Rare Candy is a new collectibles marketplace built by fans of trading card games and other collectibles. Backed by Purple Arch Ventures.
About the role
We're hiring a Senior Creative Lead to own what Rare Candy makes and why. That covers organic social, paid ads, creator and UGC content, and every major launch. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- You have 7+ years in creative strategy, social, content, or brand marketing, ideally at a consumer, marketplace, gaming, collectibles, sports, or culture-driven brand
- You've directed creative that performed, and you can tell us what you changed and why it worked
- You write sharp briefs. People who work from them make better stuff
- You're fluent in TikTok, Reels, Shorts, YouTube, creator content, and paid-social formats. You know what the first two seconds of a video need to do
- You've briefed and managed creators, and you know how to give notes without killing what made their content good
- You've changed creative because of what the data said, and you can walk us through an example
More about this role
We’re a leading marketplace dedicated to trading card games - Pokémon, MTG, Lorcana, and more - used by millions of collectors to buy, sell, and showcase their collections. Our operations team powers the logistics that ensure trading cards and collectibles move quickly and safely between sellers and collectors. We grew almost 30x last year, and we aren't slowing down.
We're hiring a Senior Creative Lead to own what Rare Candy makes and why. That covers organic social, paid ads, creator and UGC content, and every major launch.
We already have talented people making content, including our in-house creators and our co-founder Leonhart. What we need is the person who decides what gets made, writes the brief, gives the notes that make it better, and knows from the numbers what to do more of. You'll direct our social team, freelancers, and creator partners. You'll also run creative testing on paid, and turn what works into a system instead of a lucky week.
You'll work directly with our Director of Growth and CEO on brand and messaging.
You already live in TCG internet. You know why a pull video took off, which creators the community trusts, and what makes Pokémon fans roll their eyes at...
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