About Us:
Short Story is a technology-powered retailer helping petite women 5’4” and under find perfect fitting clothes. We’re a fast-growing startup disrupting the way clothing is traditionally retailed. We are both a subscription styling platform and vertically integrated retailer. Our mission is to remove the ‘ugh’ from the shopping equation for millions of petite women so they can dress with effortless confidence. We've built a data-powered learning system that uses customer feedback to create winning products. Our goal is to build the most efficiently run retailer in the world and to deliver a delightful fit experience to women of all shapes and sizes.
At Short Story, we celebrate petiteness, boldness, and modern womanhood. Our culture is one that blends an obsession with data, passion for a truly better product, and a scrappy startup mentality. We've been recognized by TechCrunch, Fortune, Buzzfeed, and rated the #1 Best Clothing Styling Service by USA Today. We were founded in 2019 and have grown rapidly in the last three years. We are a team of passionate problem solvers and fashion-enthusiasts, and we're excited for you to join us on this journey.
We're a team of fashionistas and storytellers obsessed with making our clients happy. Our clients love this, and as a result, we’ve grown rapidly. Short Story is backed by YCombinator, a top tier VC that has incubated companies like Airbnb and Dropbox. We’re looking for smart, passionate, and savvy individuals who believe in this mission to join our team!
The Role:
We're looking for a savvy Digital Marketer with deep experiences in marketing for ecommerce and/or women's fashion. You're a Social Media Marketing/PR/Relationship Management guru. You're detail-oriented, organized, a hustler, thrive in a fast paced environment, and a team player. You're located in the Bay Area and available to come to the office periodically.
Your Responsibilities:
- Develop and manage influencer campaigns from start to finish
- Outreach and negotiate potential Talent for Brand Ambassador campaigns leveraged across multiple digital channels (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube – both Organic and Paid Media)
- Utilize tools to research and identify new influencers and manage the pipeline in a scalable way
- Establish strong talent and agency contacts and relationships
- Build Influencer tracking parameters and reporting, track Influencer organic and paid performance, reporting daily results directly to the CEO
- Work with internal teams (Marketing, Styling, and Ops) to support Influencer campaigns
- Maintain monthly Influencer budget and forecast
- Conduct competitive research, relevant industry trends and platforms
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree required
- Minimum 4+ years of experience working in Digital Marketing, Social Media Management, Influencer Marketing, Talent Relations, PR, and/or Brand Marketing
- Minimum 2+ years of experience working at a startup in the DTC/CPG or consumer space
- Knowledge and understanding of social media platforms and best practices, KPIs, and emerging trends
- This is a in-person role! We feel most creative in a room together
Other Qualifications:
- Passion for influencer relations, social media, and in-house brand marketing
- Contract negotiation skills and strong relationship building skills
- Excellent communication skills and detail orientation
- Outstanding grasp of analytics and performance reporting
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, handling multiple projects/tasks, and a strong team member
- Strong project/time management skills
- Tech-savvy
- Creative and flexible
- Can-do attitude and is passionate about helping petite women build confidence through styling
Why You'll Love Working at Short Story:
- You'll get to work at an early stage start-up, to build the culture, and to have an outsized impact on our company and society
- You'll be a key part of the company with the ability to make high impact decisions
- You'll get the opportunity to try your hand at new things. We deeply believe in giving people opportunity to venture into new areas
- We are a successful, fast-growing startup solving problems that have not been solved before and reinventing fashion for an underserved segment
- We are a group of smart, passionate, hustlers with a wealth of diverse experiences
- We are motivated by unique challenges and opportunities
- We are our own customers; many of us on the team are petite women who love our products
- We are driven by the mission of helping petite women find their perfect fit so they can dress with total confidence
Benefits:
- Attractive early stage compensation and equity package
- Medical, dental and vision benefits
- PTO
- Company meals & events
- Professional development resources
- Opportunity to work with a dedicated and experienced founding team
- Opportunity to progress rapidly through your career