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Rockstar

Director of Brand

Rockstar, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90079

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Rockstar is recruiting for a fandom-powered wellness brand creating functional powders for women who romanticize their rituals. The client sits at the intersection of wellness, culture, and storytelling, starting with the reading ritual and expanding into a broader universe of mood-first, aesthetically driven products.

The brand is not an afterthought. How it looks, sounds, collaborates, and shows up in the world is central to how it wins.

It is an early-stage, well-capitalized DTC brand with experienced founders and a clear path to scale. This is a foundational hire.

The Role The client is hiring a Director of Brand to build and steward the brand in close partnership with the CEO across every touchpoint.

The brand is both a founder- and community-led. The CEO brings a strong point of view on brand strategy, creative direction, and cultural positioning. This role is not about reinventing the brand from scratch. It is about translating a clear vision into exceptional, scalable execution, while also bringing new, fresh ideas to the table.

This is a highly hands-on role. In the early stages, the Director will be writing briefs, reviewing creative in detail, managing partners, shaping influencer collaborations, and ensuring the brand shows up with consistency and intention everywhere it appears.

How This Role Works The Director will work in close creative partnership with the CEO, who sets the overarching brand vision and creative direction.

Pressure-test ideas thoughtfully and elevate them through execution

Translate vision into systems, output, and programs that scale

Ensure the brand is executed with rigor, taste, and speed

The right person for this role enjoys founder partnership, values healthy creative debate, and knows how to move from vision to execution without ego.

Who This Role Is For This role is ideal for someone who has been a Senior Brand Manager or Director-level brand lead at a culturally relevant consumer brand and is ready to own brand execution end-to-end.

They have:

Helped build or scale a brand with a strong point of view and aesthetic discipline

Operated inside a real brand engine where quality, velocity, and taste mattered

Been deeply involved in social, influencer, and community ecosystems

They are now looking for:

True ownership of brand execution, not a narrow function

A collaborative partnership with a highly engaged founder

The opportunity to build a culturally resonant brand from the ground up

If a candidate is uncomfortable giving direct creative feedback, getting into the weeds, or working closely with a founder, this is not the role.

What You’ll Own Brand Strategy & Stewardship

Steward the brand’s positioning, voice, visual identity, and cultural POV

Ensure consistency and quality across all brand touchpoints

Evolve the brand thoughtfully as the company scales without diluting its core

Creative Direction & Execution

Own creative execution across packaging, campaigns, content, web, and collateral

Review, refine, and elevate all creative assets to ensure brand integrity

Work hands-on with designers, photographers, illustrators, and creative partners

Social & Content

Own the social presence across platforms (TikTok, Meta, Pinterest, Substack, etc.)

Set content strategy, cadence, formats, and tone

Partner with creators and internal resources to produce content that feels native and culturally fluent

Track engagement and qualitative signals, not just vanity metrics

Creator & Community Marketing

Build and own the creator strategy

Identify, recruit, and manage creators aligned with the brand’s world

Shape seeding programs, long-term partnerships, and co-created moments

Build community marketing programs that turn customers into advocates

Customer Experience & Quality

Own customer experience operations, including CX workflows and partners

Ensure issues are resolved quickly and consistently

Track operational drivers of customer satisfaction and retention

Protect the end-to-end product and unboxing experience

Team & Scale (Over Time)

Partner closely with Growth to ensure brand and performance reinforce each other

Work with Ops and manage CX to ensure the brand shows up in every detail

Manage agencies, freelancers, and creative partners

Hire and develop internal brand, social, and creative team members as the company grows

Build brand systems, guidelines, and playbooks that scale

What We’re Looking For Experience

6–10 years of experience in brand, creative, social, or cultural marketing

Experience at a culturally relevant DTC or lifestyle brand

Hands-on ownership of brand expression across channels

Deep familiarity with social, influencer, and creator ecosystems

Skillset & Mindset

Exceptional taste and creative judgment

Ability to brief, review, and elevate creative work

Comfort operating at both strategic and execution levels

Builder mentality with no ego around doing the work

Enjoys close collaboration with founders and leadership

Moves fast, takes ownership, and cares deeply about quality

Compensation & Benefits

Competitive salary and equity package

Full benefits

The opportunity to build a culturally defining brand from the ground up

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