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Head of Marketing

Moonshot AI moonshot-ai.com Open · verified Aug 5, 2026
On-site New York Full-time Director Marketing Leadership

Leadership Marketing Leadership role at Moonshot AI. New York · full-time · $160,000–$220,000 base.

SalaryStated by Moonshot AI
$160,000 – $220,000
Base salary for this role, in USD per year, as published in the posting.
This role, from Moonshot AIOur estimate for the market: $187,500–$277,725
Below the market median of $225,000 for lead marketing leadership roles in New York.
Worked out from 27 postings that stated pay, median $225,000. Last updated Aug 5, 2026.
Role brief

Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

  • You’ll set marketing direction across positioning, messaging, brand, demand, and growth
  • You’ll build the GTM calendar and align sales, customer success, and product around it
  • You’ll lead the Marketing Manager through goals, priorities, coaching, and a scalable roadmap
  • You’ll turn customer wins and insights into content, campaigns, and pipeline momentum
  • You’ll run paid acquisition, funnels, and experiments while tracking performance

What you bring

  • At least seven years in marketing, including leadership experience at a high-growth startup
  • Strong background across content, brand, performance marketing, and demand generation
  • Experience creating strategic roadmaps, prioritization systems, and proactive GTM planning
  • Hands-on paid media experience with Google, Meta, or LinkedIn, plus performance optimization
  • Ability to manage and grow individual contributors while owning pipeline, CAC, and conversion metrics

Who this fits

This role suits a hands-on marketing leader who can set direction, execute campaigns, manage a growing function, and develop others. You’ll work closely with the founders and align product, sales, and customer success around one market story. The role is based onsite in Midtown Manhattan, with an office-first schedule of four days each week.

From the employer

Why Moonshot AI?

Imagine websites that rebuild themselves on autopilot to sell more, convert better, and grow faster.
At Moonshot AI, we’re making that happen — merging generative AI, large-scale data pipelines, and experimentation into a self-evolving web.

We’re a well-funded, very early-stage startup with a massive vision. Joining now means you’re not just an employee — you’re helping set the technical and cultural DNA of the company. If you’ve ever wanted the autonomy of a founder with the backing of top-tier investors, this is it.

Moonshot AI is looking for a Head of Marketing to own the strategic layer end-to-end while leading and developing a growing team. You'll set the direction, build the playbook, and work closely with the Marketing Manager to translate strategy into campaigns and content that drive pipelines.

What You’ll Own

Strategy & Positioning

  • Own Moonshot's marketing strategy end-to-end. Positioning, messaging, brand, demand, and growth.

  • Shape and evolve our brand voice so we stand out in a crowded AI and eCommerce landscape.

  • Build and own a proactive GTM calendar

  • Define the GTM narrative and keep sales, customer success, and product aligned around it.

  • Decide where and how we show up at conferences and industry events, and turn presence into pipeline.

Team Leadership

  • Directly manage a Marketing Manager, setting clear goals, priorities, and a strategic framework

  • Build a roadmap and prioritization layer needed to scale

  • Mentor and develop a direct report

Execution & Ownership

  • Build and run a content engine that turns ideas, customer wins, and insights into momentum.

  • Own demand generation across paid ads, performance marketing, funnels, and experimentation.

  • Operate at the intersection of strategy and tactical day to day execution

Who You Are

You're a full-stack marketer and people leader equally comfortable setting strategy, executing hands-on, and developing others.

  • 7+ years of marketing experience, including leadership in a high-growth startup (SaaS, B2B, or eCommerce tools strongly preferred.

Experienced leader in a growing marketing function that can introduce strategic roadmaps, prioritization frameworks, and a proactive GTM calendar

  • Proven ability to manage and develop individual contributors, not just direct work but grow people.

  • Deep understanding of content, branding, performance marketing, and demand generation.

  • Strong intuition for positioning and messaging - you know how to make complex products simple and compelling.

  • Hands-on experience with paid channels (Google, Meta, LinkedIn, etc.) and performance optimization.

  • Comfortable owning real numbers - pipeline, CAC, conversion rates, not just awareness metrics.

  • Builder mindset: strategic when needed, scrappy when it counts.

  • Clear communicator who can align founders, GTM teams, and marketers around a single narrative.

What Success Looks Like

  • Moonshot is clearly positioned as a leader in AI-powered experimentation and growth.

  • Marketing becomes a predictable, scalable driver of pipeline and revenue.

  • The marketing team operates with clarity, speed, and high ownership.

  • Content, campaigns, and events consistently create real conversations and opportunities.

At Moonshot, culture isn’t fluff — it’s how we win

  • Curiosity & Growth → We challenge assumptions, ask big questions, and push for mastery.

  • Low Ego → No ivory towers — everyone gets their hands dirty.

  • Ownership → You own outcomes, not just outputs. Shipping is step one; impact is the goal.

  • Trust → Radical transparency and accountability, even when it’s hard.

  • Agility → We move fast, test faster, and aren’t afraid to pivot.

  • This Is Your Company → Ideas fuel breakthroughs. We’re all builders here.

  • Enjoy the Ride → Startups are a rollercoaster — we create good vibes and celebrate wins together.

What We Offer

  • Competitive compensation

  • Meaningful equity — real ownership in Moonshot AI’s success.

  • Full health coverage (medical, dental, vision) for you + your family.

  • Unlimited PTO — we trust you to take the time you need.

  • Tax free commuter and parking benefits

  • Office-first culture (4 days/week) — Midtown Manhattan, in the middle of it all.

  • Work directly with the founding team — your impact is immediate, visible, and career-defining.

  • Free One Medical Membership

  • 401k