# Growth Lead – Creator Program & Paid Social at Candle

- Company: Candle (YC F24)
- What the company does: Candle helps friends and couples grow closer daily in just 5 minutes. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://www.trycandle.app/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco, CA, US
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $130K to $180K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-06-06
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/candle/jobs/AzINRDn-growth-lead-creator-program-paid-social
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/candle-growth-lead-creator-program-and-paid-social/

## About the role

We're looking for a Growth Lead to own Candle's creator program, UGC engine, and creator community, and help us scale paid social across TikTok and Meta. Candle is a product couples love and talk about. The content writes itself. Your job is to build the infrastructure that turns that energy into a compounding acquisition machine, and then run it with real accountability to views, trial starts, and DAU targets.

## What they're looking for

- You've built or scaled a UGC or creator program at a consumer app, owned it and scaled, not assisted
- You've managed a creator community or large roster (Discord, Slack, or similar) and kept it high-functioning at volume
- You understand creative performance natively: hooks, retention curves, platform culture, format iteration for Tik tok and IG
- You can operate across markets and adapt strategy without losing executional rigor
- Strong analytical instincts, cohort data, funnel conversion, creative performance
- Bonus: Comfortable in Meta Ads Manager and/or TikTok Ads Manager

Tags: Marketing