Founding Marketer
Space Tech Startup
London (Hybrid, 3 days office)
£50k-£60k base + equity & benefits
At Hired By Startups, we're working with a seed stage space tech startup, hiring their first marketer to join the team.
This startup has built breakthrough sensor technology solving one of the most critical problems in the global space industry. They've completed a successful in-orbit demonstration, closed their seed round, and are now entering commercial scale. The technology is proven and the market opportunity is huge.
This is a totally new product category. The market doesn't fully understand the problem yet, let alone the solution. Buyer education is central to the role, and you will own that narrative and build it from the ground up.
This is a founding marketing role. There's no function to inherit, no playbook to follow, just plenty of white space and the opportunity to build. If that sounds like your kind of challenge, keep reading.
About the role
As Founding Marketer, you will:
- Own the marketing function end to end, from strategy to execution.
- Build a market education narrative around a genuinely new and complex technical problem.
- Drive demand generation and pipeline through multi-channel campaigns.
- Own the company's social presence and thought leadership content.
- Identify and manage presence at industry events, conferences, and trade shows.
- Secure media placements and industry visibility to put this startup at the centre of the conversation.
- Work directly with the founders and support the sales team with collateral and messaging.
About you
As Founding Marketer, you'll need:
- 3-5 years in marketing, ideally with time spent in a startup or high-growth environment.
- The ability to think strategically, with a primary focus on execution and getting things done.
- The ability to translate technically complex products into compelling narratives for non-technical audiences.
- A hands-on mindset. You write the copy, post the content, book the event stand. Nothing is beneath you.
- Commercial awareness. You understand that marketing exists to drive revenue, not just awareness.
- To be genuinely curious and inquisitive. You'll need to get deep into this technology quickly.
- Experience in deep tech, defence, space, sensors, data, or a similarly technical industry would be a strong advantage.
- To be a self-starter who thrives with ambiguity and minimal hand-holding.
Benefits
As Founding Marketer, you can expect:
- £50k-£60k base salary, depending on experience
- Equity options in a seed stage startup
- Hybrid working (3 days, London office)
- The chance to build a marketing function from the ground up at a genuinely mission-driven company
- Direct access to founders from day one
If you're a hands-on marketer and the idea of building something from scratch in a technically fascinating industry excites you, apply now.
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