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Marketing & Growth Associate

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Founder-level writing: concise, high-judgment communication; able to write on behalf of founders (LinkedIn comments, DMs, emails).
  • Marketing systems understanding: understands CRM, funnels, attribution, and conversion.
  • Analytics literacy: able to read and interpret basic metrics (traffic, conversions, engagement, funnel stages) and use data to support decisions.
  • Research synthesis: quickly turns raw information into clear insights and actionable next steps.

Responsibilities

  • Own marketing and communication initiatives end to end, from raw input to final delivery.
  • Turn complex ideas, notes, or numbers into clear, founder-ready messages (LinkedIn, emails, decks, landing pages, internal docs).
  • Write and edit content on behalf of founders, preserving tone, intent, and brevity.
  • Support positioning, go-to-market initiatives, and curated events (e.g., founder dinners, partner or investor events).

About the company

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A-Players Recruiting

Staffing & Recruiting

We are a fully remote recruiting company with a mission to help impact-driven companies be more successful than those that are profit-driven. We do that by growing a hub of A-Player talent and hiring them exclusively for impact-driven companies. "An A-Player is an employee who has a 90% chance of performing in the top 10%" (Brad & Geoff Smart).

Company details

Company typeStartup
IndustryStaffing & Recruiting
Company size2 - 10

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Job description

Remote (Ukraine and Europe) | Full-time | Advanced English | Overlap with US time (EST) required (at least 4-5h per day)

We’re looking for a Marketing & Growth Associate who operates with very high standards, moves fast, and thinks clearly. This is not a pure execution-type role. It’s for someone who wants real ownership, sharp thinking, and close exposure to how founders actually build companies.

You’ll work closely with our leadership team and support go-to-market, positioning, and founder-facing communications across A-Players and selected portfolio companies.


What You’ll Do

  • Own marketing and communication initiatives end to end. From raw input to final delivery.

  • Turn complex ideas, notes, or numbers into clear, founder-ready messages (LinkedIn, emails, decks, landing pages, internal docs).

  • Write and edit content on behalf of founders, preserving tone, intent, and brevity.

  • Support positioning, go-to-market initiatives, and curated events (e.g. founder dinners, partner or investor events).

  • Research startups, markets, events, or ecosystems and synthesize insights into actionable angles.

  • Manage timelines, follow-ups, and execution details without being chased.

  • Proactively spot gaps, risks, or misalignment and suggest concrete next steps.

  • Raise the bar continuously. If something feels mediocre, you’ll fix it.

This is not a social media or content-calendar role. It sits at the intersection of marketing, sales, and client relations.


Mandatory Hard Skills / Experience

  • You're comfortable learning new tools quickly and navigating different systems. Specific tools matter less than your ability to figure things out fast.

  • Marketing systems understanding: understands what CRM, funnels, attribution, and conversion mean.

  • Business prioritization: able to triage multiple requests and make trade-offs based on business impact.

  • Research & synthesis: quickly turns raw information into clear insights and actionable next steps.

  • Founder-level writing: concise, high-judgment communication; able to write on behalf of founders (LinkedIn comments, DMs, emails).

  • Analytics literacy: able to read and interpret basic metrics (traffic, conversions, engagement, funnel stages) and use data to support decisions, not just report it.

  • Actively uses AI in daily workflows (research, synthesis, structuring), but does not outsource judgment, positioning, or creative thinking to AI.


Nice to Have

  • Previous experience in marketing roles is a strong plus.

  • Experience with productivity, research, CRM, and analytics tools (e.g. Notion/Docs, HubSpot, GA4, Crunchbase, LinkedIn) is an advantage

  • Experience in startups, consulting, ops, or founder-support roles.

  • Exposure to events, partnerships, or go-to-market initiatives (event platforms (Luma/Eventbrite)

  • Strong attention to detail and follow-through.


What Success Looks Like

  • Founders rely on you to turn vague inputs into sharp outputs.

  • Communication becomes clearer and more consistent.

  • Key initiatives (marketing, partnerships) move forward without reminders.

  • Risks are flagged early, with proposed solutions.

  • Your work supports growth, partnerships, and revenue-generating efforts.


What This Role Actually Is

You will split your focus between:

  • Business Associate (BA) initiatives – founder-facing positioning, communications, partnerships, curated events

  • Recruitment go-to-market support – messaging, role positioning, candidate-facing content, founder communication

This is a dynamic, high-context environment. We expect comfort with ambiguity and fast-moving priorities.


Hiring Process

  1. Work Samples

  2. Initial screening interview with recruiter

  3. Test task

  4. Deep-dive interview with leadership

  5. Final culture conversation (short conversations with leadership team members)

We maintain a high bar and optimize for long-term fit over speed. We prioritize personality, judgment, and ownership.


Why A-Players

  • We’re a profitable, growing company with $1M+ ARR.

  • We work only with impact-driven tech startups and VCs.

  • Our core values are Empathy and Excellence. We take both seriously.

  • We’ve built our own methodology to identify true A-Players.

  • We work closely with top founders backed by leading VCs.

  • We’re remote-first, distributed across the US and Europe.

  • This role offers a clear growth path toward senior operator or Head of Marketing-level scope over time.


If you’re sharp, fast, and want real responsibility early in your career — this will stretch you in the best way.

If you’re looking for narrow tasks or heavy hand-holding — this is not the right role.

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