Growth Marketing & Data Science Lead

Pirates Wanted: Growth Marketing & Data Science Lead 

Every ecommerce business deserves the cheapest shipping rates. That’s why Pirate Ship’s simple shipping software levels the playing field for small businesses, giving them free access to the deepest shipping discounts with no fees or hidden costs. We’re currently on the lookout for exceptional pirates to join our crew as the Growth Marketing & Data Science Lead, otherwise known as a Lead Treasure Detector to us here at Pirate Ship. 

Pirate Ship is a remote-first company, and like any jolly crew of pirates we operate in a casual and creative atmosphere, where everyone’s ideas are welcome and having fun is encouraged. We offer competitive pay, exceptional benefits, and the opportunity to tell people you’re a pirate when they ask what you do. As Steve Jobs said, “It’s more fun to be a pirate than to join the navy!”

Responsibilities:

• Swab the decks: Build your team and partner with creative and other marketing teams, a mix of crew & agencies.

• Find the treasure: Discover strategic insights that capsize the competition.

• Batten down the hatches: Make our audience superfans instead of stormy landlubbers.  

• Lower Jacob’s Ladder: Help people on the edge engage with the brand & become regular users.

• Find the tradewinds: Analyze business data to identify new commercial opportunities.

• Balanced buccaneering: Find ways for paid posts to enhance organic content.   

• Uncover hidden treasure: You’ll teach customers how to best use Pirate Ship to save more of their loot.

• Plot a course: You’ll be taught everything you need to know about shipping—no prior knowledge required!

• Ride the seas of change: You’re comfortable in a remote environment where there’s lots of change.

• Sail from your port o’ call: You’re able to work from home and connect with your crewmates throughout the day over chat, voice, and video through company provided equipment. Quarterly in-person meetings at varied locations.

• Hoist the Jolly Roger: Share your experience, expertise and interest with the crew to enhance our fun and progressive culture.

Requirements/Minimum Qualifications:

• 8+ years Data Science and Marketing Analytics in a fast-paced technology environment.

• Expert in customer understanding, 1st-party data, segmentation and targeting.

• Excellent partner across product marketing, product management, engineering, analytics, creative and lifecycle marketing.

• Expert at distilling complex data to actionable strategies to drive growth.

• Deep user funnel understanding and analysis, including knowledge of tools, most valuable customer actions.

• Strong leadership and organization skills.

• Ability to distill and communicate complex information to business leaders.
  

Bonus Points For/Preferred Qualifications:

• YARRrrr! The ability to speak like a pirate!

Compensation & Benefits:

• Compensation - The pay range for this role is $190,000 - $210,000 yearly USD plus a performance based bonus.

• Vacation Time - We offer 144 hours of accrued vacation time to start to keep our pirates rested & rejuvenated! 

• Paid Holidays - 12 paid holidays per year.

• Paid Sick Time - 80 hours annually.

• Medical Insurance - 100% covered for Pirates by the company and kicks in the first of the month after enrollment. If you want to add any dependents (spouse, partner or children), they’ll be 50% covered.

• Dental and Vision -  100% covered for Pirates and 50% covered for dependents.

• 401(K) - We offer a Traditional 401(K) and a Roth 401(K), and pirates who contribute 1-3% of their annual salary get matched 100% by the company.

• Parental Leave - Full 12 weeks for parents for the birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child.

• Home Office Reimbursement - We provide a one-time home office reimbursement of up to $1,500 to purchase an ergonomic desk and chair.

• Other Stipends for Remote Individuals - Wifi & snacks, we’ve got y’er back!

• Virtual Tacos for ARRrrrsome Rewards- “Hey Taco!” is our employee recognition program where you can give and receive virtual "Tacos" which can be redeemed for rewards.

We Sail Under Our Three Pirate Codes:

• People Over Plunder - Screwing people over is a game for lily-livered landlubbers! We believe that doing what’s right is the tide that raises every ship, including ours. 

• Clarity, Not Confusion - Confusion is tyranny. Clarity is freedom. We strive to make things easy to understand and tackle real needs for our customers.

• Play or Perish - A life without laughter isn’t worth living. Why should that be any different in business?

Our Values Reflect Who We ARRrrr:

• Be Fair - Accessible to everyone, so no one’s left out.

• Be Nice - Empathy, humanity, and humor go a long way.

• Be Real - Be reliable and back up the pirate talk.
  

Pirate Ship is committed to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) and equal pay to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. 

Pirate Ship will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as needed. Our team of DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging) consultants continually review and improve our company so it is a safe and supportive environment for everyone. 

As our crew continues to grow rapidly, we want to do all we can to create an equitable and diverse environment where everyone can feel included. Incorporating DEIB practices into our crew's daily actions helps to establish a safe and supportive culture where everyone can thrive!

How we do this:

• We pay well and offer world-class health benefits so you can focus on being a balanced pirate!

• No degree? No problem. We value experience of all kinds!

• Quarterly donations are made to support under served and under resourced communities.  

• We provide anti-racism focused resources and materials to all employees including purchasing books and workshops.

• We’ve worked with professional DEIB firms to audit our internal processes to build supportive environments, equitable hiring rubrics, and inclusive language wherever possible.

• We sponsor emerging entrepreneurs in our community so they can get quality business guidance to pursue their passions.

• We don’t shy away from hard conversations. Building a better world takes constant feedback, conversations and hard work! We do engagement surveys twice a year to constantly iterate our policies and procedures. 

• Zero tolerance policy for discrimination. 

• We acknowledge the identities and experiences of communities and individuals living in the margins. Both our product and internal practices are focused on elevating the opportunities for these communities.

We welcome feedback for making our company a lighthouse in the industry.

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