Marketing City Launcher - Austin

ABOUT WEROAD: CONNECTING PEOPLE, CULTURES, AND STORIES

Founded in 2017, WeRoad is a fast-growing startup disrupting the travel industry in Europe and about to enter the United States.

With 200 team members and 4k Group Leaders, we’re a community of travelers who turn every trip into a life-changing experience. We connect like-minded people in their 20s, 30s, and 40s and send them on adventures to 1000+ destinations worldwide.

We're on a mission to design and deliver experiences worth living and sharing, through rewriting the rules of the travel industry.

Sounds exciting? Before you apply, please read through our Cultural Manifesto 👥

ABOUT THE ROLE

JOB TITLE: Marketing City Launcher - Austin

LOCATION: Remote / Austin, Texas, U.S. (must be based within Austin)

TYPE OF CONTRACT: Freelance, 3-6 months contract length

SALARY RANGE: $3.500 - $4.500 per month gross

What you'll do:

• You will be involved in all marketing activities (e.g. events, sampling, finding new partners in Austin, community partnerships, sponsorships, guerrilla & stunts, consumer promotions, etc.)

• Organizing and supervising guerrilla activities, such as wild postering, stickering, and other field stunts.

• Branded events organization, from location check to leading and managing the events entirely on your own and coordinating staff supporting you, managing deadlines, logistics and relationships with partners, venues and partner communities

• Proactive research of new partnerships and sponsorships, as well as supporting in acquiring new brand influencers

• Proactive scout for local communities (running, yoga, meet-ups, mindfulness, cycling, hyrox etc.)

• Scouting for existing events in target (stand-up comedy nights, music nights, after-work gatherings etc.)

• Supporting in acquiring new brand influencers

• Depending on the level of autonomy, you will also be responsible for some specific projects within marketing activities (e.g. occasional PR activities, events, partnership projects, sponsorship projects, execution of guerrilla campaigns, local brand promotions etc.)

What we’re looking for:

• You already have marketing experience and a high drive to succeed in your projects

• You are flexible with your time - some events and marketing activations will take part in evenings or on weekends

• You are familiar with; events and venues, local communities, millennial hang-out places, and lifestyle trends of millennials in Austin, and the U.S. in general

• You have a network of contacts in Austin that you can leverage (potential marketing partners, venues, communities etc.)

• You are able to prioritise WeRoad as a client, and put that extra effort into your work to achieve extraordinary

• Ability to plan in detail and solve problems on your own

• Negotiation skills, applicable to partners, stakeholders and venues managers

You will love working at WeRoad if:

• You dream big, aim higher, and push yourself beyond limits you didn’t think possible. Challenges excite you, and you’re hungry for the next win.

• You want to be part of a young, smart, and fun team that shares your passion for travel. You thrive in a community of bold thinkers and doers who challenge and inspire each other.

• You’re an entrepreneur at heart, take responsibility from day one, and move fast to make things happen.

• You prefer adventure over routine and embrace the fast-paced, ever-changing ride of a scaleup. You make decisions quickly, test, learn, and adapt—because growth comes from action.

• You believe in the power of people. Our WeRoaders and Travel Coordinators are at the core of everything we do, and you’re eager to be part of something bigger.

What we can offer:

• Fun! We schedule regular events throughout the year and provide plenty of opportunities to meet our Group Leaders, WeRoaders, and the team behind the brand.

• Meeting new people at all times. Through participation in events, marketing activations and new partner acquisitions, you will be constantly exposed to meeting new, interesting people from the industry.

Ready to apply?

At WeRoad, cultural fit matters as much as skills. We assess both the what, what someone brings and the how, how they work and live our values.

The selection process will consist of:

• technical and background-based interview with Hiring Manager

• Case Study/ Second interview in-person in Austin

WeRoad is an equal opportunity employer: we consider for employment all applicants, regardless of their race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, family status, political affiliation, disability, and any other legally protected characteristic.