Brand Specialist

Hi!

At Shakers, we're on the lookout for a Brand Specialist to take our Marketing team to the next level.

1. Team and Role

If you have experience in branding or marketing, thrive in a dynamic startup environment, and are ready to take your career to the next level, we want to hear from you.

This role offers the opportunity to help elevate our brand identity, ensure consistency across all channels, and drive brand awareness, with the chance to shape the next generation way of working. If you’re excited by the prospect of working in a fast-paced, innovative environment, collaborating with a talented team, and making a direct impact, this is the opportunity for you!

2. What you’ll be doing

Your day-to-day as a Brand Specialist

Brand strategy & execution

• Develop and execute brand strategies for various marketing campaigns and initiatives. You will be responsible for understanding the needs, aligning messages and branding efforts, and creating proposals to inspire content creation.
• Ensure brand consistency across all marketing materials, digital platforms, and customer touchpoints.

Design & visual identity

• Improve and oversee brand guidelines, ensuring proper usage by internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain our design system in Figma, optimizing processes and implementing best practices of usage within the team.

Market research & innovation

• Conduct market research to understand industry trends, competitor positioning, and audience insights.
• Identify new tools (including AI-powered ones), references, and benchmarks to optimize design processes.

Cross-team collaboration

• Work closely with internal teams (mainly marketing, sales, and product) to develop compelling brand assets, including visuals, tone of voice, and storytelling elements.
• Support brand activation campaigns, sponsorships, and partnerships to increase brand awareness from ideation to execution.

Performance & Optimization

• Monitor brand performance and customer perception, using data to refine strategies and improve brand impact.

3. What we’re looking for

You’re a great fit if you...

Have:

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in branding, marketing, or related fields.
• Knowledge of digital marketing, social media, and content strategies.
• A strong understanding of branding principles, strategy, market positioning, and storytelling.
• Excellent communication and project management skills.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret brand performance metrics.

Are:

• Creative with a proactive attitude and always seeking opportunities to improve and optimize our processes.
• Comfortable working cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment.
• Experienced with design tools and design systems (Adobe Suite, Figma) (a must).
• Skilled in creating 2D, motion graphics, and product prototyping (a plus).
• Fluent in both Spanish and English languages (a must).

4. What's in it for you?

Compensation

The salary range for this position is between 26.000€ and 46.000€ OTE (on target earnings) gross annual salary.

The salary consists of:

• Between 26.000€ & 40.000€ fixed salary
• Up to 15% (6.000€) quarterly bonus based on performance & potential.

Why you’ll love working at Shakers

• Be part of a rapidly growing, internationally expanding startup.
• Have an ambitious professional development plan to help you reach your full potential.
• Enjoy an unbeatable team culture—ask anyone on our team!
• Take advantage of our hybrid full flex methodology: a mix of remote and in-office work, with our office located in the heart of Madrid, Calle Velázquez.
• Perks include wellness programs, gym access, English classes, medical insurance, and more.

5. Our recruitment process

As a startup, we are very agile and we like to see results quickly, which is why we prioritize efficiency in our recruitment process.

Our goal is to have you onboard this April, so you can hit the ground running and make an impact from day one!

The Road to Joining Our Team

• Round 1, Cultural Fit: Kick things off with an informal chat with our People & Culture team. Don’t worry—we just want to get to know you better, learn about your goals, hobbies, and more!

• Round 2, Case Study & Technical Skills with Marketing Team: Join two members of our Marketing team for a deep dive into a case study. This is your chance to showcase your client management skills and demonstrate how you approach problem-solving.

• Round 3, Meet the Team: Have a conversation with additional team members to further explore your skillset and ensure there's a great cultural fit. This is also your chance to ask questions and see how we collaborate.

• Final check, CEO Chat: Meet Héctor, our CEO! He’s excited to connect with you, talk about Shakers’ future, and discuss your vision and expectations.

More about Shakers

At Shakers, we imagine, design, and create the next-generation way of working.

Our vision is to be the leading community and platform in the world that helps companies work with freelance teams through our technology.

We are a 45-person, fast-growing startup based in Madrid. It's the place for you if you're looking for a high-performance, very dynamic & technological environment surrounded by ambitious people!

Our DNA

At Shakers, we are obsessed with our values. Half of our bonuses are performance-based, and the other half come from embodying what it means to be a true Shaker!

WINNING TEAM

We all feel like part of a winning team—one that pushes boundaries, challenges the status quo, and moves the needle! We set ambitious goals and seek people who are driven to achieve them.

F1C10

We’re building an environment where fear doesn’t hold us back. Experimentation and learning from failure are part of our DNA. Fail fast, grow faster. Fail 1X, chase 10X. We value risk-takers who aren’t afraid to go big!

STAY HUMBLE

We embrace a beginner’s mindset—always evolving, always learning, and always finding new solutions. At Shakers, humility combined with ambition fuels our success, and when we blend the two, the results are extraordinary!

A huge thanks for being interested in Shakers, we'd love to see you soon.