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Brand & Creator Marketing Manager (m / w / d)

Kapten & Son Open · verified Sep 25, 2026
Hybrid Köln Full-time Manager General Marketing

At a glance

Mid-level General Marketing role at Kapten & Son. Köln · full-time.

Pay not stated General Marketing salary

RoleGeneral Marketing
SeniorityManager
LocationKöln
WorkplaceHybrid
EmploymentFull-time
PostedSep 23, 2026 · 2d ago
Role brief

Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

  • Build a repeatable creator roster by finding, contacting, and onboarding suitable partners
  • Brief creators, steer production, check quality, and settle terms plus usage rights
  • Run Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, and Facebook, including planning content and managing communities
  • Connect organic posts with paid reach using your understanding of Meta or Google Ads

What you bring

  • A completed bachelor's degree in business administration, marketing, or a related subject
  • One to three years in creator marketing, social media, or content management
  • Fluent German and strong English, with clear communication and relationship-building ability
  • Creative judgment for social content plus an organized approach when priorities stack up

Who this fits

You’ll suit a manager-level marketing role centered on creators, organic social, and content operations. The job is hybrid in Cologne, with two home-office days each week and flexitime. Experience with Meta or Google Ads is useful but listed as a plus.

From the employer

Be(come) the Experience – Give a new brand its voice.

We're part of the Kapten & Son Group – and we're building something new. A venture still taking shape, but with a clear direction: products that are part of people's everyday lives. You're joining before the brand has a voice – and you'll be the one to give it one. From the first creators to the first channels that actually land.

Start: immediately

Your Experience includes

  • Build a creator network: You identify, approach, and onboard the right creators, with the goal of establishing a recurring pool rather than relying on one-off deals.

  • Commission and manage content: You write briefs, guide creators through the process, ensure quality, and negotiate terms and usage rights, content is used both organically and for paid ads.

  • Own organic social channels: You plan and manage our presence on Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, and Facebook, including community management and editorial planning.

  • Think performance: You ideally bring first experience with Meta or Google Ads and understand how organic content and paid reach work together.

  • A completed Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, or a related field

  • 1–3 years of professional experience in creator marketing, social media, or content management

  • Strong communication skills and empathy, you know how to build relationships that actually last

  • Creativity and a feel for what works on social media and what doesn't

  • A structured way of working, even when many things are happening at once

  • Experience with Meta or Google Ads is a plus

  • Fluent German and strong English skills

What awaits you

  • Flexibility: Flexitime + two home office days per week

  • Workation: Up to two weeks per year from your favourite European spot

  • Our HQ on the Rhine: A modern office with a barista, subsidised lunch, and a view of the water

  • Growth: Personal development opportunities and quarterly feedback sessions

  • Perks: Urban Sports Club, corporate benefits, and employee discounts

  • Volunteer Day: One paid day for your charitable commitment

  • Access to the Kapten & Son Group network: Benefit from the resources, expertise, and structures of an established D2C brand

Ready to join?

Building a brand's visibility from scratch means creating relationships that last – with creators, with a community, with people who don't know our products yet. If you're ready to shape a new brand world and write a new chapter within the Kapten & Son Group – Carolin looks forward to hearing from you.

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