Aragon — Growth Lead

Type: Full-time | Fully Remote | US or Canada (preferred) Compensation: US $150,000–$200,000 / Canada $75,000–$120,000 + Competitive equity Hiring count: 1 Visa sponsorship: Yes — O-1 and OPT (STEM OPT) supported Reports to: Founder

About Aragon

Aragon launched in late 2022 as the first AI headshot product to market, before ChatGPT made AI mainstream — the co-founder generated the first AI headshot, posted it on LinkedIn, and it went viral, becoming the wedge into the broader professional photography market. The platform now spans AI headshots, personal and professional AI image generation, brand product photography, e-commerce assets, and a Teams product for company photos and marketing assets. The long-term vision is a full creative suite across images, video (in build), and audio (next on the roadmap).

Founded: 2022 | Team size: ~15 (fully remote) | Total funding: Not disclosed — profitable since day 1; last published ARR $12M (Lean AI leaderboard) Industry: AI Tools / generative media Website: aragon.ai Office: Fully remote (team distributed across US, Canada, Europe, Asia)

Why Candidates Should Join

• Profitable, first-to-market AI company: Scaled to $1M ARR in the first months, profitable since day 1, now at $12M ARR and featured on the Lean AI leaderboard.
• First full-time growth hire: Take the wheel from the founder and contractors and own growth end-to-end — real 0-to-1 scope, not a seat inside an existing team.
• Shape the next chapter: Work directly with the founder on the growth narrative as the platform expands from images into video and audio toward a full creative suite.
• Fully remote + competitive equity.

Intake Call Summary

• Not available — the role page includes an intake video but no transcript or written summary. Pull key points from the intake video before the screening call if needed.

The Role

Aragon is hiring its first full-time Growth Lead to own growth end-to-end. Marketing has been handled by the founder plus a few contractors; this hire takes over existing initiatives and designs and runs net-new ones. This is a scrappy operator seat, not a senior manager role.

What You'll Be Doing

• Own and execute Aragon's growth strategy end-to-end across influencer marketing, performance marketing, and organic content
• Take over existing initiatives currently run by the founder and contractors
• Design and launch new growth initiatives Aragon has not yet tested
• Drive measurable impact on customer acquisition and revenue growth
• Work directly with the founder to shape the growth narrative as the platform expands from images into video and audio
• Operate as a high-agency, scrappy operator across multiple growth functions simultaneously

Tech stack: N/A (growth/marketing role)

Requirements

• 2-6 years of marketing or growth experience
• First full-time growth hire at profitable AI startup
• Scrappy operator with high agency
• End-to-end ownership across multiple channels
• Fully remote, US or Canada preferred
• Reports directly to founder

Green Flags

• Prior first marketing hire or founding growth at a consumer or prosumer startup that scaled past $5M ARR. Direct match for the seat shape.
• Performance marketing agency owner or operator with proven track record running paid acquisition for high-growth consumer brands. Calibration: Whisperflow growth profile, who ran their own performance marketing agency.
• Owned multiple marketing functions simultaneously at a startup (influencer + performance + organic content). Calibration: Anthropic marketer who owned 5 departments as the only marketing person.
• Demonstrated measurable impact: can walk through specific campaigns, channels, and outcome metrics in past roles. Numbers, not vibes.
• Familiarity with generative AI products, AI creator tools, or AI-driven consumer brands. Direct adjacency to Aragon's product surface.

Red Flags

• Senior manager-only profile who delegates execution. Aragon wants a scrappy operator, not a marketing lead managing others.
• Single-function specialist (e.g., only performance marketing or only social media) without willingness to own multiple channels.
• 20+ years of marketing experience without a scrappy operator signal in recent roles.
• Big-co marketing background (FAANG, big consumer brands) without a startup adaptation or a 0-to-1 ownership signal.
• Marketing operators who treat AI as hype or refuse to use AI tools in their workflow.

Role Details

Salary US $150,000–$200,000 / Canada $75,000–$120,000 Equity Competitive equity On-site policy Fully remote Visa sponsorshipO-1, OPT (STEM OPT) supported Employment type Full-time Location Remote — US or Canada preferred

Screening Questions

• None specified on the role page. Use the intake video and standard growth-operator screening on the call.

Interview Process

Stage 1 — Pending Approval — Candidates awaiting initial approval. Stage 2 — Screening Round 1 — Live call with Akhil + skill-assessment challenge (multi-hour). Stage 3 — Screening Round 2 — Live call with Akhil + deeper assessment challenge (multi-hour). Stage 4 — Round 3 (Take-home assignment) — Additional challenge or stakeholder interview. Stage 5 — Paid Work Trial — 1 day to 1 week. Stage 6 — Offer Extended Stage 7 — Candidate Hired — Candidate accepts and starts.

Ideal Companies & Backgrounds

No discrete Ideal Companies section on the role page. Calibration signals are embedded in the Green Flags: a Whisper flow-type performance-marketing agency owner/operator, and an Anthropic-type solo marketer who owned multiple functions single-handedly. Anchor profiles: founding/first marketing hires at consumer or prosumer AI startups that scaled.