About Hungry Minds

Hungry Minds is an independent publishing house and creative studio creating premium books, puzzles, and collectible products at the intersection of education, entertainment, and art. Our products have reached hundreds of thousands of customers across more than 50 countries, and we're building the next generation of globally recognized intellectual properties.

The Role

We're looking for an experienced marketing leader who can act as a trusted advisor to our founders and marketing team. You'll help us challenge assumptions, prioritize initiatives, and bring proven frameworks from high-growth consumer brands. This is a hands-on strategic advisory role—not an execution role.

What You'll Do

• Advise the leadership team on overall marketing strategy and growth priorities.
• Review marketing plans, campaigns, and major initiatives before launch.
• Identify growth opportunities across acquisition, retention, lifecycle marketing, partnerships, and brand.
• Coach and mentor our Head of Marketing and senior marketing team.
• Help prioritize projects based on expected business impact.
• Review marketing KPIs and recommend improvements.
• Share best practices from scaling successful DTC consumer brands.
• Participate in weekly strategy calls and provide asynchronous feedback when needed.
• Offer an external perspective to challenge thinking and avoid blind spots.

What We're Looking For

Required

• Currently or previously served as: CMO, VP of Marketing, Head of Growth Marketing, Director
• Experience scaling an 8-figure or 9-figure DTC consumer brand.
• Strong understanding of: Performance Marketing, Brand Marketing, Lifecycle/CRM, CRO, Creative Strategy, Product launches, Customer acquisition and retention.
• Experience managing cross-functional marketing teams.
• Excellent strategic thinking and communication skills.
• Comfortable advising founders and executive leadership.

Nice to Have

• Experience with premium or luxury consumer brands.
• Kickstarter or product launch experience.
• Publishing, collectibles, lifestyle, education, or premium consumer products.
• International marketing experience across US and Europe.

Time Commitment

Approximately 10 hours per month. Typically: 1–2 strategy calls per week (60 minutes each). Offline review and feedback on documents, plans, and key initiatives. Additional time may be arranged if mutually agreed.