
Founding Growth & Brand Lead
Redwood City, CA at a glance
- Rent
- #2 of 51$3,100/mo+46% vs US avg
- Weather
- #17 of 51304 mild days0 hot · 0 cold
- Income tax
- #1 of 5113.3% top rateCalifornia
What you need
- 5+ yrs growth/brand experience in startup or consumer brand
- Strong creative judgment and taste for premium brand building
- Hands-on expertise with paid acquisition (Google, Meta, LSA)
- Experience directing creative production (photo, video, design)
- Ability to balance analytics with intuition, ship fast
What you'll do
- Manage paid acquisition across Google, Meta, LSA channels
- Optimize landing pages, funnels, attribution for lower CAC
- Direct creative production: photo, video, design, brand identity
- Build local brand presence via events, partnerships, referrals
- Create content systems from installs, testimonials, customer stories
Electric Air is building a modern home climate company.
We install heat pumps across the Bay Area and have developed our own heat pump product platform, Redwood, designed around simpler retrofits, thoughtful design, and a better homeowner experience.
Electric Air combines:
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real-world HVAC operations
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product development
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software and technology
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design and branding
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customer experience
We’re growing quickly and looking for a Founding Growth & Brand Lead to help build the leading heat pump brand in the Bay Area.
This is a highly hands-on role for someone who combines:
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strong growth instincts
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excellent creative judgment
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operational intensity
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fast execution
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deep curiosity about customers
You should be equally comfortable:
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launching a Meta campaign
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giving feedback on a landing page
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coordinating a video shoot
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improving attribution
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organizing a homeowner event
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reviewing install photos for quality and consistency
This is not a traditional corporate marketing role. We are looking for a builder.
What You’ll Own
Growth & Acquisition
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Manage and improve paid acquisition across Google, Meta, LSA, and other channels
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Improve landing pages, conversion funnels, and attribution
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Develop experiments to improve lead quality and customer acquisition cost
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Work closely with leadership to identify growth opportunities and bottlenecks
Creative & Brand
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Source and manage photographers, videographers, designers, freelancers, and agencies
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Maintain a high bar for visual quality and brand consistency
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Help shape the voice, positioning, and identity of Electric Air
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Develop creative concepts for ads, videos, campaigns, social content, and physical-world branding
Website & Funnel Optimization
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Own and improve the website experience
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Create and iterate on landing pages
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Improve top-of-funnel conversion and attribution systems
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Work with engineers and contractors to ship quickly
Local Brand Presence
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Help Electric Air become a recognized and trusted local brand
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Support partnerships, events, workshops, and community presence
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Develop systems for reviews, referrals, and neighborhood density
Content & Storytelling
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Turn real installs and customer experiences into compelling marketing
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Help communicate technical concepts simply and elegantly
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Build systems for collecting photos, videos, testimonials, and install stories
What We’re Looking For
You may not fit perfectly into a traditional marketing category. That’s okay.
We care more about:
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taste
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judgment
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speed
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ownership
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curiosity
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adaptability
than polished corporate experience.
Ideal candidates often come from backgrounds like:
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startups
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consumer brands
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growth roles
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creative agencies
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DTC
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local service businesses
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hospitality
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independent creator/operator work
You Might Be a Fit If You:
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Have strong opinions about what makes a brand feel premium, trustworthy, and modern
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Can distinguish between tasteful marketing and generic contractor marketing
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Are highly resourceful and comfortable working with constraints
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Move quickly and enjoy shipping work
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Can balance analytics with intuition
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Are excited to work in the real world — homes, installs, neighborhoods, customers, trucks, events, photography, physical products
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Are comfortable operating in ambiguity and building systems from scratch
Nice to Have
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Experience with Google Ads, Meta Ads, or local acquisition
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Experience with conversion optimization and landing pages
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Experience directing creative production
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Experience with local SEO or home services
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Experience working closely with founders or small teams
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Strong writing instincts
Interview Process
- Screening call: 15-30 minutes
- On-site interview with founders: 1-2 hrs
- Few follow-up Q&A
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About Electric Air
Tech-enabled heat pump contractor that cuts costs by 60%
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