Brand & Marketing Manager

Mission

ZeroPhase is building resilient, scalable data links for UAVs at a moment when European security is being reshaped. The company’s focus is on the communication layer that makes unmanned systems effective on the modern battlefield. It is now looking for a senior Brand & Marketing Manager to create and lead its entire external presence — shaping how the company is seen by customers, partners, and investors.

Role overview

This is a founding-team-level position and the first dedicated marketing hire in the company. Reporting directly to the founders, you will design and own the brand foundation: corporate language, visual identity, website, templates, and ongoing content. There is no inherited team or established process, so you will be responsible for defining the strategy, executing it, and measuring results.

What you will own

• Set the visual identity, brand positioning, and corporate language for ZeroPhase across all channels.
• Create a scalable brand toolkit with guidelines, templates, and reusable assets so the wider team can work independently.
• Keep the company’s external materials aligned, including the website, presentations, proposals, events, and partner-facing documents.
• Build the marketing playbook and establish a practical structure for execution.
• Act as the creative and strategic bridge between a technical team and the outside world.
• Lead the LinkedIn content plan and its day-to-day delivery, including thought leadership and company updates.
• Turn complex RF, SDR, and UAV data-link topics into clear messages for defense, government, and investor audiences.
• Define and maintain the editorial tone and storytelling approach across all written communication.
• Take full responsibility for the zerophase.de website, including content, information architecture, messaging, and ongoing refinement.
• Develop the visual elements of the website and oversee its overall presentation.
• Improve search visibility and discoverability for relevant defense and deep-tech audiences.
• Coordinate with external developers or agencies when technical implementation support is needed.
• Create polished sales materials such as one-pagers, pitch decks, and capability briefs in close partnership with business development.
• Support trade shows, conference materials, and event communications.
• Make sure marketing output supports the commercial pipeline and priority accounts.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in brand management, marketing, or communications, ideally at a top agency and in a B2B tech, deep tech, or industrial environment.
• A strong builder mindset and the motivation to create something from the ground up.
• Comfort using AI tools to speed up work and increase output.
• Evidence that you have built a brand early on or meaningfully evolved one over time.
• Strong visual and editorial judgment, with the ability to write, design, and brief agencies effectively.
• Hands-on experience with Figma or Adobe Creative Suite, plus comfort managing a CMS such as Webflow or WordPress.
• Very good English skills; German is an advantage.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-moving startup setting.
• Real interest in technology, defense tech, or dual-use hardware.

Compensation & equity

The role offers a base salary of €50,000 to €75,000 depending on experience, along with meaningful equity in ZeroPhase. The company emphasizes that this is an early-stage opportunity with genuine ownership and long-term upside for people who help shape the business.

Equal opportunity

ZeroPhase states that it is an equal opportunity employer and hires based on mission alignment, craft, and the drive to build something meaningful.