VP of Digital Marketing

Cosmos Corporation; St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation & sick leave

Five Mission Days

401(k) company contribution

Job summary

Cosmos Corporation, headquartered near St. Louis, seeks a senior digital leader to own the digital P&L and unify online channels across DTC, Online Retail, and Creative.

You will shape strategy for omni-channel growth, partnering with Brand leadership to drive performance in grooming, dental, and pet categories. The role covers full-funnel media, CRO, and tech roadmaps, with cross-functional ownership of a Shopify-based DTC and in-house 3P management.

Qualifications

• Experience scaling a mid to growth stage CPG ecommerce brand in beauty, apparel, lifestyle, baby/parenting, or pet.
• Performance marketing ownership with budgets tied to revenue and margins.
• E-commerce operations leadership across DTC platforms, marketplaces, or omni-retail.
• Funnel economics fluency covering CAC, LTV, contribution margin, and incrementality.
• Talent development: recruiting and building high-performing teams.
• Strategic vision: synthesizing channel data into high-level strategy.
• Hands-on experience with retail media platforms across Amazon, Chewy, or Walmart Connect.

Responsibilities

• Digital P&L ownership: revenue, margin, and total marketing spend accountability.
• Full-funnel media strategy: end-to-end from awareness to conversion.
• DTC operations: manage owned site, merchandising, CRO, lifecycle, and tech roadmap.
• Oversee Online Retail Accounts: Amazon (3P), Chewy, Walmart.com, and omni-channel partners.
• Shape Digital Brand Presence with Brand leadership for presentation and creative.
• Agency management: selective partnerships and resource allocation.
• Cross-functional alignment with brick-and-mortar and retail account teams.
• Experience managing Amazon in-house as a 3P seller.

Skills

Digital P&L ownership

Performance marketing

E-Commerce operations

Funnel economics

Talent development

Strategic vision

Retail media platforms

Tools

Shopify

Amazon (3P)

Chewy

Walmart Connect

Job description

Reports to: Guy Medaris, SVP Sales, Marketing & New Product Development

Location: Hybrid - St. Louis metro (St. Peters, MO). Must be open to monthly travel to STL or relocation.

Team: Online Retail, DTC, Creative, and Social

ABOUT COSMOS

At Cosmos Corporation, we make health and wellness products that help people and pets live better lives. From our St. Peters, Missouri headquarters, we manufacture high-quality, natural liquid products with ingredients people trust! As a mid-tier, vertically integrated CPG leader with substantial brand equity, we leverage meaningful working media and dedicated resources across upper-funnel and retail channels to support real digital growth.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Cosmos has built strong physical availability, category captaincy, and leading share across our top CPG categories. Our digital ecosystem (paid media, retail media, creative, social, and DTC) is active and revenue-generating. We are bringing these channels under one senior executive with full digital P&L ownership to unify strategy, drive cross-funnel tradeoffs, and scale the digital business.

As a mid-tier pet CPG company that is past proof of concept but short of fully built, this role offers real executive latitude and funded working media without corporate bloat, providing high ownership and hands-on operational scope rather than a massive pre-built team.

You will lead an established core team covering Online Retail and Creative while shaping and hiring leadership across DTC and Social. Our reporting infrastructure is powered by Microsoft Fabric and Power BI with integrated AI tools for real-time analytics. On the DTC side, we operate as a Shopify house, keeping additional technology stack decisions open to new leadership.

WHAT YOU OWN

• Digital P&L: Direct accountability for revenue, margin, and total performance marketing spend.
• Full-Funnel Media Strategy: End-to-end execution from upper-funnel brand engagement to conversion-driven retail media.
• DTC Operations: Complete oversight of our owned site, including merchandising, subscription, CRO, lifecycle, and tech roadmap.
• Online Retail Accounts: Channel growth, availability, and brand discipline across Amazon (run as 3P seller), Chewy, Walmart.com, and omni-channel partners.
• Digital Brand Presence: Partnering with Portfolio & Brand leadership to guide digital brand presentation and creative direction.
• Agency Management: Selective agency partnership and rigorous resource allocation across digital programs.
• Cross-Functional Alignment: Working closely with brick-and-mortar and retail account teams to ensure unified market strategy.
• Experience managing Amazon in-house as a 3P seller

QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience scaling a mid to growth stage CPG ecommerce brand in the beauty, apparel, lifestyle, baby/parenting, or pet industry
• Performance Marketing Ownership: Proven experience managing performance budgets tied directly to revenue and margin outcomes.
• E-Commerce Operations: Direct operational leadership across DTC platforms, marketplaces, or omni-retail channels.
• Funnel Economics Fluency: Deep understanding of CAC, LTV, contribution margin, and incrementality models.
• Talent Development: Track record of recruiting, building, and developing high-performing teams.
• Strategic Vision: Ability to synthesize complex channel data into high-level business strategy.
• Hands-on experience with retail media platforms across Amazon, Chewy, or Walmart Connect.

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

• First 90 Days: Deep mastery of our funnel economics (CAC, contribution margin, incrementality by channel) and strong cross-functional relationships with brick-and-mortar retail teams.
• First Year: An integrated digital plan backed by a trusted measurement model, key DTC and Social seats filled, and clear digital contribution to category share growth across Grooming, Dental, and Flea & Tick on Amazon, Chewy, and Walmart.
• Year Two & Beyond: A predictable, scalable digital growth engine and an operating model that sets the standard across the business.

BENEFITS & CULTURE

Cosmos offers a positive, purpose-driven workplace guided by clear values, autonomy, and mutual support. Compensation and benefits package includes:

• Paid vacation, sick leave, and Five Mission Days
• 401(k) company contribution
• Professional development programs and continuous learning opportunities

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Work is performed in a collaborative office environment. Must be able to communicate clearly. Sit for extended periods of time, frequently reach with hands and arms, including overhead; occasionally stoops, bends, kneels, and crouches, lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Hearing abilities are required. Vision abilities required including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Cosmos Corporation is an equal-opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind. Cosmos Corporation makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.