JOB OPENING: Marketing & Platform Associate

Hybrid/Remote

Big change is underway at Clean Energy Ventures. We’re growing into an international, multi-fund, diverse venture capital team. And, now more than ever, we are focused on beating back climate change through innovation.

We’re a different kind of climate tech VC firm: we lean into complex technologies, we transform strong technical teams into strong commercial teams, and we have a 20-year track record of investments. We invest in multifaceted — often hardtech — solutions that will enable decarbonization at massive scale, then provide hands-on guidance to drive our startups’ successes.

Our team is transparent, growth-oriented, and inclusive. We believe in the work we’re doing to help save the planet and the power of the technologies and people we invest in. 

Position Description

Our Marketing & Platform Associate will play a pivotal role in expanding our post-investment support to early-stage climate tech startups and help raise our profile in the climate tech and energy communities. You will be on the frontlines: engaging with startup founders and team members while understanding what services and programming we can develop for them to help reduce risk and accelerate scale. You’ll also manage the growth of our firm’s brand in the U.S. and Europe, running marketing campaigns, planning and executing our conference strategy, developing content, and working directly with our PR team. If you love driving results, spreading knowledge, and bringing people together, this could be a great role for you.

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities:

• Develop and execute a range of programs and initiatives to support the growth of our portfolio companies. This may include organizing workshops, networking events, and tailored support programs that address the specific needs of our early-stage climate tech startups.
• Manage and expand the collection of expert and industry content we make available to our portfolio companies, including resource libraries, ESG tools, sector-specific research reports, expert interviews, and more.
• Monitor the performance of our post-investment platform and create ways for our entire team to expand their capabilities in supporting our portfolio companies.
• Lead the firm's marketing efforts, including content creation, social media management, public relations, and event coordination. 
• Work with our PR firm to grow our brand visibility and showcase the success stories of our portfolio companies in the U.S. and Europe.
• Manage our website and publicly available online tools, including our Simple Emissions Reduction Calculator.
• Assist in the development of marketing collateral for team presentations, investor relations, and fundraising.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in sustainability, project management, product management, or marketing.
• Willing to learn about new sectors and technologies and have an ability to distill complex messages into compelling stories.
• A track record of developing engaging and on-brand social media and thought leadership content, with tangible examples to showcase your skills.
• Strong understanding of brand and marketing best practices and demonstrated ability to set strategies, execute, and deliver results.
• Proven experience in project management with many examples of on-time, on-budget execution.
• Experience managing outside partners, such as developers, designers, event and facility managers, writers, PR firms, and web developers.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Familiarity with marketing and project management software tools (Hubspot, Wordpress, Affinity, Adobe Creative Suite) is preferred.

Compensation & Benefits

We provide competitive and holistic compensation to all our team members, including:

• Competitive salary
• Carried interest (i.e., a share in the profits from fund performance)
• 401(k) and additional retirement plan benefits
• Healthcare coverage or healthcare coverage subsidy
• Unlimited vacation policy, mental health personal days, generous sick leave, plus a week-long winter break at the end of December
• Paid parental leave and medical leave of up to 20 weeks; short and long term disability
• Work from home office stipend and cell phone stipend

Clean Energy Ventures operates in a hybrid work environment when health and safety regulations permit. This role can be fulfilled remotely, with the expectation of semi-monthly travel.

Closing Statement

At Clean Energy Ventures we aim to improve the diversity of our team. We also aim to enhance our team’s understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and to identify and manage our own unconscious biases in the hiring process and otherwise. We encourage all qualified applicants from any background to apply for this role.

Above and beyond discrimination/harassment based on “protected categories,” Clean Energy Ventures also strives to prevent other, subtler forms of inappropriate behavior (e.g., stereotyping) from ever gaining a foothold in our team. Whether blatant or hidden, barriers to success have no place at Clean Energy Ventures.

Clean Energy Ventures is an equal opportunity employer, and will not discriminate in terms of recruitment, progression and terms and conditions of work on the basis of personal characteristics unrelated to inherent job requirements including gender, race, color, disability, political opinion, sexual orientation, age, religion, origin, and marital status.