Ankorstore

Head of brand & Communication

Ankorstore

Remote job description

At Ankorstore, we don't want to live in a world where the only option for shopping would be Amazon. We believe local independent retailers have a huge impact on the soul of the cities and villages we live in and we are convinced they can flourish if they are provided with great tools & great purchasing conditions. That is why we have built a marketplace connecting the most authentic European brands to thousands of independent retailers. We are proud to serve every day these amazing entrepreneurs who are making our life enjoyable.

About your role

(This role can be full remote)

You will work closely with our exec team to increase Ankorstore's brand awareness with brands & retailers across Europe and amplify the stories of our community. You will be reporting to our co-founder in charge of sales & brand. In particular, you will:

  • Develop and lead our overall communications strategy: identify topics where you believe Ankorstore should position itself and develop a smart point of view on these topics
  • Create great content for PR & to inspire our community
  • Build strong PR relationships across the corporate and trade parution focusing on our main markets in Europe (FR, DACH, UK, BENELUX )
  • Design and implement an event strategy
  • Build partnerships with key stakeholders in the wholesale industry (in coordination with each country managers)
  • Find the right speaking opportunities to maximize our spokespeople visibility, ensuring a consistent and impactful message is communicated
  • Build and implement an inspiring social media presence across our core geographies
  • Have a clear brand positioning, working closely with our designer and product team to make sure our designs communicate
  • Success in this role means you have positioned Ankorstore as the leader in the European digital wholesale industry and a retail thought leader.

Preferred experience

The experience we require:

  • At least 7 to 10 years of experience in a similar role
  • Having already positioned a brand as a leading thought leader in its industry
  • Strong project and agency management experience

The 4 most important qualities to succeed in this role:

  • You have excellent written and verbal communication skills in both French and English
  • Your are ROI-focused, with a strong sense of leveraging communication to impact core business metrics (awareness, traffic, leads)
  • You are a creative storyteller. We are here to reinvent an industry !
  • You have a proven ability to manage a team/ external agencies

Other qualities that would add value:

  • Excellent written and verbal communication in German, Spanish or Dutch is a plus
  • Experience in B2B and/ or retail
  • Experience in leading communication strategies across Europe
  • You have strong instincts allowing you understand your audiences quickly

Benefits & location:

  • Working with a very ambitious & mission driven team backed by powerful VCs (Index Ventures, GFC, Alven, Aglae)
  • Location can be anywhere as long as we have access to a great talent pool of international talents
  • Work from Home is an option for this role
  • Competitive package


Summary
Ankorstore
Head of brand & Communication

Tags: marketplace, smb
  • location or timezone

    Paris
  • category

    Marketing
  • posted

    1193 days ago

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