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Our parent company, Bold Brands, is comprised of 2 different sock-focused companies, Boldfoot Socks (which sells a variety of fun/unique dress & athletic styles directly to consumers) and Custom Sock Lab, which focuses on branded, private label and logo sock swag for promotional products partners. In a world where more than 99% of socks are made overseas, we purposefully go against the grain, creating 5-star quality sock products all made in North Carolina. 

 

Marketing Associate

 

Overview:

Bold Brands is looking for a versatile Marketing Associate who is ready to roll up their sleeves and jump in as an immediate, impactful member of our team. As a key member of our marketing department, you will get your hands on channels of all types, from B2C emails to Google and Facebook Advertising to wholesale collateral and web design.

This person will play a critical role in shaping the future of our brands and our umbrella company, engaging with the founder on a daily basis. Our ideal candidate lives and breathes marketing while working quickly and efficiently across various mediums, taking initiative and requiring little direction. Fluent in digital channels like Email and Google / Facebook PPC ads as well as Offline and Print Media – you will own all consumer and business-facing touchpoints. You should equally comfortable spending an entire morning designing a customer winback email series and spending your afternoon engaging with the founder on new product launch strategy. Bonus points for photography expertise.

The Marketing Associate will be expected to have a hand in nearly every aspect of our young and growing company. Your goal is to be the chief communicator for our brands.

If you were our Marketing Associate, you would have completed the following in the past few weeks:

  • Designed and tested a new 7-part email customer welcome series.
  • Updated graphics on wholesale collateral that will be seen by thousands of people.
  • Helped facilitate an online research survey with one of our ideal brand audiences.
  • Tested ad copy and design for 6 different landing pages for our flagship products/
  • Created 4 infographics to be used on product pages.
  • Engaged in a happy hour strategy session with the owner at a local brewery.
  • Participated in a photoshoot at a local park.
  • Helped create the blueprint for a new website redesign

The best candidates will have:

  • Proficiency in Adobe systems (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop). You know your way around the pen tool.
  • Excellent written and verbal skills. You have strong opinions on the oxford comma and can articulate your points clearly and concisely.
  • An understanding of branding and an appreciation for a cohesive look and feel. You love a curated Instagram feed.
  • A knack for online systems and the ability to jump between platforms without losing focus.
  • Exceptional organizational skills. We’re talking color-coded-sock drawer organized.
  • An insane eye for detail. You sweat the small stuff and value consistency.
  • A passion for ecommerce or direct-to-consumer marketing. You understand what drives a consumer to spend $100 of their hard-earned money on a sock brand they only just discovered.
  • 1-3 years experience managing paid media campaigns.

Compensation:

  • Commensurate with experience.

Location:

  • Ideally based in or around Charlotte, NC, though remote opportunities do exist

To apply:

Submit resume and link to your portfolio via email to hello@boldfoot.com with the subject “Marketing Associate Application”. All resumes should be sent as PDF attachments (not MS Word). Any applications not submitted as PDF or without the correct subject line will not be considered.

 

Graphic Design Associate

 

Overview:

Bold Brands is searching for a versatile graphic designer to join our team. This person will play a critical role in shaping the future of our brands and our umbrella company, engaging with the founder on a daily basis. Our ideal candidate lives and breathes brand standards while working quickly and efficiently across various mediums. Fluent in InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop – you’re the person who will be designing everything from trade show displays to PPC web banners to new product packaging. You should equally comfortable spending an entire morning engaged in deep design work and spending your afternoon engaging directly with clients via phone and email. Bonus points for photography and/or ecommerce expertise.

The Graphic Design Associate will be expected to have a hand in nearly every aspect of our young and growing company. Your goal is to be the chief visual storyteller for our brands.

If you were our Graphic Design Associate, you would have completed the following in the past few weeks:

  • Created email templates for a new 6-part email customer welcome series.
  • Blocked out a trade show display for an upcoming road show.
  • Helped facilitate an online research survey with one of our ideal brand audiences.
  • Created an 10-page brand catalog for distributor partners.
  • Used Adobe Stock assets to create several dozen variations on Facebook ads.
  • Created 4 infographics to be used on product pages.
  • Engaged in a happy hour strategy session with the owner at a local brewery.
  • Resized 100 product photos to be used on a new website.
  • Participated in a photoshoot at a local park.
  • Developed 15 new sock concepts for custom clients like Ford, AT&T and the Salvation Army.
  • Helped create the blueprint for a new website redesign

The best candidates for this job will have:

  • Expert-level fluency in InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop. Bonus points for Lightroom, Premiere, After Effects, etc.
  • A background in branding and an appreciation for a cohesive look and feel. You love a curated Instagram feed.
  • Knowledge of digital and printed graphic design. You know your way around bleed lines and pixel counts.
  • A knack for online systems and the ability to jump between platforms without losing focus.
  • Exceptional organizational skills. We’re talking color-coded-sock drawer organized.
  • An insane eye for detail. You sweat the small stuff and value consistency.
  • A true love of design. You dream about hex codes and have an all-time favorite font.
  • A curiosity about ecommerce. You are interested in what drives a consumer to spend $100 of their hard-earned money on a sock brand they only just discovered.

Compensation:

  • Commensurate with experience.
 

Location:

  • Ideally based in or around Charlotte, NC but remote opportunities do exist (i.e. location independent).
 

To apply:

Submit resume and link to your portfolio via email to hello@boldfoot.com with the subject “Graphic Design Associate Application”. All resumes should be sent as PDF attachments (not MS Word). Any applications not submitted as PDF or without the correct subject line will not be considered.

 

Other Positions

 

We are always on the hunt for great people. While it’s helpful to be based in Charlotte, NC , it is not completely necessary and remote positions do exist.

If you believe you can help our organization in a meaningful way and think a hole in a great pair of socks is literally worth crying over, please don’t hesitate to reach out via email to hello@boldfoot.com with the subject line ” Boldfoot Jobs.”

We’d love to hear from you!