About Search Atlas

Search Atlas is an agentic marketing platform that combines SEO, content, site management, and AI-powered automation into a single system. Our platform serves thousands of businesses — from startups to enterprises — and we are building the future where AI agents handle the execution layer of marketing while humans focus on strategy and creativity.

• We are category creators, not feature followers. We are defining "agentic marketing" as the next evolution beyond traditional SEO and marketing automation.

• We have a massive community and education ecosystem. Thousands of marketers engage with our content, attend our challenges and summits, and learn through our platform.

• We are founder-led with strong personal brands. Our CEO and co-founder, Manick Bhan, is an active voice in the marketing and AI space. Our co-founder and COO, Sophia Deluz-Bhan, is building her own brand presence at the intersection of brand, culture, and community. This is a strategic advantage we intend to multiply.

• We are a $30M+ ARR company with 215 employees — real revenue, real customers, and real momentum.

The Opportunity

We are hiring our first VP of Brand to own the most important job in our next chapter: making Search Atlas synonymous with agentic marketing the way Figma owns collaborative design and HubSpot owns inbound marketing.

This is not a "make the logo look nice" role. This is the role that defines how the market thinks about an entirely new category. You will be the architect of our brand narrative, the orchestrator of our founders' personal brands, and the leader who builds and scales our social, video, PR, and creative teams. You report directly to our co-founders and will have the resources, budget, and authority to hire the team you need.

What You Will Own

Category Creation

• Develop the narrative, vocabulary, and positioning that defines "agentic marketing" as a category the industry recognizes and associates with Search Atlas.

• Create the intellectual frameworks that make agentic marketing legible and inevitable to CMOs, marketing directors, and practitioners.

• Own the "Point of View" engine: original research, proprietary reports, manifestos, and thought leadership that establish Search Atlas as the authority.

Founder-Led Marketing

• Develop and execute content strategies for Manick Bhan (AI/marketing visionary) and Sophia Deluz-Bhan (brand, culture, and community voice).

• Build a full content system — editorial calendars, recurring formats, ghostwriting support, and a feedback loop that keeps improving reach and engagement over time.

• Work directly with a dedicated Brand Strategist & Creator to produce high-quality video, written, and social content.

Brand & Creative Leadership

• Lead and grow the Brand & Social pillar: social media, video, long-form editorial, digital PR, creative direction, and platform-specific strategies.

• Evaluate, restructure, and hire to build the team the right way — you will have the authority and budget to do so.

• Set a high bar for creative output: work that stops people, gets shared, and makes anyone who sees it think "this is a really cool brand."

Brand Systems & Standards

• Own the Search Atlas brand identity, voice, and visual language across every touchpoint — product, website, social, events, sales, and community.

• Work cross-functionally with product and design to ensure consistency and make Search Atlas outputs inherently shareable.

Qualifications

Must-Haves

• 10+ years in marketing with 5+ years leading a brand team.

• Has built or significantly transformed a brand at a fast-growing technology company — not just maintained one.

• Has managed teams of 10 or more across creative, content, social, and/or communications.

• Has worked closely with founders or C-suite executives on thought leadership and personal brand.

• A portfolio of visually striking, creatively distinctive brand work that speaks for itself.

• Has helped define or launch a new market category, with evidence the market actually adopted it.

• A genuine AI power user who understands how AI is changing marketing workflows in practice, not just in theory.

Nice-to-Haves

• Background at a design-forward or developer-first company known for exceptional brand execution.

• Experience with community-led or product-led growth models where brand is a core growth lever.

• Understanding of SEO, content marketing, and/or marketing technology.

• Track record of building a founder-led content program or executive thought leadership engine.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base Salary: $250,000 – $300,000

• Equity: Meaningful equity grant. Details shared during the interview process.

• Benefits: Health, dental, vision, 401(k), flexible PTO, remote-first with optional/hybrid SF office access.

Why Search Atlas

• You will define a category. "Agentic marketing" is where "inbound marketing" was in 2008. The person who names it, frames it, and builds the narrative around it will shape the industry for the next decade. That person can be you.

• You will have real resources. You will inherit a team, have budget to hire, and be backed by co-founders who deeply understand the value of brand.

• You will work with founders who get it. Manick and Sophia understand category narrative, personal brand, and community as growth levers. They want a partner, not a vendor.

You will build on a real business. $30M+ ARR, 215 people, thousands of active customers, a thriving community — serious momentum that needs a brand architect to match.