Marketing Associate

ABOUT BRIGHTSEED

Brightseed is a pioneer in biosciences and artificial intelligence (A.I.) that illuminates nature to restore human health. Brightseed’s proprietary A.I., Forager®, accelerates bioactive discovery, biological validation and ingredient formulation from years to months, rapidly revealing new connections between nature and humanity. Through Forager® and clinical evaluation, Brightseed partners with organizations across the consumer health continuum to offer insight into the world of bioactives and health solutions. Brightseed produces branded, proprietary, clinically proven bioactives that are sold to leading dietary supplement, food & beverage CPG, specialty nutrition and medical food companies for incorporation into health beneficial consumer products. Visit www.brightseedbio.com to learn more.

ABOUT BIOACTIVES

Bioactives are small molecule compounds produced by plants, fungi, and microbes that are essential for their survival. Bioactives also benefit the health of humans – they are the enlivening caffeine in tea, the powerful antioxidant lycopene in tomatoes or curcumin in turmeric, and they are the active ingredients in medicines like Taxol, aspirin and Metformin Science has long known that bioactives are critical to human health, yet the vast majority remain unknown and uncharted – often referred to as the “dark matter” of nutrition. Brightseed’s A.I., Forager®, discovers bioactives in nature and maps them to human health outcomes at a rate and accuracy that was previously impossible.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Brightseed is seeking a Marketing Associate to execute our B2B marketing plans and support our sales efforts by bringing our brand, technology, and product portfolio to life digitally and at trade shows. You will report to the Senior Director, Product Marketing and Insights, and interact regularly with the commercial and technical teams to drive greater interest in Brightseed and engagement across key audiences and stakeholders. Your work will help shepherd Brightseed as we become a global thought leader at the intersection of scientific discovery, the natural world, and human health.

ABOUT YOU

The ideal candidate is a versatile marketer eager to take on diverse projects in a fast-moving company entering its next phase of growth. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to support the co-development and execution of all content required for launching our bioactives pipeline of products. You must be an excellent communicator, curious about science, digitally savvy, and the type of person who makes things happen.

THE IMPACT YOU WILL MAKE

• Collaborate with the PR & Marketing team to brainstorm and execute creative content ideas that align with our brand, products and messaging.
• Generate Bioactive ingredient product marketing assets for multiple channels including email, social, and tradeshows.
• Own editorial and publishing platforms, ensuring our voice breaks through the clutter and reaches target B2B audiences in compelling and scientifically accurate ways.
• Manage the content and performance of the website, newsroom, and social channels.
• Work closely with technical groups and translate complex data and results into relevant commercial insights and marketing messages.
• Work closely with external vendors/agencies for specialized design needs.
• Manage and support the creation and execution of a compelling library of photos, videos, infographics, and other custom visuals.
• Continuously update and improve existing social media and presentation templates, in line with brand guidelines, to enhance their usability and effectiveness.
• Maintain conference calendar, support the planning and execution of all aspects of our participation in conferences, trade shows, and exhibitions, and manage team attendance.
• Partner with Sales team to develop customer-facing content and presentations for sell-in.

THE EXPERIENCE YOU WILL NEED

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 2 years of related experience; or an advanced degree without experience; or equivalent work experience.
• Progressive experience in B2B marketing, communications, PR, or a related field; pharma, consumer health, CPG, or personal care preferred.
• Excellent writing and editing skills, experience creating assets with visual impact.
• Strong storytelling and presentation building skills.
• Deep understanding of the media landscape and the capabilities of each channel.
• Solid grasp of digital marketing, basic fluency in social media metrics and SEO principles.
• Cross-functional working style; you’ll navigate across diverse internal and external teams. 
• Affinity for cutting-edge science, technology, and the power of the natural world.
• Strong interpersonal, influence, communication and presentation skills to represent Brightseed’s value proposition and mission.
• Desire to work with a mission first, fast paced biotech, focused on connecting nature to health.

THE BENEFITS YOU’LL ENJOY

As a lab based company, where in person collaboration is key to drive innovation, we encourage all team members to be in our office most days each week. However we appreciate and honor the need and desire for flexibility and have implemented a hybrid working model. We have a fully stocked healthy kitchen, a gym onsite, plenty of free parking, weekly team events and a state-of-the-art lab and office. 

We offer a competitive total rewards package with team-first benefits programs for full-time employees, including medical, dental and vision coverage, unlimited paid time off, life insurance, employee assistance programs, 401(k) plan, a mental health platform, employee discounts, payroll credits for cell phone and commuter costs and a paid parental leave program.

JOIN US, AND BE YOU

We are committed to making transformative discoveries with a team-first mentality. Successful team members are truth-seeking and trusting, with the tenacity required to trail-blaze in uncharted territory. We are a collaborative team that actively seeks input and values differing perspectives. And we produce tangible results, holding ourselves accountable in the process. 

We are also committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of connectedness and inclusion. We grow and learn together, respecting professional and personal experiences, areas of expertise, and types of self expression. 

In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that each one of us brings in terms of education, opinions, culture, color, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, religion, different abilities, sexual orientation and beliefs.

Brightseed requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment, subject to accommodation. If hired we will require you to provide proof of vaccination.