Brand Marketing Lead — Energy Tech, Pre-IPO Options

Arbor Energy; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pre-IPO stock options

Health insurance (employee 90%)

Life insurance

HSA with matching

FSA

Unlimited PTO

Company holidays

401(k)

Learning stipend

Job summary

Arbor Energy, based in El Segundo, CA, seeks a Brand Marketing Manager to translate strategy into consistent storytelling across company narratives, industry presence, and marketing operations. This is an in‑person role reporting to the COO.

You will own the marketing calendar for conferences, events, and sponsorships, coordinating with engineering and executives to highlight milestones and progress to external audiences.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 6+ years of brand or integrated marketing experience, ideally within a complex technology startup and/or agency environment.
• Experience turning milestones into clear marketing stories and programs for external audiences.
• Strong brand and editorial judgment, including the ability to identify a compelling story, develop a clear creative or content brief, and provide useful feedback on work in progress.
• Experience executing across several areas of marketing, such as content, events, speaking programs, campaigns, social media, email, or other owned channels .
• Experience building and engaging an audience, evaluating channel performance, and using those insights to improve marketing decisions.
• Experience partnering and managing the relationship with external marketing partners from initial brief through completion.
• Ability and willingness to learn complex technical subjects and collaborate effectively with engineers, executives , and commercial teams.
• A track record of independently leading complex, cross-functional marketing programs, including setting priorities, coordinating stakeholders, and moving work through completion.
• Resourcefulness and comfort moving between strategic context and hands‑on execution in a fast‑moving environment where marketing systems are still being built.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with engineering, commercial, and company leaders to understand Arbor's milestones and translate them into compelling marketing stories.
• Identify stories worth telling and translate complex work into clear briefs for content, PR, and other marketing initiatives.
• Serve as the primary internal partner to Arbor Energy’s external marketing team to provide context and ensure accuracy and brand consistency.
• Build a dependable process for turning company progress into external stories while protecting technical accuracy and brand credibility.
• Build and manage the marketing calendar and plan for conferences, technical forums, speaking opportunities, sponsorships, and other industry moments.
• Match the company’s leaders and subject matter experts for opportunities, coordinate messaging and prep, and repurpose content for digital, investor, and commercial audiences.
• Define how the company builds direct relationships with audiences, select channels, and execute a consistent engagement plan.
• Use performance data to improve program decisions over time.
• Translate priorities into clear plans, briefs, timelines, owners, and next steps.
• Coordinate asset production, manage feedback and approvals, and ensure timely completion with internal teams and external partners.
• Source and manage agencies, freelancers, writers, and other marketing vendors as needed.
• Turn recurring work into practical processes and workflows to improve quality, visibility, and speed.
• Use tools and automation to strengthen operating leverage.

Skills

Brand marketing

Storytelling

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Content development

Campaign management

Audience building

Marketing strategy

Education

Bachelor's degree in marketing

Job description

Arbor Energy, based in El Segundo, CA, seeks a Brand Marketing Manager to translate strategy into consistent storytelling across company narratives, industry presence, and marketing operations. This is an in‑person role reporting to the COO.

You will own the marketing calendar for conferences, events, and sponsorships, coordinating with engineering and executives to highlight milestones and progress to external audiences.