Job Description

“Never permit a dichotomy to rule your life, a dichotomy in which you hate what you do so you can have pleasure in your spare time. Look for a situation in which your work will give you as much happiness as your spare time.” - Pablo Picasso

You're passionate (especially about pets) and creative. You have a knack for good design and have deep customer empathy. You love to create and collaborate in the creation of multimedia content that speaks to the brand's core 'voice' and helps evangelize customers to the brand's mission and embodiment of values and purpose. You love to play on a team that excels, has high standards, and work alongside other high achievers. If you're thinking, “Well that's creepy, how do they already know that much about me?” - Keep reading. You might be the person we're looking for.

About Pet Parents®:

We rethink everyday pet parenting to make life better for them and simpler for you, so you can provide the care & connection they deserve. ​

We are a pet CPG company, we design, market, & distribute pet products online & in pet stores across the country. We were born from a pain point with our own pets. We leaped onto the scene at the beginning of 2016 with rapid growth ever since. In 2020, Inc. ranked  Pet Parents®  as the #1 fastest growing company in Iowa, #378 of the Inc. 5000fastest growing companies in America, also gaining us #1 fastest growing pet products company in the US. We are a 4x Inc. 5000 recipient. 

We love, love, love what we do and what our company stands for – and we get excited to show that through our hard work and positive impact for furbabies and their parents.

Your Role in Our Pack:

This is a full-time hourly position in our Ankeny office.

As our Content Marketing Coordinator, you will be the foundation of our Marketing Pack in ensuring the creation of content across the pack speaks to what the Pet Parents® brand is all about. You will collaborate with external videographers, photographers, and internal designers in the creation of content. You will directly capture & edit thumb-stopping, laugh out loud, and pull at your heartstrings photos, graphics, and videos. You will lead the planning, scheduling, creation, and execution of content on all social channels, including Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, Pinterest, YouTube, and TikTok. You'll cultivate, grow, and manage our Influencer/Creator program with a handpicked roster. With SEO best practices, you will lead our internal writer in the creation of blog content that informs & helps fellow pet parents with common topics that arise while raising furbabies with a current audience of 100,000s of readers annually.

If coordination, branding, graphics, video, photo, ads, social, influencers, organization, empathy, blog content, & community is your thing, then this role is purfect for you! 

This role requires an uber-precise focus on communication & creativity skills, branding, messaging & positioning, project management, organization, critical thinking, an eye for good design, accuracy, problem-solving, data analysis, execution, out-of-the-box thinking, and deep empathy. 

You will have the opportunity to become an  expert  in the pet industry

You will use data to a/b test &  drive change  for positive outcomes

You will  create & influence the content that leaves the Pet Parents® content marketing pack

You will be a  wizard in data analysis  and  sniffer of opportunities

You will spot trends, cause-effect dynamics, and  bring ideas & plans to life
You will work in a  high-output environment with constant hands-on projects

You will also be an   organizer, researcher,  problem-solver & planner

You will  work alongside other high achiever professionals  in their field

You will have the  opportunity to learn and grow far beyond this initial role. In fact, it's our intention and goal to ensure that

If this sounds appetizing to you and you're thinking, “Hell yeah! Sign me up!” Let's move forward to our “Must Haves.”

Must have at least 1 of the following:

Minimum 2 years of experience in a content marketing role

Minimum 2 years of experience in a community manager role

Minimum 2 years of experience in a content creator role

Minimum 2 years of experience in a content production role

Minimum 2 years of experience in an influencer marketing role

Minimum 2 years of experience in a content editor role

*Bachelor's degree required

You must also…

Love dogs and/or cats

Have a go-getter mentality

Have the ability to focus, work efficiently, and effectively

Always be willing to learn

Consume social media content regularly personally

Always be willing to come up with creative ideas

Have a problem-solver mindset and willingness to tackle any problem thrown your way

Have a positive mentality & energy

Be obsessively detail-oriented and organized 

Have comfortability in working with a long list of softwares, especially project management & creative editing softwares (ClickUp, Asana, Trello, Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, etc.)

Have effective project management skills and be able to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and projects

The 'Treats' We Offer

(Some of the pawesome opportunities available at Pet Parents®)

Benefits including health, vision, & dental insurance

401k with company match & profit share

Home Owner Bonus

Unlimited PTO

Membership to Legacy Fitness in Ankeny

Parental Leave

Pawrental Leave

High-performing, passionate, yet casual coworkers that care

Employee Discount

Company Events

Snack and beverage bar

New Furbaby Allowance

Unlimited growth potential for leaders of the pack

Leadership Development

Class A Office

Beach Getaway

If your potential role excites you and you're down to join us in becoming the top dogs in the pet industry, let's do this thing!

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Full time, Casual work,

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