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VP, Marketing & Comms

Ren

Fully Remote
Remote - Worldwide
Worldwide
US hours

Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants

This fully remote full time position at Ren is open worldwide, so South Africans can apply. This role is suited for executive-level professionals. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa — whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.

Job Description

Location: Fully remote, with occasional travel

Reports to: Chief Growth Officer

Renis on a mission to make sure every dollar meant to do good finds its way there. As Vice President of Corporate Marketing and Communications, you will shape howRenshows up for the advisors and donors who make that happen, across content, PR, internal communications, paid media, and events forRen, andRen-managed brands, includingRenaissance Charitable Foundation (RCF), American Endowment Foundation (AEF), and more. We're looking for a dynamic, entrepreneurial, performance-driven leader who thinks big, moves fast, and can lead a high-performing team to build the brand and carry our story to the market.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Lead the Team
* Lead a talented, multi-disciplinary team spanning content, PR, internal communications, paid media, and events
* Set the vision and tone for how the team operates, and the day-to-day rhythm for how CMC partners with Growth leadership and other stakeholders across the business
* Set clear KPIs for the team, driving a performance-driven culture grounded in shared goals, clear accountability, and operational excellence
* Coach and develop the team, growing their skills and building the next generation of marketing leaders
* Direct agency partners at the strategic level, holding them accountable to outcomes
* Champion testing and experimentation, and lead innovation in how the team works, from AI-enabled content and workflows to emerging channels, keeping CMC ahead of the category

Build the Brand
* Define the brand vision and own company-wide understanding and adoption, ensuring a cohesive narrative, voice, look, and feel acrossRen, RCF, and AEF, both internally and by our customers
* Own our external audience segmentation framework, recognizing the unique needs and interests of our various independent yet connected audiences, leading the team to weave a throughline between all
* Integrate content, PR, internal communications, paid media, and events into one coherent brand experience across every advisor, partner, and donor touchpoint
* Translate that strategy into a roadmap tied toRen's growth objectives: brand awareness, advisor and donor preference, and independent advisor acquisition
* Lead the strategy for the industry-wide DAF Giving Summit and oversee the planning and content teams and vendors that bring it to life
* Establish our brand as the category's most trusted and forward-thinking player in philanthropy

Generate demand
* Convert brand trust to a growing pipeline of potential stakeholders and partners who want to talk with us
* Design nurture and lifecycle programs that move advisors and donors from first touch to first gift, and from first gift to deeper engagement
* Determine the right channel mix and cadence to reach advisors and donors
* Oversee paid media investment and amplification, ensuring every channel reinforces the brand vision and narrative, and drive cost efficiencies against CPM/CPA benchmarks
* Lead the team to develop the optimal distribution structure across organic, paid, and earned, that gets the right message in front of the right audience at the right time
* Build attribution and reporting that show which programs drive pipeline and revenue, and shift investment toward what works

Drive the Communications Engine
* Own website content and performance, ensuringRenshows up wherever advisors and donors search, from traditional SEO to AEO and AI-driven discovery
* Develop our PR strategy, building executive awareness, understanding, and alignment, and oversee the management of our PR agency
* Oversee internal communications

Ideal Profile & Attributes:
* 15+ years in marketing and/or brand, including 5+ years in a senior leadership role managing people
* A track record building a metrics-driven culture, with an appetite for testing and experimentation
* Experience developing benchmarks and KPI frameworks that connect marketing activity to business outcomes
* Track record leading multi-disciplinary teams, experience influencing complex, multi-stakeholder sales is a strong plus
* Elite writer and communicator. Your content, decks, and narratives are exceptional, and you're just as sharp presenting them live
* An empath grounded in curiosity, ensuring that we listen deeply to the market, converting what you hear and learn into our brand meeting them exactly where they are
* Entrepreneurial, with a passion for building and scaling brand functions and innovation, whether it's finding new tools, channels, sharper processes, or stronger creative output
* Bachelor's degree required
Renis an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Renis an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employme

Tips for South African Applicants

Timezone Advantage

South Africa (SAST, UTC+2) overlaps well with European business hours and has a few hours of overlap with US East Coast. Mention your timezone flexibility in your application.

Salary in Context

Even without a listed salary, international remote roles typically pay 2-3x more than equivalent local positions in South Africa due to the exchange rate advantage.

Application Tips

Tailor your CV to international standards — use a clean format, highlight remote work experience, and include your English proficiency. Many SA applicants succeed by emphasising their strong work ethic and cultural adaptability.

Load Shedding Preparedness

If you're applying for a remote role, having a backup power solution (UPS, inverter, or generator) and mobile data as a backup internet connection shows employers you're prepared for South Africa's infrastructure challenges.

About Ren

Ren is a company in the software industry that hires remote workers from South Africa.