About the Role
Serve as the strategic and creative right-hand to the Founder, translating their vision into a world-class brand identity and market-leading presence. Orchestrate the company's narrative and ensure strategic initiatives reinforce its position as London's rapid grocery convenience leader.
Responsibilities
- Translate the Founder’s vision into enterprise-wide brand and marketing initiatives.
- Ensure the "Zapp Story" is consistently told across all touchpoints.
- Work with agencies to craft and manage compelling, narrative-driven assets.
- Partner with the Founder to identify "white space" opportunities.
- Lead high-impact marketing bets, premium brand collaborations, and innovative expansion strategies.
- Act as the connective tissue between the Founder, Marketing, Commercial, and Product teams.
- Ensure operational and commercial decisions align with the premium brand promise.
- Own the delivery of the Founder’s most ambitious creative projects from concept to execution.
- Act as a creative sounding board and strategic filter for the Founder.
- Protect the Founder’s time while ensuring their creative DNA is embedded in the company’s daily output.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in brand strategy, creative agency leadership, VC/PE with a consumer focus, or senior roles within high-growth, "brand-led" scale-ups.
- Deep understanding of what makes a premium lifestyle brand tick.
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and align C-level stakeholders.
- Master storyteller with high executive presence.
- Ability to simplify complex business goals into inspiring brand narratives.
- Thrive in the "grey area" between logic and magic, using data to back up bold, creative risks.
- High EQ and discretion; sound judgment and integrity are non-negotiable.
Skills
- Brand Strategy
- Creative Agency Leadership
- Consumer Focus
- Brand-led Scale-ups
- Brand Intuition
- Influencing Power
- Cross-functional Team Leadership
- C-level Stakeholder Alignment
- Exceptional Communication
- Storytelling
- Executive Presence
- Outcome-Oriented Creativity
- Data Analysis
- Creative Risk-Taking
- High EQ
- Discretion
- Judgment
- Integrity
Location
- Nine Elms, London
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 7+ years
Benefits
- Competitive salary & equity package
- 25 days of holiday per year (plus all bank holidays)
- Private Health Insurance
- Extended sick pay and maternity/paternity leave pay
- Cycle to work scheme
About the Company
- Zapp is London’s leading premium convenience retail platform.
- Founded in 2020, we are disrupting the multi-trillion dollar market by merging best-in-class technology with a curated, luxury aesthetic.
- We partner with the world’s most iconic brands to deliver an exclusive range of products 24/7, delivered in minutes.
