customer, category and market trends. Able to confidently present strategic, data-driven recommendations to the leadership team.
• Agency Management: Manages the briefing & development of communication plans in collaboration with our agencies. Day to day oversight of project management with agency account teams will be a large part of this role.
• Project Management: Ability to lead large cross-functional projects with multiple stakeholders, complex inputs, and time sensitive deadlines; effectively manages workload by prioritizing. Demonstrates a sense of urgency to drive impact.
• Event Management: Ability to develop strategies for leveraging events to meet business goals. Oversee the management of events of varying sizes and purposes. Must be able to organize logistics, manage events to budget and oversee smooth production of the entire event, including ensuring goals for events are met, managing relationships with vendors and venues, and creating contingency plans and solving problems as they arise, communicating to stakeholders about events and creating and following processes needed.
• Marketing Tech Stack Strategy: Build the needed tech stack to efficiently run marketing operations. Assess and select marketing technologies and applications needed for growth. Deploy new tools and train organization as needed.
• Budget champion: Operate within our budgetary means and work to maximize all resources while meeting business needs.

YOU MIGHT BE A GOOD FIT IF…

• You’re a marketer with experience gained at both large & entrepreneurial companies – start up experience a plus.
• You have worked in marketing in the agricultural industry. Helpful if you have a deep understanding of the agricultural landscape, farmers’ mindsets and business models.
• You’re highly skilled at being agile and can pivot priorities, strategies, and initiatives, on a dime.
• You’re a creative problem solver who is an expert at rolling up your sleeves and working efficiently.
• You are a strong communicator and collaborator with an ability to inspire and influence others, either as the leader or as a member of the team.
• You are a natural self-starter, comfortable taking the lead with limited resources while still achieving strong results.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum of 5 years of marketing management experience, preferably in a B2B environment
• Direct experience in agriculture categories
• Fluent in Spanish and English preferred
• Strong project management skills and attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal communication and team working skills
• Experience working with agencies to develop marketing plans
• Previous experience leading and working on cross-functional teams
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, fast-changing environment
• Proven, reliable work history

BENEFITS

• Competitive compensation package
• Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance for the employee and their dependents
• Flexible vacation policy with a generous holiday schedule
• Performance Compensation Opportunities
• A hybrid work schedule that combines in-person and remote models, creating a flexible environment, where you can alternate time in the office with remote work.
• Specific opportunities for growth: semi-annual performance evaluations to detect opportunities for improvement and continuous feedback
• In-company Spanish classes
• Access to training, congresses and/or events related to the role

APPLICATION

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Beeflow does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.