As Phonely’s first Marketing Lead, you will own the entire marketing function from scratch in a high-growth, 0-to-1 environment. Reporting directly to the founders, you’ll define the brand narrative, build organic content engines, and scale demand generation. This is a hands-on role where you will both write the playbook and execute the strategy for a breakout voice AI company.
Founding Marketing Lead at Phonely
Phonely is building the future of business communication, and they need a Founding Marketing Lead to tell that story. As the first marketing hire, you’ll have total ownership of the brand, messaging, and growth engine. This isn't about optimizing existing funnels; it's about building the 0-to-1 playbook alongside the founders in San Francisco. If you have 5+ years of experience in B2B SaaS and are ready to shape how a breakout AI company shows up in the world, this is your chance to make a massive impact.
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Location
San Francisco, United States
Compensation
$140k-$200k + Equity
Company
Phonely
Role overview
Software
Phonely is a provider of AI-powered voice AI receptionists and fully automated conversational phone solutions that answer calls, schedule appointments, provide customer support, integrate with calendars and CRMs, offer AI analytics, call summaries, and real-time task execution like booking appointments and updating records. It supports natural human-like conversations in multiple languages, voice cloning, and aims to answer 1 billion calls by 2027 for businesses from small to governments.[1][4][7][9]
What you will do
- Define the company’s brand identity, messaging, and ICP, while managing the website narrative and buyer personas to drive market clarity.
- Build an organic growth engine by establishing content pillars, a consistent publishing cadence, and thought leadership across social channels, blogs, and newsletters.
- Launch demand generation programs, layering SEO, PR, and paid campaigns onto a strong organic base while managing external agency partnerships.
Who this is a fit for
- 5+ years of progressive marketing experience with a proven track record of building marketing functions from 0 to 1 at early-stage startups.
- A versatile marketing generalist with deep expertise across brand, content, growth, and demand generation, comfortable with both high-level strategy and hands-on execution.
- Strong familiarity with the B2B SaaS or tech landscape and a genuine curiosity for the voice AI space and its potential impact.
Why this role is remarkable
- Full ownership of the marketing function, from strategy and voice to channel selection and process development, reporting directly to the founding team.
- Join a fast-growing team of 12 at a post-Series A startup with $19M in funding led by Base10 Partners and participation from Y Combinator.
- Work on a product already delivering real results in production for major enterprise clients like TSA Group and Engage CX.
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