Job Description
ABOUT ENTREPRENEUR FIRST
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At Entrepreneur First (“EF”), we believe that a small number of exceptional people will have an extraordinary impact by creating the technology companies which shape the future in ways we cannot yet imagine. We also believe that for many of these individuals, entrepreneurship is not an obvious or entirely legible career path.
We exist to identify, and amplify the impact of, these individuals. We do this via our unique approach to company creation, which sees usidentify and work with outliers before they even know they’re outliers, right through to the day they prove it. We call this Talent Investing.
The companies built at EF are now worth over $10bn. They include Tractable (a computer vision unicorn), Cleo, Omnipresent, Aztec, Airbank, Transcelestial and many more. The portfolio is fast growing, with its companies having increased in value by more than 70% in the past year.
EF is funded and backed by some of the world's best tech founders and company builders, including Patrick and John Collison (Stripe); Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn), Tom Blomfield (GoCardless and Monzo), Sara Clemens (Pandora and Twitch); Nat Friedman (GitHub); and Matt Mullenweg (Wordpress).
Having raised our Series C round of investment at the end of last year, we are well-capitalised out to 2026, and have ambitious plans to further scale our impact over the coming years.
THE ROLE
In this role, you’ll lead Entrepreneur First’s communications strategy across both owned and earned media, sparking awareness and curiosity amongst exceptional future founders, innovators, and investors. You’ll define EF’s core messaging and narratives, partnering with our local teams and agencies to tailor them to audiences around the world, and bringing them to life across press, social, our website, video, podcasts, speaking engagements, and new platforms.
This is a new role on a growing team, with the opportunity to build content into a strategic advantage for EF and to influence wider marketing strategy. Reporting to the VP Marketing, we’re looking for someone who enjoys flexing across both high-level strategic questions and the detailed wording of a press release.
What You'll Do- Create and execute a content marketing strategy to generate compelling content to increase brand awareness, drive leads, and engage our community.
- Act as EF’s editor-in-chief, overseeing the editorial calendar and developing stylistic standards, including voice and tone guidelines.
- Experiment with the channels and content types we produce to meet our audience where they are, taking creative risks to find new ways to connect with and engage outlier talent.
- Manage media relations, building relationships with key outlets and journalists to drive effective media coverage of EF and our founders.
- Authentically build a large influencer network; putting EF into the heart of the conversations so that others are telling the EF story and amplifying the messaging;
- Use data and analytics to measure KPIs, and help guide and evaluate the effectiveness of strategic content initiatives and campaigns.
- Lead a small team of employees, contractors, and agency partners to produce consistently excellent work.
- 5-9 years of experience in content marketing and/or multimedia publishing, preferably to a technical, scientific, or other specialised audience.
- Exceptional writing and editing skills.
- Demonstrated experience in driving press coverage and earned media.
- Experience working across geographies and cultures, effectively managing global messages with local nuance and targeting.
- Deep interest in entrepreneurship and cutting edge technical innovation.
- A self-driven and proactive approach.
- Passion for entrepreneurship
- A competitive salary and generous upside potential based on performance;
- A buzzing space full of technical founders working on world changing businesses;
- The opportunity to supercharge your learning by working with a talented, ambitious and diverse global team;
- Generous holidays: in addition to 23 days holiday plus local public holidays, we also close the office down for around two weeks over Christmas and New Year;
- A Learning & Development allowance to purchase any product or service that will contribute to your personal or professional development;
- Enhanced parental leave plus broader leave policies. We care about our team and enabling the right balance between home and working life;
- Salary sacrifice schemes: cycle to work and technology (phones, laptops, fitness watches etc).
EF champions diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment in which a wide variety of backgrounds thrive. We do not tolerate discrimination of any nature including but not limited to discriminating on the basis of race, colour, religion, culture, nationality, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, disability, or marital status.