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Associate Creative Director, Performance

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Base pay range

$175,000.00/yr - $225,000.00/yr

Whatnot is the largest live shopping platform in North America and Europe, where we blend community, shopping, and entertainment into a single experience. As a remote, colocated team spread across US, UK, Germany, Ireland, and Poland, were building the future of online marketplaces together. From fashion, beauty, and electronics to collectibles like trading cards, comic books, and even live plants, our live auctions cater to a broad audience. Were one of the fastestgrowing marketplaces and are looking for bold, forwardthinking problem solvers across all functional areas. Learn about the latest updates on our news and engineering blogs and join us in empowering people to turn their passion into a business while bringing them together through commerce.

Role

We are looking for an Associate Creative Director, Performance Marketing to join the creative team at Whatnot! Our small but mighty team builds the Whatnot brand and crafts bestinclass creative across physical and digital experiences. As a core member, you will lead the strategy, development, and execution of highperforming creative assets across international marketing channels. Were seeking a collaborative, datadriven creative leader eager to experiment, optimize, and push the boundaries of performance marketing, elevating Whatnots position within the cultural landscape.

• Oversee endtoend processes, from initial brainstorming to final handoff, to deliver standout work that drives conversion and engagement.
• Establish a steady pipeline of relevant, highperforming creative at a global scale for ongoing testing and iteration that balances performance goals with brand ambitions.
• Analyze performance data and testing results to uncover and share insights in creative lookbacks with stakeholders, refine creative direction and strategies, and drive better outcomes.
• Stay ahead of trends, emerging platforms, and creative best practices to keep marketing fresh, effective, and culturally resonant.
• Provide feedback and guidance to team members and external partners, fostering a collaborative environment of creative excellence.
• Manage relationships with external agencies and contractors as needed to scale creative production efficiently.

Team members in this role are required to be within commuting distance of our New York City, San Francisco, or Los Angeles hubs.

You

Curious about who thrives at Whatnot? Weve found that embodying a low ego, growth mindset, and highimpact drive goes a long way here.

Role Requirements

As our Associate Creative Director, Performance Marketing, you should have 10+ years of experience in performance creative roles with an emphasis on paid social, plus:

• 24+ years of experience in a lead role executing projects independently, including inhouse experience at a multisided brand.
• Proven track record of leading creative development from concept to execution, clearly articulating strategies and concepts to creators, designers, copywriters, and video editors.
• Deep understanding of audience behavior, established and emerging digital marketing trends and tools, specifically paid and organic social, across all ad platforms.
• Skilled at interpreting performance data, leveraging analytics tools to refine creative strategies and enhance campaign effectiveness.
• Ability to set and achieve performance marketing goals, managing budgets and campaigns at scale, with the awareness to pivot and adapt as priorities shift.
• Experience reacting to cultural moments with timely, relevant social content that resonates.
• Thrives in a fastpaced environment, motivated by both creativity and results.
• Passion for exploring how brands can intersect with culture.
• Naturally curious and proactive, with a growth mindset and a high standard for quality.
• You thrive on feedback, view it as a tool for growth, and are motivated to consistently elevate your work.
• Highgrowth startup, marketplace or creatorfocused platform experience preferred.

Benefits

• Generous Holiday and Time off Policy
• Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision
• Work From Home Support
  • Home office setup allowance
  • Monthly allowance for cell phone and internet
• Care benefits
  • Monthly allowance for wellness
  • Annual allowance towards Childcare
  • Lifetime benefit for family planning, such as adoption or fertility expenses
• Retirement; 401k offering for Traditional and Roth accounts in the US (employer match up to 4% of base salary) and Pension plans internationally
• Monthly allowance to dogfood the app
  • All Whatnauts are expected to develop a deep understanding of our product. We're passionate about building the best user experience, and all employees are expected to use Whatnot as both a buyer and a seller as part of their job (our dogfooding budget makes this fun and easy!).
• Parental Leave
  • 16 weeks of paid parental leave + one month gradual return to work *company leave allowances run concurrently with country leave requirements which take precedence.

Equal Opportunity Employment

Whatnot is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, parental status, disability status, or any other status protected by local law. We believe that our work is better and our company culture is improved when we encourage, support, and respect the different skills and experiences represented within our workforce.

Compensation Range: $175K - $225K

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