About This Role
Fractional Head of Marketing \& Growth — Founding Team
Kolek \| Fractional \| 5–10 Hours per Week
About Kolek
Kolek is an early\-stage consumer tech company based in the Bay Area and currently preparing for launch.
Right now, Kolek is putting together a small group of experienced fractional leaders who can help build the company the right way from the beginning.
We're looking for a Fractional Head of Marketing \& Growth to be one of those leaders.
The Role
We're looking for someone who has actually been through the process of launching and growing a consumer company before.
Someone who can look at where the company is today, figure out what matters most, build a realistic marketing plan, and help execute it.
This isn't a role where you'll be handed a large team, agency budget, or an existing marketing playbook. We're early, and part of the opportunity is helping create those things.
You'll work closely with the founder on launch strategy, positioning, early user acquisition, brand awareness, growth experiments, and eventually building out the marketing team.
Nobody is expected to be an expert at everything. We're much more interested in finding someone experienced, thoughtful, resourceful, and comfortable figuring things out.
What You'll Help With
- Building our go\-to\-market and launch strategy
- Figuring out where we should focus our time and marketing budget
- Developing our early customer acquisition strategy
- Creating a plan for organic and paid growth
- Helping shape positioning, messaging, and brand strategy
- Social, content, partnerships, and community growth
- Setting up clear KPIs so we know what's actually working
- Testing new ideas and channels without overcomplicating things
- Working alongside product and design as we prepare for launch
- Helping identify freelancers, agencies, and future hires when needed
- Eventually helping build out the marketing department
Who We're Hoping to Find
Ideally, you've already held a senior marketing or growth position and have experience working with an early\-stage consumer company.
Titles aren't everything. We're much more interested in what you've actually built and the results you've produced.
Experience with consumer technology, marketplaces, social products, e\-commerce, creator\-focused companies, or brands that have built strong communities would be especially relevant.
You should also be comfortable being both strategic and hands\-on.
At this stage, there will be times when we're discussing long\-term marketing strategy and other times when everyone simply needs to roll up their sleeves and get something done.
Time Commitment
Approximately 5–10 hours per week to start.
We're intentionally trying to keep meetings limited and productive so most of your time can actually be spent working on the company.
The schedule can be flexible, and the position can be remote.
Kolek is based in the Bay Area, so being local is a plus, but definitely not a requirement.
Compensation \& Ownership
Compensation: TBD
Compensation will depend on experience, availability, and the scope of the role.
The intention is for compensation to scale as the company grows, rather than treating this as a short\-term consulting project.
There will also be an ownership/equity component for the right person.
We're looking for someone who sees the long\-term opportunity, wants to have a real seat at the table, and is interested in growing alongside the company.
Confidentiality
Because Kolek is still pre\-launch, we're intentionally keeping details about the product private.
Additional information will be shared with selected candidates during the interview process, with more sensitive details discussed as appropriate.
Applying
No long cover letter is necessary.
Send your resume and references.
Ultimately, we're looking for someone who is genuinely excited about building something early, brings meaningful experience to the table, and is interested in becoming part of the company for the long run.
Pay: $80,000\.00 \- $120,000\.00 per year
Work Location: Remote