Overview
About Azarian Growth Agency
AGA was founded in 2020 by Hamlet Azarian, who has a proven track-record of helping VC-backed start-ups successfully find product-market fit, generate revenue and reach growth targets.
Azarian Growth Agency uses his unique data-driven methodology and strategies to bring his ideas and strategies to life. In essence, we build custom Growth Engines that help early-stage, high-growth startups to scale!
About the Role
Azarian Growth Agency is looking for a talented and experienced Community Growth Lead to join our team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for initiating and implementing effective community growth strategies for both the agency and our clients. Our ideal candidate has a solid background in digital marketing and communications, as well as strong media relationships with Armenian journalists and press. This position requires exceptional project management skills and a proven ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
If you are passionate about community growth and have extensive experience in digital marketing and communications, we’d love for you to apply!
- Execute community growth strategies to increase engagement and drive results across media and online community channels
- Execute podcast and webinar communications strategies, including identifying guest opportunities, scheduling, managing content development and promotion to increase listenership and engagement
- Work with a large email/contact list
- Build and nurture ongoing relationships with media journalists and press
- Execute strategic communication plans that drive brand awareness and growth for our academy as well as the agency
- Help identify and coordinate opportunities for key industry events; negotiate sponsorship and/or speaking deals; handle logistics and manage communications
- Create content calendars for external and internal communication touch-points
- Stay up-to-date with digital technology trends
In your first month, you will…
- Become familiar and integrated with the team and our highest priority initiatives
- Start to get actively involved with the development and logistics of key events (podcasts, webinars, etc.)
- Start to manage social media accounts and begin to develop a content calendar that outlines our social strategy
In your first 3 months, you will…
- Be the go-to team member for all agency and academy social media, email and communications needs for agency and academy marketing
- Build and manage a contacts database that we will use to promote key launches and events
In your first 6 months, you will…
- Develop, plan and execute a communications plan and content strategy that will fuel the next phases of growth for the academy
- Become the PR contact with media and key channel partners for promoting brand awareness
- You have a proven track record of executing successful marketing campaigns. Ideally you have worked with webinar, podcast, social media and email marketing campaigns
- You are a strong communicator with excellent presentation skills
- You have a creative mindset with the ability to think outside the box and develop innovative growth strategies
- You are passionate about staying up-to-date with the latest digital marketing and communication trends
- You enjoy working with internal and external stakeholders, as well as collaborating closely with cross-functional teams
- You have a strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously
- You possess excellent organizational skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- You are a proactive problem solver and thrive in an entrepreneurial environment
Must-Have Skills:
- Bachelor's degree in communications, marketing, or related field
- 3-5 years of experience in digital marketing and communications, with a focus on community growth
- Strong understanding of the Armenian market
- Strong understanding of journalist/media relationships in Armenia is desirable
- Strong relationships with both local and national business and industry media outlets
- Solid experience with social media including blogs, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tik-Tok, Email marketing etc.
- Event planning experience
- Experience creating and executing successful community growth strategies
- Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Armenian and English
- Results-driven with a track record of achieving targets and exceeding expectations
- Must be self-directed, organized, and detail-oriented as well as have the ability to multitask and work effectively in a fast-paced environment
- Active team player, excellent communication skills, positive attitude, and good work ethic
- Passion for growth mindset and agile attitude to iterate quickly, learn from successes and failures, come up with breakthrough ideas, strategies, and methods