[Hiring] Marketing Strategist D2C E-Commerce Brand @Slapend Rijk B.V.

Role Description

Own our marketing engine. Lead our team. Grow a brand people love.

We are a fast-growing global pet brand. We work with a lean, tight-knit team of freelancers who operate more like a startup crew than a remote workforce. We communicate and move fast, and genuinely invest in the people we work with — from team trips to personal gestures that show we notice when someone goes above and beyond. It's not a transactional relationship. New team members in key roles like this one work directly with our CEO from day one. That's not just a perk — it's how we operate.

This is a newly created, senior-level role. You'll be the person who owns our marketing strategy end-to-end — bridging creative, paid ads, organic, and CRO into one coherent, high-performing engine. You'll work directly with our CEO/founder and collaborate daily with our Marketing Executives.

• Own and streamline the Ad Creative process — from brief to launch — coordinating with creators, editors, CRO, organic, and Paid Ads teams
• Lead the marketing team: set direction, manage performance, raise the bar
• Make strategic marketing decisions alongside the CEO and Marketing Executives
• Test angles, own our target audience, and translate insights into action
• Analyse ad performance and extract what actually matters
• Stay ahead of creative trends and watch competitors closely
• Build and maintain a dynamic tracking and performance system across the team
• Keep branding consistent across every platform and touchpoint

Qualifications

• Pro-activity
• Leadership
• Planning & organising
• Creativity
• Ownership
• Detail oriented
• Innovative with trends
• Data-driven

Requirements

• Spot a problem and fix it without being asked — you don't wait for permission
• Have strong opinions and can defend them, but drop them fast when the data says otherwise
• Are comfortable with changing goals, shifting priorities, and moving faster than feels safe
• Use the hidden word "summer" in your application so we know you've read the whole post
• Take direct feedback as a gift, not a dig
• Want to earn significantly more by performing significantly better

Benefits

• Fully remote · Freelance contract (no maximum hours, work as much as you want)
• Time tracking via our tool
• NDA with non-compete clause required
• Performance-based pay on top of hourly rate with high bonus potential
• Direct access to CEO — no middle layers
• Team trips and in-person meetups
• Real team culture — not just a freelance gig
• We reward people who earn it — and we mean it
• Flexible remote work — results are what count