Corporate Marketing Manager

Job Summary:

At Motiv, we have taken a radically different approach to building electric trucks. Motiv has developed a line of all-electric medium-duty truck and bus chassis, our platform which is used in many all-electric truck and bus applications.  We are looking for a creative, results-oriented, and enthusiastic Corporate Marketing Manager to join us in transforming an industry. In this position you will take direction from the Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing and collaborate with Motiv’s leadership team to execute our corporate marketing strategy. This proven marketing leader will be instrumental in executing on Motiv’s overall brand and marketing.

Our core values are deep passion, curiosity, collaboration, customer focus and “owning it”. As with all roles at Motiv, your alignment with these values will be critical to your success here.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Branding
• Develop, refine, and execute Motiv’s overall brand and marketing
• Run campaigns, pilots, and field tests to test and iterate to grow the Motiv brand
• Demand Generation and Corporate Marketing Assets
• Manage agencies and collaborate with partners to execute press releases, Motiv speaking engagements, and PR events
• Execute tradeshows and other in-person and virtual events
• Exercise creativity to write campaigns to generate Motiv buzz and execute the campaigns with external partners and Motiv teammates
• Oversee development and maintenance of Motiv’s website
• Set and beat key performance indicator (KPI) targets
• Collaborate with Sales to develop and execute a joint sales & marketing strategy to build a full pipeline of leads with conversion to Motiv revenues
• Product Marketing
• Leverage insights and understanding of the commercial electric vehicle landscape to strengthen Motiv’s leadership position in the growing industry
• Support competitive analysis and product positioning
• Develop case studies and product collateral
• Lead sales and other customer related training on product, messaging, and positioning
• Internal Communications
• Work with leadership and Human Resources to ensure external facing brand and market strategies are communicated effectively within Motiv departments

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Demonstrated ability to take a general idea or direction and build a story and follow behind it
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; proven ability to influence and work with all levels of an organization
• Self-starter with an entrepreneurial spirit and ‘can do’ attitude
• Advanced writing and communication skills
• Attention to detail

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor degree in Business, Communications, or Marketing preferred
• 5-10+ years of experience in marketing and marketing communications
• Experience creating a marketing campaign, marketing strategy, and marketing plan
• Trade show design and operations experience
• Experience as a manager/ supervisor with team leadership skills
• Past experience in leading projects where collaboration across departments was critical to success
• Strong vendor management and/or experience managing agency and partners
• Experience in scaling marketing functions to match company growth trajectory
• EV and/or startup experience a plus

Physical Requirements: 

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Be willing to travel 10 – 15% or as required per year
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times

Salary Range:

• $142,000.00-$154,000.00 (Salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education and training.)

This is a regular full-time position that can be based in Foster City, CA or other areas based upon qualifications.
Candidates only please; no recruiters.