HEAD OF BRAND & GROWTH
Location : Hybrid (Wheat Ridge)
Department : Marketing & Brand Strategy
Reports to : CEO
Employment Type : Full-time
ABOUT LAVLEY
Lavley is a fast-growing lifestyle brand known for our witty, high-quality novelty socks and giftables. Our products bring joy, humor, and self-expression to everyday life. We're expanding across eCommerce, wholesale, and retail channels, and we're on a mission to make people laugh, smile, and elevate the gifting experience.
We believe great design and storytelling can spark joy. We're a small but mighty team that loves testing ideas, taking creative risks, and growing through curiosity and fun.
ROLE OVERVIEW
We're hiring a Head of Brand & Growth to lead Lavley's creative storytelling, social strategy, and performance-driven marketing across all channels—from Amazon and DTC to emerging social commerce platforms.
This is a player-coach role for a creative, data-minded marketer who loves both brand building and hands-on growth execution. You'll run campaigns, test ideas, and build systems that turn creative storytelling into measurable results.
You'll also be an AI-empowered marketer who uses modern tools to ideate, write, analyze, and create more efficiently and creatively. You'll continuously explore new technologies that elevate Lavley's marketing performance and brand expression.
You'll work closely with the CEO and design team to shape Lavley's voice, manage product launches, and drive measurable growth.
THE OPPORTUNITY
You'll help evolve Lavley from a beloved novelty brand into a household name in humor-driven lifestyle goods. This means scaling our storytelling, deepening our community, and creating breakthrough campaigns that drive growth across Amazon, DTC, and wholesale.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
Brand Strategy & Leadership
- Define and evolve Lavley's brand identity, voice, messaging, and positioning.
- Develop creative briefs and lead storytelling across packaging, DTC, Amazon, email, social, and wholesale.
- Collaborate with leadership to guide product direction and long-term brand vision.
- Ensure brand consistency and identify growth opportunities through insights and competitive research.
Product Development & Catalog Management
Partner with the CEO and design team to conceptualize and launch new product lines.Own product naming, packaging, and merchandising strategies.Manage seasonal refreshes and product storytelling for launches and campaigns.Ensure the catalog reflects Lavley's brand tone, visual standards, and quality.Marketing Strategy & Execution
Own and execute Lavley's full growth marketing engine—blending creative storytelling with performance optimization across social, email, and commerce channels.Plan, create, and publish content across social, email, paid ads, and influencer campaigns.Manage PR, partnerships, and community engagement to expand reach.Leverage AI tools to streamline campaign planning, content creation, and analysis.Track performance weekly and optimize creative and spend for growth.Build marketing calendars for product drops, holidays, and key seasons.Social is our most important channel—you'll drive the strategy and execution that fuel reach, engagement, and conversion.Social Media, Content & Community Growth
Social media is the heartbeat of Lavley's growth engine—you'll oversee creative, community, and commerce execution across platforms, testing ideas that drive both engagement and sales.
Own Lavley's social ecosystem—Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest, YouTube Shorts—and commerce platforms like TikTok Shop, Facebook Shop, and Instagram Shop.Develop and execute Lavley's always-on content strategy focused on humor, relatability, and storytelling that drives engagement and sales.Write witty, brand-aligned captions and produce or edit short-form videos (Reels, TikToks, GIFs, memes) that reflect Lavley's tone.Launch and manage TikTok Shop, Facebook Shop, and Instagram Shop listings. Optimize feeds, run content-to-commerce tests, and manage promotions.Collaborate with design and influencers to create original video content.Engage directly with followers and grow an authentic, loyal community.Use analytics tools to track engagement and sales, learning what performs best.Leverage AI tools for ideation, trend spotting, caption writing, and video scripting.Initially, you'll execute directly—posting, analyzing, and running early shop activations—then build systems and manage freelancers or agencies to scale.Creative & Content Production
Lead photo and video content creation from concept to editing.Write or edit copy for ads, posts, product pages, and emails.Use AI-assisted design, writing, and ideation tools to accelerate production.Ensure all creative is fun, high-quality, and emotionally resonant.Maintain asset libraries and manage rights and renewals.Leadership & Team Building
Act as a player-coach—executing campaigns directly while establishing systems and playbooks.Over time, hire and manage a small marketing and creative team.Build a bench of contractors for content, video, and paid media as volume scales.Transition from direct executor to creative and strategic lead as the team grows.Mentor freelancers and foster a creative, data-driven culture.Collaborate with design, operations, and fulfillment to ensure alignment.Contribute to company-wide strategy as a key member of the leadership team.WHAT YOU'LL BRING
4–8 years in brand, marketing, or product strategy (consumer goods or lifestyle brands preferred).Proven ability to grow awareness, engagement, and sales through creative, data-driven campaigns.Hands-on experience managing social, email, paid, and influencer marketing.Experience launching product lines and managing multi-SKU catalogs.Excellent creative instincts, storytelling, and copywriting skills.Curiosity and working knowledge of AI tools for marketing, creative production, and data analysis.A mindset of experimentation—eager to test, learn, and adopt new technologies.Highly organized and proactive with the ability to juggle multiple campaigns.Passion for humor, creativity, and building a brand that makes people smile.HOW WE'LL MEASURE SUCCESS (FIRST 12 MONTHS)
Brand : Clear brand system; growth in branded search and social following.Growth : Increased DTC revenue and contribution profit; improved ROAS and email LTV.Social : Strong presence on TikTok and Instagram; measurable engagement and shop revenue growth.Product : On-time launches with creative toolkits and GTM plans.Content : Consistent cadence and library of high-performing assets.Scale : Documented playbooks that enable delegation without loss of brand voice.Team : Marketing systems in place; strong network of freelancers and partners.COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
Base Salary : $90,000 – $110,000 depending on experience
Bonus : Annual performance-based
Benefits : Health, dental, vision; 401K with company match, PTO; holidays; employee discounts
LOCATION & WORK STYLE
Hybrid role : mix of in-office (Greater Denver preferred) and remote work. Occasional travel for shoots, events, or trade shows. Approximately 25 days per year travel.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
Lavley is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
HOW TO APPLY
Send your resume or portfolio and a short note about a campaign or product launch you're proud of to careers@lavley.com with the subject line "Head of Brand & Growth – YOUR NAME."