Founding Marketer

Kimia; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Work with top-tier founders

Remote-first culture

Job summary

black.ai is looking for a Founding Marketer to craft and own the voice of a category-defining company in chemical intelligence. As the first marketing hire, you will define messaging and positioning, lead content strategy, and manage PR campaigns.

This role offers the chance to work closely with elite investors and top-tier founders in a flexible, remote-first environment. Ideal candidates will have a background in B2B marketing and experience engaging technical audiences.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in B2B marketing with strengths in content and communications.
• Demonstrated ability to write with clarity, accuracy, and depth.
• Experience engaging industrial, scientific, or technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve our narrative as the category grows.
• Lead content strategy across formats: case studies, white papers, web copy.
• Own PR campaigns, press cycles, and media relationships.

Skills

B2B Marketing

Content Strategy

Communications

Strategic Thinking

Technical Writing

Job description

Founding Marketer

Australia, USA

Craft and own the voice of a category-defining company. As our first marketing hire, you’ll shape how the world understands chemical intelligence—from messaging and positioning to PR and go-to-market execution.

Responsibilities

Positioning & Messaging

• Define and evolve our narrative as the category grows.
• Build messaging frameworks for sales, technical, and regulatory teams.
• Stay close to customer pain points to inform positioning.

Content & Communications

• Lead content strategy across formats: case studies, white papers, web copy.
• Collaborate with design to deliver high-quality brand materials.
• Maintain a consistent, distinctive voice across all channels.

PR & Brand Strategy

• Own PR campaigns, press cycles, and media relationships.
• Build visibility via customer stories, founder POVs, and thought leadership.
• Execute standout stunts and creative brand activations.

Go-to-Market Enablement

• Develop decks, one-pagers, and assets with GTM teams.
• Represent the brand at events, panels, and trade shows.
• Lead positioning and comms for new features and launches.

Personal attributes

• Strategic thinker with a bias to ship and iterate.
• Strong communicator who can inspire internal and external audiences.
• Creative and bold—willing to rethink how marketing works in technical categories.
• Hands-on contributor who thrives in early-stage chaos.
• Comfortable working with founders and cross-functional teams.

Technical requirements

• 5+ years in B2B marketing with strengths in content and communications.
• Demonstrated ability to write with clarity, accuracy, and depth.
• Experience engaging industrial, scientific, or technical audiences.
• Familiarity with B2B press cycles and story pitching.

What you'll get

• Foundational marketing role in a new category.
• Work closely with top-tier founders and global customers.
• Backed by elite investors including Canva, Figma, and Atlassian.
• Remote-first with flexible hours and a Sydney office option.
• Define the voice of a generational shift in the chemical industry.